RobertisnineyearsoldandJoannaisseven.TheyliveatMountEbenezer.Theirfatherhasabigproperty.InAustraliatheycallafarmaproperty.RobertandJoannalikeschoolverymuch.Atschooltheycantalktotheirfriends,butRobertandJoannac
RobertisnineyearsoldandJoannaisseven.TheyliveatMountEbenezer.Theirfatherhasabigproperty.InAustraliatheycallafarmaproperty.
RobertandJoannalikeschoolverymuch.Atschooltheycantalktotheirfriends,butRobertandJoannacannotseetheirfriends.Theylive100,perhaps300,milesawayandlikeRobertandJoanna,theyallgotoschoolbyradio.
MountEbenezerisinthecentreofAustralia.Notmanypeoplelivein"TheCentre".Therearenoschoolswithdesksandblackboardsorteachersin"TheCentre".Schoolisaroomathomewithatwo-wayradio.Theteacheralsohasatwo-wayradio.Everymorningshecallseachstudentontheradio.Whenallstudentsanswer,lessonsbegin.
Thinkofyourteacher300milesaway!
21.Thechildrenin"TheCentre"donotgotoaschoolbecause______.
A.theylivetoofarawayfromoneanother.B.theydonotlikeschool.
C.theyarenotoldenoughtogotoschool.D.theirfamiliesaretoopoor.
22.Inordertosendtheirchildrentoschool,parentsin"TheCentre"ofAustraliamusthave______.
A.aproperty.B.acar.
C.aschoolroomathome.D.aspecialradio.
23.Teachersin"TheCentre"ofAustraliateach______.
A.notinaclassroombutatthehomesofthestudents.
B.byspeakingonlyandnotshowinganythinginwriting.
C.withoutknowingwhetherthestudentsareattending.
D.teachthestudentsfacetoface
24.Whenchildrenarehavingalesson,theycanheartheirteacher.
A.buttheirteachercannothearthem.
B.andtheirteachercanhearthemtoo.
C.butcannotheartheirschoolmates.
D.andseehimorheratthesametime.
25.A"Property"inAustraliaisa
A.house.B.school.
C.farm.D.radio.