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Part IV Reading comprehension (reading in depth)
       (25 minutes)
       Section A
    Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
       Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
       When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English .Education soon became a __47__. “I could not understand anything,” he said. He __48__ from his teachers, came home in tears, and thought about dropping out.
       Then Mrs. Malave , a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his __49__Spanish.“She helped me stay smart while teaching me English ,”he said .Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he __50__ confidence and began to succeed in school.
       Today, he is a __51__ doctor, runs his own clinic, and works with several hospitals .Every day ,he uses the language and academic skills he __52__ through bilingual education to treat his patients.
       Roberto’s story is just one of __53__ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most __54__ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students __55__ outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif. , implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college __56__ rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso ,bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.
       A)  wonder                                    I)  hid
       B)   acquired                                  J)  prominent
       C)   consistently                               K) decent
       D)   regained                                   L) countless
       E)   nightmare                                 M) recalled
       F)    native                                     N) breakthrough
       G)   acceptance                               O) automatically
       H)   effective
             47. E    48. I    49. F    50. D    51.J
       52. B    53 L    54. H    55.C    56.G