Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids like it. And for another, according to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington D.C., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. The tour leader—a mother with three children in the school—was asked about the school’s flaws. When she said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. When she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “Really?” one of them asked worriedly, “What do you mean?”

　　One of the ironies of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. American kids’ performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. It’s too bad that their test scores show the same thing.

　　12. Tom decides to spend his senior year in Poland because _______.

　　A. he intends to improve his scores

　　B. Polish kids are better at learning

　　C. sports are not supported at schools in Gettysburg

　　D. there are striking differences between the 2 countries

　　13. According to Paragraph 2, we know that _______.

　　A. PISA plays a very important role in America

　　B. little time is spent on sports in Japanese schools

　　C. American high schools complain about sports time

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