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TheThirdWorldcountriesthatarenowusingEnglishasamediumofinstructionaredepriving75percentoftheirfutureleadersofapropereducation.Accordingtomanystudies,onlyaround20to25percentofstudentsinthesecountriescanmanagetolearnthelanguageofinstructionaswellasbasicsubjectsatthesametime.ManyleadersoftheseThirdWorldcountriesareobsessedwithEnglishandforthemEnglishiseverything.TheyseemtobelievethatifthestudentsspeakEnglish,theyarealreadyknowledgeable.44）__________.

Allthegreatestcountriesoftheworldaregreatbecausetheyconstantlyusetheirownlanguagesinallnationaldevelopmentactivities,includingeducation.Fromapsychologicalpointofview,thosewhoaretaughtintheirownlanguagefromthestartwilldevelopbetterself-confidenceandself-reliance.Fromalinguisticpointofview,thebestbrainscanonlybeproducedifstudentsareeducatedintheirownlanguagefromthestart.45）__________.

Thereisnothingwrong,however,inlearningaforeignlanguageatadvancedlevelsofeducation.Butthebestthingtodoistohaveagoodeducationinone’snativelanguagefirst,thengoabroadtohaveauniversityinaforeignlanguage.

A）Ifthissituationcontinues,thenativeorofficiallanguagesofthesecountrieswillcertainlydiewithintwoorthreegenerations.Thisphenomenonhasbeencalledlinguisticgenocide.Alanguagediesifitisnotfullyusedinmostactivities,particularlyasamediumofinstructioninschools.

B）Thosewhoaretaughtinaforeignlanguageformthestartwilltendtobeimitatorsandlackself-confidence.Theywilltendtorelyonforeignconsultants.

C）SupposeyouworkinabigfirmandfindandfindEnglishveryimportantforyourjobbecauseyouoftendealwithforeignbusinessmen.NowyouarelookingaplacewhereyoucanimproveyourEnglish,especiallyyourspokenEnglish.

D）ButmanypeopleareconcernedthatEnglish’sdominancewilldestroynativelanguages.

E）TheseleadersspeakandwriteEnglishmuchbetterthantheirnationallanguages.IftheseleadersdeliverspeechesanywhereintheworldtheyuseEnglishandtheyfeelmoreathomewithitandproudoftheirabilityaswell.Thecitizensoftheircountriesdonotunderstandtheirleader’sspeechesbecausetheyaremadeinaforeignlanguage.

F）HerearesomeadvertisementsaboutEnglishlanguagetrainingfromnewspapers.Youmayfindtheinformationyouneed.

G）AcloseexaminationrevealsagreatnumberoflanguageshavefallencasualtytoEnglish.Forexample,ithaswipedoutHawaiian,Welsh,ScotchGaelic,Irish,nativeAmericanlanguages,andmanyothers.Luckily,someoftheselanguagesarenowbeingrevived,suchasHawaiianandWelsh,andtheselanguageswillliveagain,hopefully,ifdedicatedpeoplecontinuetheirworkofrevivingthem.

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In1959theaverageAmericanfamilypaid$989forayear’ssupplyoffood.In1972thefamilypaid$1,311.Thatwasapriceincreaseofnearlyone–third.Everyfamilyhashadthissortofexperience.Everyoneagreesthatthecostoffeedingafamilyhasrisensharply.Butthereislessagreementwhenreasonsfortherisearebeingdiscussed.Whoisreallyresponsible?

Manyblamethefarmerswhoproducethevegetables,fruit,meat,eggs,andcheesethatstoresofferforsale.AccordingtotheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,thefarmer’sshareofthe$1,311spentbythefamilyin1972was$521.Thiswas31percentmorethanthefarmerhadreceivedin1959.

Butfarmersclaimthatthisincreasewasverysmallcomparedtotheincreaseintheircostofliving.Farmerstendtoblameothersforthesharpriseinfoodprices.Theyparticularlyblamethosewhoprocessthefarmproductsaftertheproductsleavethefarm.Theseincludetruckdrivers,meatpackers,manufacturersofpackagesandotherfoodcontainers,andtheownersofstoreswherefoodissold.41）__________.

Ofthe$1,311familyfoodbillin1972,middlementreceived$790,whichwas33percentmorethantheyhadreceivedin1959.Itappearsthatthemiddlemen’sprofithasincreasedmorethanfarmer’s.Butsomeeconomistsclaimthatthemiddleman’sactualprofitwasverylaw.AccordingtoeconomistsattheFirstNationalCityBank,theprofitformeatpackersandfoodstoresamountedtolessthanonepercent.Duringthesameperiodallothermanufacturersweremakingaprofitofmorethan5percent.42）__________.

43）__________.

