Teachers teach what they know.In developing countries，the schools educating future teachers are using few curriculums to create an ongoing cycle of low­quality education.Students don't learn how to properly read or do math and other basic skills.Even after five years of primary education，close to 50% of students remain illiterate，and many drop out because there really is no reason for them to stay in school when they could make an income.

　　These are just a couple of challenges that people face when getting an education in developing countries.Poverty and other problems coming with it are not easy to overcome，but progress is being made.Compared to 40 years ago，the number of illiterate people worldwide has dropped to some degree.

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　　1．illiterate　　　　　　　adj.不识字的

　　2．challenge n．挑战

　　3．fund n．基金；资金

　　4．curriculum n．课程

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　　根据短文完成下面单句语法填空。

　　1．A college student，living in a developed(develop) country，might find that waking up in the morning for an 8：00 am class is the hardest thing.

　　2．Achieving just a basic education(educate) in developing countries is very challenging.

　　3．Poverty is the main challenge for people getting an education in developing countries.

　　4．Half of the world's population lives(live) on $2.50 or less per day.

　　5．After five years of primary education，many children in developing countries drop out to make (make) an income.

Section Ⅰ　Warming Up，Pre-reading & Reading