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

　　参考答案：

　　1. E

　　2. I

　　3. F

　　4. D

　　5. J

　　6. B

　　7 L

　　8. H

　　9. C

　　10.G