Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks:

In addition to the challenge to be excellent, American schools have been facing novel problems. They must (1) ________ with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little or no English. They must respond to demands that the curriculum reflect the various cultures of all children. Schools must make sure that students develop (2) ________ skills for the job market, and they must consider the needs of nontraditional students, such as teenage mothers.

Schools are addressing these problems in ways that reflect the diversity of the US educational system. They are hiring or training large numbers of teachers of English as a second language and, in some countries, setting up bilingual schools. They are opening (3) _______ the traditional European – centered curriculum to embrace material from American, Asian and other cultures.

Schools are also teaching cognitive skills to the nearly 40% of American students who do not go on to higher education. In the (4) _________ of a recent report by the Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, “A strong back, the willingness to work, and a high school diploma were once all that was necessary to (5) __________ a start in America.

1. A. do                  B. stay              C. flight             D. cope

2. A. base               B. basis             C. basic             D. basics

3. A. on                  B. into                C. for               D. up

4. A. minds            B. directions       C. words          D. ways

5. A. make              B. take               C. get               D. bring

Lesson 2.2

WB, page 5 c. Fill in the blanks with, so or because.

1. I think she's very intelligent ... she likes to learn new things and she understands them very quickly.

2. A lot of people like talking to my mom ... she is very easygoing. She's funny, too!

3. My brother is lazy and untidy....his room is always a mess.

4. My friend is unreliable. He's always late and he never calls

..........................I don't make plans to meet him anymore.

5. When he's upset, he listens to music.......he can feel better

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