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the word“outstanding”in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to

• a、“extensive”
  
• b、“surprising”
  
• c、“ vertical”
  
• d、“excellent”
  

下面的短文有10处空白，每处空白后的括号内有一个词，请根据短文内容将其正确的形 式填入文中，以恢复文章原貌。testing:is it the only way to evaluate students?about ten percent of ___41___ (spend) on primary and secondary education in the united states comes from the federal government. for ten years now, federal law has tied this cost to student ___42___ (perform) .states have been required to show progress through___43___ (year) testing.states say testing tells only part of the story about efforts by schools and students to improve. so the obama administration has eased the limits on states in ___44___ (measure) performance.the western state of colorado, for example, has a new ___45___ (assess) method.the idea is to show ___46___ (academy) growth, not just achievement on tests. it combines test scores, family income levels, school size, the ethnicity of the student and many other factors.josh smith is principal of a middle school in a network of public charter schools ___47___ (call)  west denver prep. charter schools are publicly funded but not operated the same as ___48___(tradition) public schools. mr.smith says he likes to show his students this graph so they can see their school's progress. on average, students enter sixth grade at west denver prep ___49___ (perform) below grade level. ___50___ (strange) enough, most are outperforming other students across the state three years later. 

breakdown in family values does not affect the happiness level

• a、true
  
• b、false
  
• c、not given