1.What it created was a system of teaching to the test. So everyone was geared, in terms of, getting to the right answer ... and not knowing why that is the right answer.
be geared to 使适应
Education should be geared to the children's needs and abilities.
教育应该适合孩子的需要与能力 。
Our military operations had to be geared to clearly defined negotiating objectives.
我们的军事行动必须与明确规定的谈判目标一致 。