Fast Track to Fluency?

by Diana Ibeth
(Lima-Peru)

I'm studying english and I need to complete this exercise.

Can you help me please? It's very important...

For questions 1-15, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the begining (0)

FAST TRACK TO FLUENCY

A couple of generations ago, a bilingual child - in other words a child who spoke more than one language - was regarded (0)with suspicion. People thought that such(1)........... child would be slow(2)........ develop academically, would feel confused and even(3).......... up with a split personality.

Today, however, research shows the advantages of bilingual upbringing, including an awareness(4)..........other cultures and an increased ability (5)............ language learning.

Test (6)..... out in Canada presented small children with two aprtment blocks made(7)......... of building bricks, the larger apartment contained fewer bricks.
Children who(8)........ not bilingual said that the larger apartment had more bricks,(9)......... bilingual correnctly saw that the(10)............ one had more bricks. The bilingual children apperared to have the ability to ignore misleading information(11)............... dealing with problems, in much the (12).............. way as they "edit out" one language when using the(13).......................

According to the research, as(14)............... as developing problem-solving skills earlier than those who only speak one language, bilingual children also understand written languages faster (15)...........learn to read more easily.

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Hi Diana,

We share the same name! :) I have posted your question but I haven't answered it because I would like to know what it is for first.

If it is for an exam then I would not feel comfortable providing the answers. Do you have any ideas about each blank that you could provide me with and I could tell you if you are right or wrong?

I also invite everyone to post their own suggestions in a comment below.

Let's see who can get them!

-Diana