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    Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education. On the one hand, free and universal public education was seen as necessary in a democracy, for how else would citizens learn how to govern themselves in a responsible way? On the other hand, America was always a country that offered financial opportunities for which education was not needed: on the road from rags to riches, schooling-beyond the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic-was an unnecessary detour.

    Even today, it is still possible for people to achieve financial success without much education, but the number of situations in which this is possible is decreasing. In today's more complex world, the opportunities for financial success is closely related to the need for education, especially higher education.

    Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information, and dealing with this information requires more and more specialized education. In other words, we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fewer subjects.

    In the future, this trend is likely to continue. Tomorrow's world will be even more complex than today's world, and, to manage this complexity, even more specialized education will be needed.

1. （1） The topic treated in this passage is _____.

   A . education in general B . Americans' attitudes C . higher education D . American education
3. （2） Americans' attitudes toward education have always been _____.

   A . certain B . contradictory C . ambitious D . unclear
5. （3） Today, financial success is closely related to the need for _____.

   A . higher education B . public education C . responsible citizens D . learning the basics
7. （4） It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____.

   A . information is our only product B . education in the future will be specialized C . we are entering an age of information D . we are living in an age of information
9. （5） Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

   A . The History of American Education. B . The Need for Specialized Education. C . The Future of the American Educational System. D . Attitudes toward American Education.