A SURPRISING PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION IN REMOTE AREAS IS ILLIT...

25. A surprising percentage of the population in remote areas is illiterate.A. able to speak fluently B. unable to speak fluently C. unable to read and write D. able to read and writeRead the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.What's your dream? Touring castles in Scotland? Walking on the Great Wall of China? Working to improve the lives ofwomen in rural Uganda? If you're thinking of studying (30) ______, there's no end to the places you can go, things you can see, and subjects you can study. At many top schools, such as Duke, Tufts, or Brown, over a third of the junior class take the opportunity to complete part of their (31) _____ outside of the United States. Even if your school doesn't have an extensive study abroad program, you can often get credit from a different school.Multiple benefits increase to those who spend significant (32)____ in another country, and a significant proportion of students see the experience as an important (33) _____ of their college years. You're likely tohave fun. But if you'realso thinking about study abroad as a way to gain a critical career advantage read on. You'll find that all foreign experiences are not created equal in the minds of employers.Employers are looking for graduates who can (34) ____ well with others, both in person and in writing. They know the (35) ____ of cross-cultural understanding and an appreciation for different points of view. They gravitate toward students who demonstrate maturity, initiative, and (36)______. All of these assets can be demonstrated through study abroad, but it's going to be much (37) ____ to set yourself apart if you've taken the easy route.It's not hard to find the "easy route": that's the one where you go with your friends to another country; all the arrangements are made for you by the school- including the American-style apartment where you live with your classmates. In this scenario, it doesn't (38) ___ which country you go to because all your classes will be in English, and possibly taught even by your American professors. You'll undoubtedly have a somewhat different experience, but to do the "easy route" is to forego some of the major (39) ________ of your time away.