4 | Read the text below and decide which answer (a, b or c) best fits each gap.

The British are famous 0) b not speaking foreign languages. According to a survey published by the European Commission, the British are officially 1) ★★★ worst language learners in Europe! Let's look at some statistics: 62 per cent of people can't speak 2) ★★★ other languages apart from English. 38 per cent of Britons speak at least one foreign language, 18 per cent of people speak two and only 6 per cent |

of the population speak three or more languages. Learning 3) ★★★ foreign language is not popular at schools in Britain. In UK schools, it is common for children to start studying a foreign language 4) ★★★ 11 and many students give up learning languages 5) ★★★ at 14. So, why don't young people continue with languages at school? A study suggests that students think that it is more difficult to get 6) ★★★ in languages than in other subjects 7) ★★★ Science or History. The British government is now looking at different ways to improve language learning at school. One idea is to start much younger; there are plans to start teaching 8) ★★★ in preschools.

0. | a. about | b. for | c. of
1. | a. X | b. a | c. the
2. | a. any | b. some | c.the
3. | a. the | b. X | c. a
4. | a. at the age of | b. at an age of | c. at age of
5. | a. fluently | b. completely | c. essentially
6. | a. good grade | b. good grades | c. a good grades
7. | a. such as | b. for | c. because of
8. | a. foreign languages | b. foreign language | c. foreign languages