Vegetablesandchickencostmorewhentheyhavebeencutintopiecesbysomeoneotherthantheonewhobuysit.Afamilyshouldexpecttopaymorewhenseveral“TVdinners”aretakenhomefromthestore.Thesearefullycookedmeals,consistingofmeat,vegetables,andsometimesdesert,allarrangedonametaldish.Thedishisputintotheoverandheatedwhilethehousewifeisdoingsomethingelse.Suchaconveniencecostsmoney.44）__________.

Economistsremindusmanymodernhousewiveshavejobsoutsidethehome.Theyearnmoneythathelpstopaythefamilyfoodbills.Thehousewifenaturallyhaslesstimeandenergyforcookingafteraday’swork.Shewantstobuymanykindsoffoodthatcanbeputonherfamily’stableeasilyandquickly.45）__________.

Itappearsthattheanswertothequestionforrisingpricesisnotasimpleone.Producers,consumers,andmiddlemenallsharetheresponsibilityforthesharpriseinfoodcosts.

A）Thus,aseconomistspointout:

”Someofthebasicreasonsforwideningfoodpricespreadsareeasilytraceabletotheincreasinguseofconveniencefoods,whichtransfermuchofthetimeandworkofmealpreparationfromthekitchentothefoodprocessor’splant.”

B）Theyareamongthe“middlemen”whostandbetweenthefarmerandthepeoplewhobuyandeatthefood.Aremiddlementheonestoblameforrisingfoodprices?

C）“Ifthehousewifewantsallofthese.”Theeconomistssay,“thatisherprivilege,butshemustbepreparedtopayfortheservicesofthethosewhomakeherworkeasier.”

D）Whothenisactuallyresponsibleforthesizeofthebillahousewifemustpaybeforeshecarriesthefoodhomefromthestore?

TheeconomistsatFirstNationalCityBankhaveananswertogivehousewives,butmanypeoplewillnotlikeit.Theseeconomistsblamethehousewifeherselfforthejumpinfoodprices.Theysaythatfoodcostsmorenowbecausewomendon’twanttospendmuchtimeinthekitchen.Womenprefertobuyfoodwhichhasalreadybeenpreparedbeforeitreachesthemarket.

E）However,someeconomistsbelievethatcontrolscanhavenegativeeffectsoveralongperiodoftime.Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.

F）Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.

G）Bycomparisonwithothermembersoftheeconomicsystembothfarmersandmiddlemenhaveprofitedsurprisinglylittlefromtheriseinfoodprices.

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Growingcooperationamongbranchesoftourismhasprovedvaluabletoallconcerned.Governmentbureaus,tradeandtravelassociationcarriersandpropertiesareallworkingtogethertobringaboutoptimumconditionsfortravelers.

41）__________.Theydistributematerialstoagencies,suchasjournals,brochuresandadvertisingprojects.42）__________.

Touristcounselorsgivevaluableseminarstoacquaintagentswithnewprogramsandtechniquesinselling.43）__________.

Propertiesandagenciesworkcloselytogethertomakethemostsuitablecontracts,consideringboththecomfortoftheclientsandtheirownprofitablefinancialarrangement.44）__________.

45）__________.Carriersaredependentuponagenciestosupplypassengers,andagenciesaredependentuponcarrierstopresentthemwithmarketabletours.Allservicesmustworktogetherforgreaterefficiency,fairpricingandcontentedcustomers.

A）Thesameconfidenceexistsbetweenagenciesandcarriersincludingcar-rentalandsight-seeingservices.

B）Theyofferfamiliarizationandworkshoptourssothatinashorttimeagentscanobtainfirst-handknowledgeofthetours.

C）Traveloperators,specialistsinthefieldofplanning,sponsorextensiveresearchprograms.Theyhaveknowledgeofallareasandallcarrierservices,andtheyareexpertsinorganizingdifferenttypesoftoursandinpreparingeffectiveadvertisingcampaigns.

D）Asaresultofteamwork,tourismisflouringinallcountries.

E）Agenciesrelyuponthegoodservicesofhotels,and,conversely,hotelsrelyupon

agencies,tofulfilltheircontractsandtosendthemclients.

F）Inthiswayagentslearntoexplaindestinationsandtosuggestdifferentmodesandcombinationsoftravel-Planes,ships,trains,motorcoaches,car-rentals,andevencarpurchases.

G）Consequently,theagenciesstartedtopaymoreattentiontothecomfortoftravel.

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FieldsacrossEuropearecontaminatedwithdangerouslevelsoftheantibioticsgiventofarmanimals.Thedrugs,whichareinmanuresprayedontofieldsasfertilizers,couldbegettingintoourfoodandwater,helpingtocreateanewgenerationofantibiotic-resistant“superbugs“.