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 couldn’’t 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 El 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) affective