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D

解析 空格前为an,空格后为可数名词单数canton,因此可确定空格处填入形容词。由下一句的others mayfollow suit“其他州可能会仿效”,可看出苏黎世颇具影响,词库中的形容词influential“有影响力的”符合语境。
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