B. A child always learns to read by sounding out the letters and decoding the words.

  C. The amount of time a child spends reading is the key to automaticity.

  D. If a child reads slowly without expressions or meaning,most probably he is not an automatic reader.

35. What is the main idea of the passage?(      )

  A. Automaticity is important for efficient reading.

  B. Reading is the key to school success.

  C. The way to children's success.

  D. Children's I.Q. and their success.

Passage 2

    The world celebrated International Labor Day on the first of this month and,as the territory's best known labor representative,the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions feels the time is right to reassess priorities and restate the conditions necessary to improve the lot of workers.We also have to reassess our own role in terms of the successes and failures of trade union activity and how we can further serve the needs of workers and society.In this manner,we can give due recognition to those who have fought for workers' rights and understand the balance of interest among different social groups.

    First of all,we must recognize that people need to work to earn a livelihood.In a capitalist society,however,workers are only employed when the value they produce by labor exceeds the input by the investor － that is,when they are exploited.But when employer's profits fall,when labor skills are a little outdated or devalued,or because of the need to increase competitive power,workers may be sacked.

    Union duty:A labor union,therefore,has to fight for the rights of workers.After demands by workers for legislation against unfair dismissal,the Hong Kong Government finally changed its attitude slightly at the beginning of this year by proposing legislation against unreasonable job termination or amendments of employment contracts.

    This is a positive move,given the relationship between employers and employees in Hong Kong.It plugs( 堵，塞 ) loopholes( 漏洞 ) in existing labor ordinances( 法令 ) and reinforces the various ordinances that forbid unfair dismissal of workers.It also shows a breakthrough in bureaucratic( 官僚政治的 ) thinking.We hope that this is a good start.The strengthening of career counseling by the Labor Department is also a positive move.

36.   In order to further serve the needs of workers and society,the Trade Unions need to do the following things except (      ).

  A. to restate the condition                            B. to reassess priorities