When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English. Education soon became a __1__. "I couldn't understand anything," he said. He __2__ 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 __3__Spanish." She helped me stay smart while teaching me English," he said. Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he __4__ confidence and began to succeed in school.

Today, he is a __5__ doctor, runs his own clinic ,and works with several hospitals .Every day, he uses the language and academic skills he __6__ through bilingual education to treat his patients.

Roberto's story is just one of __7__ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most __8__ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students __9__ 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 __10__ 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
[B] acquired
[C] consistently
[D] regained
[E] nightmare
[F] native
[G] acceptance
[H] effective
[I] hid
[J] prominent
[K] decent
[L] countless
[M] recalled
[N] breakthrough
[O] automatically

參考答案：

1. E
2. I
3. F
4. D
5. J
6. B
7 ?L
8. H
9. C
10.G