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  3. Language barriers present a variety of challenges for children of any age. In Houston alone, bilingual education programs have h

Language barriers present a variety of challenges for children of any age. In Houston alone, bilingual education programs have h

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问题     Language barriers present a variety of challenges for children of any age. In Houston alone, bilingual education programs have helped many grade-school students【S1】the trials that accompany not being able to speak English.
    In the past, such vital curriculum was not always readily【S2】for children who needed it. One person who experienced the【S3】of school life without a bilingual program was UH education professor Yolanda Padron.
    As a child, Padron and her family moved from Cuba to the United States. Settling in Landover, Mass., she was placed into elementary school, but had no working【S4】of English. With that, she found herself at a【S5】disadvantage.
    "When I came here, I was in the fifth grade, but because I didn’t speak English, they put me back a year," she said. "We lived there for about six months before we moved to Houston. When I came here, I still didn’t speak English, so I was placed back another grade. At the time, that was the【S6】to how to deal with children who didn’t speak the language." Despite the awkwardness of being placed back two grade levels, Padron【S7】some much-needed attention from concerned teachers. After being【S8】, it was learned that she was on par with other students of her【S9】age despite not knowing English. By the eighth grade, Padron was【S10】able to join students in her peer group.
A) little I) lost
B) major J) received
C) impossible K) difficulties
D) tested L) knowledge
E) finally M) available
F) response N) basically
G) own O) overcome
H) happiness
【S5】
选项
答案B
解析 空所在位置决定此处应填能修饰disadvantage的形容词。下段是对本空所在句的具体说明，Padr6n和其他讲英语的学生比起来的劣势以及这一不利因素所带来的影响(留级两次)说明了这个劣势的严重性，故选B)major。空前的a提示所填词不能是impossible.
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