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  3. The US is considered a multilingual country but it has never employed an of

The US is considered a multilingual country but it has never employed an of

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问题     The US is considered a multilingual country but it has never
employed an official language policy. Even though English is clearly the
dominant language, a variety of indigenous and immigrant languages are
also spoken. The framers of the Constitution purposefully decided not to
select an official language because of present linguistic diversity;【S1】_________________
however, due to the German community’s active involvement in the
Revolution, the Continental Congress published many documents in
German to facilitate communication. Ultimately, the official language【S2】_________________
was never specified in the US Constitution.
    Proponents of bilingual education felt that poor academic
achievement in certain students was attributed in part to insufficient【S3】_________________
English instruction. They believed that because language-minority【S4】_________________
students were taught some subjects in their native tongue, then these
students could potentially learn English by sacrificing the content. Critics【S5】_________________
of bilingual education argue that this approach of instruction facilitates
native language dependency for ELLs and ultimately deters their progress
in English language acquisition. Bilingual advocates counter this
argument in stating that bilingual instruction looks at deeper issues of
cultural difference and prevents the sort of alienation often empowering【S6】_________________
in "English only" mandates.
    The issue of bilingual education is both complicated and
controversial. The range of programs, as well as the different meanings
in different states, complicate the debate. The debate continues and【S7】_________________
all sides offer research and studies that are diametrically opposed to one【S8】_________________
another.  In 1998,  California voters overwhelmingly approved
Proposition 227, an initiative that basically in attempts to eliminate【S9】_________________
bilingual education from its public schools. The state of Arizona has
mustered a different sentiment and Mayor Giuliani of New York City has【S10】________________
established a task force to investigate bilingual programs and the
possibility of English immersion programs. [br] 【S1】
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答案 ∧present—the
解析 冠词缺失。该句中的present linguistic diversity意为“目前语言的多样性”，表示特指，其前需要加定冠词the起限定作用。
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