Many students in American schools study a foreign language. Most of them study Spanish, French, (19) ________ German. In some schools students can take Chinese or Russian. Most high schools (20) ________ Latin, but not many kids study it. Students that study foreign languages often join a language (21) ________ after school. The meeting is conducted in the foreign language. For example, students in the Spanish Club go to see movies in Spanish, read Spanish novels, act (22) ________ plays in Spanish, and write to kids in Spanish-speaking countries. Some organizations offer exchange programs. They send teenagers from the United States to a foreign (23) ________ to study for a few months. The teenager stays with a family and goes to school in the foreign country – usually with the family’s teenage son or daughter. The organization also arranges for teenagers from other countries to come to the United States for a few months. Exchange programs are very useful (24) ______ you learn about daily life in another country.

19. A. and   B. but    C. or    D. so

20. A. go    B. know    C. offer    D. like

21. A. course    B. class    C. center    D. club

22. A. for    B. on     C. out    D. up

23. A. country    B. place    C. class     D. language

24. A. although   B. because    C. therefore   D. but

Many students in American schools study a foreign language. Most of them study Spanish, French, (19) and  German. In some schools students can take Chinese or Russian. Most high schools (20) know Latin, but not many kids study it. Students that study foreign languages often join a language (21) club after school. The meeting is conducted in the foreign language. For example, students in the Spanish Club go to see movies in Spanish, read Spanish novels, act (22) on  plays in Spanish, and write to kids in Spanish-speaking countries. Some organizations offer exchange programs. They send teenagers from the United States to a foreign (23)country  to study for a few months. The teenager stays with a family and goes to school in the foreign country – usually with the family’s teenage son or daughter. The organization also arranges for teenagers from other countries to come to the United States for a few months. Exchange programs are very useful (24) __because  you learn about daily life in another country.