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¡¡¡¡Not every student in the United States speaks English. When David Lau was in the school in San Francisco, his only language was Chinese. He did not understand the lessons because his teachers did not speak Chinese.
¡¡¡¡David believed that he should get a good education and he complained
£¨ÉêËߣ©to the Supreme Court£¨×î¸ß·¨Ôº£©of the United States. The court agreed with David and ruled£¨²Ã¾ö£©that all schools must give certain help to students who do not speak English.¡¡¡¡Today, students like David receive certain help until they learn enough English. If they speak Chinese, Russian, or any other language, they usually have teachers who can explain their lessons in their own languages. In many American schools a dozen
£¨Ê®¶þÖÖ£©different languages are used in the classrooms.¡¡¡¡Maria Moreira agrees that this rule of the Supreme Court was a good one. Last year she and her parents moved to San Diego
£¨Ê¥µØÑǸ磩from Portugal£¨ÆÏÌÑÑÀ£©. She is one of many students in San Diego who speak only Portuguese. At first, she was afraid to go to school. She didn't want to lose a year or two of her education while she learned English. It was a nice surprise when one of the teachers talked to her in Portuguese.¡¡¡¡Thanks to David Lau, Maria and many other students do not have to wait until they learn English to go on with the study of science, maths and history.
(1) Generally speaking
£¨Ò»°ãÀ´Ëµ£©, students in the United States can speak _______.[¡¡¡¡]
A
£®ChineseB
£®EnglishC
£®not only Chinese but also EnglishD
£®all kinds of foreign languages(2) David did not catch what his teachers said in class because __________.
[¡¡¡¡]
A
£®the teachers gave lessons in EnglishB
£®he did not put his heart into itC
£®they didn't understand him at allD
£®they were not good at teaching(3) Why did David Lau complain to the Supreme Court of the United States? Because _______.
[¡¡¡¡]
A
£®he was a Chinese who speaks Chinese onlyB
£®the teachers of the school in San Francisco were very strict with himC
£®he wanted to receive a good educationD
£®he was not satisfied with the teachers of the school(4) Why did Maria Moreira agree to this rule of the Supreme Court? Because _______.
[¡¡¡¡]
A
£®she spoke only PortugueseB
£®she moved to San Diego from Portugal with her parentsC
£®she did not want to lose one or two years of her educationD
£®A and C(5) From the text, we can say ________.
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A
£®the conditions of running schools£¨°ìѧÌõ¼þ£©in America are better than those in China.B
£®it is impossible to teach students in different languages in the classroomC
£®the rule of the Supreme Court of the United States Of America is wrongD
£®students who don't know English can study in any schools in America