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Passage1

English has become the world’s number one language in the 20th century.In every country where is not the native language, especially in the ThirdWorld, people must strive to learn it to the best of their abilities, if theywant to participate fully in the development of their countries.41)__________.

42) __________.Nonetheless, a world full of different language willdisappear if the present trend in many countries to use English to replace thenational or official languages in education, trade and even politicscontinues.43) __________ .

The Third World countries that are now using English as a medium ofinstruction are depriving 75 per cent of their future leaders of a propereducation. According to many studies, only around 20 to 25 per cent of studentsin these countries can manage to learn the language of instruction as well asbasic subjects at the same time. Many leaders of these Third World countriesare obsessed with English and for them English is everything. They seem tobelieve that if the students speak English, they are already knowledgeable.44)__________ .

All the greatest countries of the world are great because theyconstantly use their own languages in all national development activities,including education. From a psychological point of view, those who are taughtin their own language from the start will develop better self-confidence andself-reliance. From a linguistic point of view, the best brains can only beproduced if students are educated in their own language from the start.45)__________.

There is nothing wrong, however, in learning a foreign language atadvanced levels of education. But the best thing to do is to have a goodeducation in one’s native language first, then go abroad to have a universityin a foreign language.

A) If this situation continues, the native or official languages ofthese countries will certainly die within two or three generations. Thisphenomenon has been called linguistic genocide. A language dies if it is notfully used in most activities, particularly as a medium of instruction inschools.

B) Those who are taught in a foreign language form the start will tendto be imitators and lack self-confidence. They will tend to rely on foreignconsultants.

C) Suppose you work in a big firm and find and find English veryimportant for your job because you often deal with foreign businessmen. Now youare looking a place where you can improve your English, especially your spokenEnglish.

D) But many people are concerned that English’s dominance will destroynative languages.

E) These leaders speak and write English much better than theirnational languages. If these leaders deliver speeches anywhere in the worldthey use English and they feel more at home with it and proud of their abilityas well. The citizens of their countries do not understand their leader’sspeeches because they are made in a foreign language.

F) Here are some advertisements about English language training fromnewspapers. You may find the information you need.

G) A close examination reveals a great number of languages have fallencasualty to English. For example, it has wiped out Hawaiian, Welsh, ScotchGaelic, Irish, native American languages, and many others. Luckily, some ofthese languages are now being revived, such as Hawaiian and Welsh, and theselanguages will live again, hopefully, if dedicated people continue their workof reviving them.

Passage 2

In 1959 the average American family paid $ 989 for a year’s supply offood. In 1972 the family paid $1,311. That was a price increase of nearly one–third. Every family has had this sort of experience. Everyone agrees that thecost of feeding a family has risen sharply. But there is less agreement whenreasons for the rise are being discussed. Who is really responsible?

Many blame the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs,and cheese that stores offer for sale. According to the U.S. Department ofAgriculture, the farmer’s share of the $1,311 spent by the family in 1972 was$521. This was 31 percent more than the farmer had received in 1959.

But farmers claim that this increase was very small compared to theincrease in their cost of living. Farmers tend to blame others for the sharp risein food prices. They particularly blame those who process the farm productsafter the products leave the farm. These include truck drivers, meat packers,manufacturers of packages and other food containers, and the owners of storeswhere food is sold. 41) __________.

Of the $1,311 family food bill in 1972, middlement received $ 790,which was 33 percent more than they had received in 1959. It appears that themiddlemen’s profit has increased more than farmer’s. But some economists claimthat the middleman’s actual profit was very law. According to economists at theFirst National City Bank, the profit for meat packers and food stores amountedto less than one per cent. During the same period all other manufacturers weremaking a profit of more than 5 per cent.42) __________ .

43) __________ .

Vegetables and chicken cost more when they have been cut into pieces bysomeone other than the one who buys it. A family should expect to pay more whenseveral “TV dinners” are taken home from the store. These are fully cookedmeals, consisting of meat, vegetables, and sometimes desert, all arranged on ametal dish. The dish is put into the over and heated while the housewife isdoing something else. Such a convenience costs money. 44) __________.

Economists remind us many modern housewives have jobs outside the home.They earn money that helps to pay the family food bills. The housewifenaturally has less time and energy for cooking after a day’s work. She wants tobuy many kinds of food that can be put on her family’s table easily andquickly. 45) __________ .

It appears that the answer to the question for rising prices is not asimple one. Producers, consumers, and middlemen all share the responsibilityfor the sharp rise in food costs.

A) Thus, as economists point out:” Some of the basic reasons forwidening food price spreads are easily traceable to the increasing use ofconvenience foods, which transfer much of the time and work of meal preparationfrom the kitchen to the food processor’s plant.”

B) They are among the “middlemen” who stand between the farmer and thepeople who buy and eat the food. Are middlemen the ones to blame for risingfood prices?

C) “If the housewife wants all of these.” The economists say, “that isher privilege, but she must be prepared to pay for the services of the thosewho make her work easier.”

D) Who then is actually responsible for the size of the bill ahousewife must pay before she carries the food home from the store? Theeconomists at First National City Bank have an answer to give housewives, butmany people will not like it. These economists blame the housewife herself forthe jump in food prices. They say that food costs more now because women don’twant to spend much time in the kitchen. Women prefer to buy food which has alreadybeen prepared before it reaches the market.

E) However, some economists believe that controls can have negativeeffects over a long period of time. In cities with rent control, the citygovernment sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment.

F) Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do notagree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particulardecision while others criticize it.

G) By comparison with other members of the economic system both farmersand middlemen have profited surprisingly little from the rise in food prices.