Read the passage and fill in one word that best fits each space. Write your answers in the space provided.

Question

There has been much debate in recent times about when young people should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled in recent times by the increasing
importance placed (76) ___________ the English language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a substantial (77) ___________  of funds on additional tuition on language lessons to give their children every competitive edge. In the past decade, language institutes have sprung up in numerous urban centres, all claiming to provide rapid advancement in English. There (78) ___________  been a push by many parents to expose their children to English in their years. This, many claim, will make the language more formative and ensure that all pronunciation (79) ___________  can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters who have been raised in instinctive families, where the language spoken at home is different to the (80) ___________  that they with in their external converse with environment. While these children can switch between two languages with greater peace it remains to be seen whether this is advantageous when learning additional languages.

Answer 1

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77. amount

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