Revision courses - Unit 8

C2 Proficiency · Multiple Choice Cloze · Close-up C2, National Geographic Learning

Read the passage about revision courses, then choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

urge

claim

assume

recommend

alone

lone

together

themselves

inform

doubt

assure

insist

that

whether

if

when

against

that

not to

shouldn't

propose

tell

admit

convince

reminded

suggested

promised

explained

entirely

rather

too

fully

avoided

resisted

refused

denied

stopped

discouraged

encouraged

forbidden

Students who want to retake exams or those who hope to bump up their grades to get into a good university often opt to spend the spring holiday before the exam period doing revision courses. Various colleges and educational institutions run these courses and (1) ___ that they can be more effective than allowing students to revise (2) ___ . Advocates for such 'crammers' as they are popularly known, (3) ___ that even a few days' focused revision can help students achieve the grades they need. However, many educators question (4) ___ such courses are really necessary, and point out that it is the school's responsibility to prepare students for exams. Head teachers advise parents (5) ___ spending a lot of money on revision courses without first making sure they are tailor-made to their children's needs. Students who benefit from the change of environment and the relative lack of distractions (6) ___ that they aren't disciplined enough to study as effectively on their own. Parents should be (7) ___ that sooner or later their offspring will have to fend for themselves and those who need such motivation to study might be (8) ___ lost when it comes to a university course! Also, they should not expect miracles: those students who have (9) ___ to study all year are beyond help and parents should be (10) ___ from pressuring such students into academic careers.

Revision courses

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