Question 12 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

Conversation Two

W: Well, before we decide we’re going to live in Enderby, we really ought to have a look at the schools. (12)We want the children to have a good secondary education, so we’d better see what’s available.

M: They gave me some information at the district office and I took notes. It appears there are five secondary schools in Enderby, three state schools and two private.

W: I don’t know if we want private schools, do we?

M: I don’t think so, but we’ll look at them anyway. There are Saint Mary’s, that’s a Catholic school for girls and Carlton Abbey, that’s a very old boys’ boarding school, founded in 1672.

W: Are all the state schools co-educational?

M: Yes, it seems so.

W: (13) I think little Keith is very good with his hands. We ought to send him to a school with good vocational training--carpentry, electronics, that sort of thing.

M: In that case, we are best off at Enderby Comprehensive. I gather they have excellent workshops and instructors. But it says here the Don well also has good facilities. Enderby High has a little, but they are mostly academic. No vocational training at all at Carlton Abbey or Saint Mary’s.

W: What are the schools like academically? How many children go on to university every year?

M: Well, Enderby High is very good. (14)And Carlton Abbey even better. 70% of their pupils go on to university. Don well isn’t so good. Only 8%. And Enderby Comprehensive and Saint Mary’s not much more, about 10%.

W: Well, it seems like there is a broad selection of schools. (15)But we’ll have to find out more than statistics before we can decide.

12. What do the speakers want their children to have?

答案：A

解析：对话一开头，女士就对男士说，在决定要住在Enderby这一地区之前，了解当地的学校是首要大事，因为他们希望自己的子女获得良好的中等教育。