填空题

Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
It is a disgrace that Ms. Chavez continuously spreads misinformation about bilingual education. Too many people accept the idea that children should (47) their home language and learn only in English. Such policies have put language-minority children at a (48) and caused them a lot of harm.
As a teacher, I have advocated for children and worked with them for ten years and believe that the learning of other languages, including English, is (49) . While bilingual (双语的 ) individuals may be more marketable, studies indicate that their thinking is more (50) than those of monolingual individuals (单语的). Being proficient in a language includes more than simply being able to (51) the language; it also means being able to read, write, and think (52) in it.
The length of time it takes to become proficient in a second language depends on many factors including the (53) for well-developed concepts and language skills in the first language. This (54) often takes more than three years.
Children in general are not cognitively (55) to think abstractly, or read and write proficiently in the language they grow up in until after six or seven years. Why does Ms. Chavez want less for language-minority children
It is unfortunate and (56) that because of false rumors, such as those spread by Ms. Chavez, that language-minority children get pushed into all English classes too early.

• A) tragicI) memory
• B) harmfulJ) speak
• C) disadvantage K) highly
• D) present L) process
• E) ready M) need
• F) wonder N) forget
• G) beneficial O) critically
• H) flexible