WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT TRUE ACCORDING TO THE PASSAGE

45. Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage?

A. Young children have considerable difficulty learning a new language.

B. People gradually lose the ability to learn the grammar and pronounce the sounds of a new language.

C. It becomes more difficult to learn a new language when people grow older.

D. Babies seem to have an ability to learn the language they hear.

VII. Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer:

The GCSE examinations (46)_______ the standard school-leaver qualifications taken by virtually all UK students in the

May and June following their 16th birthday. If you come to a UK independent school before you (47)_______ the age of 16,

you will study towards GCSE examinations in up to 12 subjects. Some subjects are compulsory, including English and

mathematics, and you can select (48)_______ , such as music, drama, geography and history from a series of options.

GCSEs provide a good all-round education that you can build on at college and eventually at university.

AS- and A-levels are taken after GCSEs. They are the UK qualifications most (49)_______ accepted for entry to university

and are available in subjects from the humanities, arts, sciences and social sciences as well as in (50)_______ subjects

such as engineering, and leisure and tourism. You can study up to four subjects at the same time for two years.