A.providing different cancer treatments
B.proving the effects of vitamins on babies
C.finding the side effects of a cancer drug
D.testing the effectiveness of a new drug mixtureC
No one wants to be tested.We would all like to get a driver' s license without answering questions about rights of way or showing that we can parallel park a car.Many future lawyers and doctors probably wish they could join their profession without taking an exam.
But tests and standards are a necessary fact of life.They protect us from unskilled drivers, harmful products and dishonest professionals.In schools too exams play a.constructive role.They tell public officials whether new school programs are making a difference and where new investments are likely to pay off.parents how their children are doing compared with others their age.They encourage students to make more effort.
It is important to recall that for most of century, educators used intelligence tests to decide which children should get a high - quality education.The point of IQ testing was to find out how much children were capable of learning rather than to test what they had actually learned.Based on IQ scores, millions of children were assigned to dumbeddown programs instead of solid courses in science, math, history, literature and foreign language.
This history reminds us that tests should be used to improve education.Every child should have access to a high - quality education.Students should have full opportunity to learn what will be tested; otherwise their scores will merely reflect whether they come from an educated family.
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