So at least the historical evidence seems to suggest. When I was graduating from college, my generation also found the world in a_ 32_. The economic machinery had broken down almost_ 33 : In this country nearly a quarter
of the 34 was out of work. A major war seemed all too likely. As a college newspaper_ 35__ at this time, I protested against that just as__ 36 as student activists are protesting today.
When a bright young woman graduate starts looking for a job, why is the_ 37 question always: “Can you type?" A history of prejudice lies_ 38 that question. Why are women thought of as secretaries, not_ 39 ? Librarians and teachers, but not doctors and lawyers? Because they are thought of as different and 40 . The happy homemaker and the contended darky are both_ 41 produced by prejudice.
Literacy may not be an inalienable human right, but it is one that the highly literate Founding Fathers might not have found_ 42 or even unattainable. We are not only not attaining it as a nation,_ 43 speaking, but we are falling further and further_ 44 of attaining it. And, while I would not be so_ 45_ as to suggest that television is the cause, I believe it_ 46 and is an influence.
Now, very often, television coverage of news is_ 47 and inadequate. Very often the picture takes 48 over the point. But by and large the news reports and_ 49 on CBS and NBC and ABC make every effort to present viewers with more than one_ 50 of an issue, either by ltting opposing spokesmen have their say, or by _ 51 the positions held by both major parties on the subject involved.
American politics, at both the state and the_52 levels, is too much concerned with the protection of large fortunes. The wealth qualification 53 the aspiring politician is taken for granted; a government system_ 54 to the promotion of personal wealth in a few selected areas will never act for the public good. The time has come,_ 55__ for citizens to demand, from their government, amenities for the many, of which adequate state 56 and sickness benefits, as well as nationalized transport, should be priorities.
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B. simplistic
C. behind
D. dedicated
E. vehemently
F. nevertheless
G everywhere
H. precedence
I. pensions
J. statistically
K. outining
L. commentaries
M. stereotypes
N. mess
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P. first
Q. short
R. editor
S. aspect
T. for
U. contributes
V. inferior
W. unreasonable
X. Federal
Y. population
