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Learning a second language fuels children’s intelligence and makes their job prospects brighter.    36    the fact is, in U.S.A, as in many other English speaking countries, speakers of two or more languages are in the    37   . Eighty-four per cent of US people are monolingual (speakers of only one language). This leaves a small number who    38    to speak two or more languages. No matter how proud people are of their cultural roots, to speak anything          ___39    English is a marker of difference here. That’s why fourteen-year-old Umar is    40    when people comment on the fact that he is able to speak Arabic. Umar’s mother points out: “In U.S.A, it’s not    41    for kids to be bilingual. But, if you speak another language to your children in U.S.A, it is thought that you are not helping them to    42    society.” But in fact, the general    43    among experts is that learning a second language is good for children. Experts believe that bilinguals – people who speak       __44    languages – have a clear learning advantage    45    their monolingual schoolmates. This    46    on how much of each language they can speak, not on which language is used,    47    they are learning Arabic, French, Chinese or any other language. Vinss Millon, a professor of Foreign Language Training, says: “A lot of studies have    48    that children who speak more than one language sometimes learn one language more    49   , but in the end they do as well as their monolingual schoolmates, and often better, in other subjects.” The view is that there is a(n)    50    from the effort of learning another language. A few other    51    agree that “Bilinguals tend to use language better as a whole. They also    52    greater creativity and problem-solving ability, and they learn further languages more easily”. With all of the benefits, why do we not show more    53    for learning other languages? Parents and teachers    54    in bilingual education say it is pressure from friends at school, general    55    to other languages in English-speaking countries, and problems in the school system that are to blame. 36. A. And           B. So                         C. But                 D. Thus 37. A. minimum  B. maximum               C. minority          D. majority 38. A. claim                B. pretend                 C. decide                   D. plan 39. A. more than        B. less than               C. rather than            D. other than 40. A. excited             B. embarrassed         C. disappointed         D. appreciated 41. A. common  B. unusual          C. unique                  D. general 42. A. fit in          B. build up          C. contribute to         D. figure out 43. A. distinction        B. commission    C. announcement      D. agreement 44. A. one                  B. two                 C. three                    D. more 45. A. beneath           B. beyond                  C. over                     D. of 46. A. determines      B. focuses                 C. comments             D. depends 47. A. if                      B. whether          C. when                     D. because 48. A. rejected           B. released                C. revealed               D. reminded 49. A. slowly              B. rapidly                   C. easily                   D. efficiently 50. A. outcome  B. improvement         C. advantage            D. tendency 51. A. parents            B. learners                  C. schoolmates         D. professors 52. A. display             B. produce                C. inspire                   D. discover 53. A. concern           B. respect                 C. enthusiasm           D. intelligence 54. A. involved    B. impressed             C. competing             D. replacing 55. A. opinions  B. obstacles              C. senses                        D. attitudes 答案： 36-55: CCADB   BADBC  DBCCB  DACAD

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