Passage Four
People are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problem between the first generation and the second generation because they don’t have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity.
For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for twenty-five years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesn’t understand Kor
A. Learning a second language.
B. Immigrants who become sick in the U. S..
C. Schools attended by immigrants to the U. S..
D. Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants.
"Much of the sickness and death
attributed to the major communicable (可传染的) diseases is in fact caused by
malnutrition (营养不良) which makes the body less able to withstand infections when
they strike," said Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, Director-General of the World Health
Organization (WHO). "At the same time," he added, "in developing countries
today, malnutrition is the cause of 174 million children under five years of age
being underweight, and 230 million being stunted in their growth. Such figures
represent deprivation, suffering and wasted human potential on a scale that is
unacceptable from every point of view. Whether we think interms of humanitarian
concern, common justice or development needs, they demand a response, both from
national governments and from the international community. " WHO, working closely with its member sta A. malnutrition actually subjects many children to sickness or death B. the inability to communicate with others results from malnutrition C. international aid should be provided for countries who cannot take care of their children D. developing countries should not deprive their children of healthy growth [填空题]Eating too much chocolate made my niece and nephew ______.
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