Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.20（）

A．In addition
B．On the contrary
C．In effect
D．In general

A common assumption about the private sector in education is that it caters only to the elite. (1) , recent research points in the opposite direction. If we want to help some of most (2) groups in society, then encouraging deeper private sector (3) is likely to be the best way forward.

Several developments are (4) in India, all of which involve the private education sector meeting the needs of the poor in distinct ways. But India is not (5) in this respect—— similar phenomena are happening all over the developing world.

As a point of (6) , how do government schools serve the poor Usefully, the government sponsored Public Report on Basic Education in India from 1999 paints a very (7) picture of the" (8) "of the government schools for the poor. When researchers (9) unannounced on their random (10) of schools, only 5% had any "teaching activity" going on. Alarmingly, the team noted that the (11) of teaching standards was not to do (12) disempowered teachers, but instead could be (13) "plain negce". They noted "several cases of irresponsible teachers keeping a school close for months at a time".

But is there any (14) to these school Surely no one else can do better than government (15) the resources available. As it happens, the Report pointed to private schools that were serving the poor and (16) rather reluctantly that such problems were not found in these schools. Most parents believed that private schools were successful because they were more accountable. "The teachers are accountable to the manager who can fire them, and, (17) him or her, to the parents who can (18) their children." Such accountability was not present in the government schools, and "this contrast is (19) with crystal (20) by the vast majority of parents".