A. famous B. conducted C. reject D. influential E. unrealistic F. develop G. fail H. drain I. realistic J. manage K. dro

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问题     A. famous B. conducted C. reject D. influential E. unrealistic
    F. develop G. fail H. drain I. realistic J. manage
    K. dropped L. lack M. also N. since O. researched
    In Zurich, a leading Canton in the Swiss Confederation, it has been proposed to teach one foreign language—English—in primary schools. This would represent a change【C1】______ Zurich’s elementary school kids now study English and French. Voters will decide whether French will be 【C2】______.
    Supporters of one foreign language believe that two foreign languages are too many for kids. They believe that kids【C3】______ to reach strong fluency in German, the mother tongue for schoolchildren in Zurich.
    In fact, Zurich kids speak Swiss German, which is primarily an oral language. In school they have to learn standard German, which in a way is a foreign language. Thus when you add them all together Zurich kids are learning four languages.
    All of Switzerland will watch what Zurich voters decide because Zurich is an【C4】______ canton and others may follow suit. Yet some German-speaking cantons have already decided to【C5】______ plans to reduce the number of foreign languages.
    Regardless of what happens, Swiss kids will be fluent in more than one language which is a definite asset in today’s global economy. It is【C6】______ a definite asset in learning other subjects.
    Studies【C7】______ in American universities have found that kids who study in dual-language schools outperform their counterparts who are taught in English only. Apparently, kids educated in two languages【C8】______ a mental agility that monolingual kids【C9】______. Perhaps four languages are too many in elementary school, but two is not【C10】______ at all.
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答案F

解析 空格所在句的的主句缺少谓语,因此空格处应填入动词。上一句提到“学双语的孩子要比学单一语言的孩子表现好”,可见双语教育会对孩子有好处,故空格处应填入表示积极意义的动词,词库中只有develop“发展”和manage“设法做到,成功应对”符合要求。manage需用manage to do结构,与文中用法不符。develop作“发展;培养”解时可为及物动词,代入后表示“接受双语教育的孩子能培养思维灵活性”。
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