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In Zurich, a leading canton in the Swiss Confederation, it has been proposed to teach one foreign language—English—in primary sc

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问题     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】______ .
    Some educators believe that two foreign languages are too much for kids. Supporters of one foreign language believe that kids fail to reach strong【C3】______ in German, the mother tongue for schoolchildren in Zurich.
    In fact, Zurich kids speak Swiss German, which is【C4】______ an oral language. In school they have to learn standard German, which in some ways is a foreign language.【C5】______ you add them all together Zurich kids are learning four languages.
    All of Switzerland will watch what Zurich voters decide because Zurich is an influential canton and others may【C6】______ . Yet some German-speaking cantons have already decided to reject 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【C7】______ economy. It is also a definite asset in learning other subjects. Studies【C8】______ in American universities have found that kids who study in dual-language schools outperform their【C9】______ who are taught in English only. Apparently, kids educated in two languages develop a mental agility that monolingual kids lack. Perhaps four languages are too many in elementary school, but two is not【C10】______at all.
【C3】
选项 A、ability
B、interest
C、prominence
D、fluency
答案D
解析 四个选项的意思分别是：ability能力，本领。interest趣味；感兴趣的事。prominence显著，著名。fluency流畅，流利。此句话的意思是：支持一种外语的人认为，孩子们的德语并未达到非常流畅。根据句意，选择D。
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