We use modern methods (2)_____ teaching and learning, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorders. You will only be successful in improving your English; however, if you work hard and practise speaking English as much as you can.

Districts in wealthy suburbs often have fully staffed libraries (4)_____abundant resources, spacious facilities, and curricular and instructional support.

This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5)_____ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives.

In the United States people have right to privacy and Americans do not believe in telling other Americans (5)_____ type of family group they must belong to. They respect each other’s choices regarding family groups. Families are very important to Americans.

(3)_____ the bears are very strong swimmers, they could never catch seals in water. This means that the bears really do rely on  the ice to hunt. Polar bears also need sea ice to travel. They can cover a huge territory and often swim from one part of the ice to another.

It seems to me that many people are unwilling to put in the effort required to become tter. 3)_____ , too much exercise can also cause problems.

In Canada, 'Polar Bear Swims; 'Plunges' or 'Dips' are a New Year's Day tradition in (5) ____-communities as well, the biggest one taking place in Vancouver since 1920.

Can you (2)______ notes quickly, and can you understand them afterwards?

Read the reading below carefully, and then complete it with the best option A, B, C or D given below

Voluntary work helps foster independence and imparts the ability to deal with different situations, often simulaneously, thus teaching people how to (1)____ their way through different systems.

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 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 percent 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.”
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