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LANGUAGES Canada, a new Canadian national organization of public and private language training
programs, was started recently to ensure that language training in Canada is of high quality, Canada News
Wire has reported.
Canada has developed its language-training programs for over forty years without a comparatively uniform
(adj. 一致的; 相同的) quality standard before Languages Canada adopted (采用) a complete system of rigorous
standards that apply equally to all public and private schools in Canada to qualify (取得资格；具备合格条件),
a school is evaluated in a number of categories including curriculum, teacher qualifications, student services,
student admissions, marketing,promotion, facilities and administration. The quality standards guarantee that
international students who come to Canada to learn English or French can expect to receive a uniform level of
excellent instruction.
So far, a total of 144 language-training programs,public and private, English and French, have met the
standards. They will have to re-qualify in three years. About two dozen other schools failed to meet all standards
and may be re-evaluated in the future.
Canada's language training sector accounts for (数量占…) about 15 percent of the market share of global
language training business Canada ranks third among destinations for English language training after UK and US.
Calum Mackechnie, President of Languages Canada and President of York University's English Language
Institute, says if Canada wants to fully take advantage (利用) of the economic potential (潜力) of its language-
training sector, it needs to make sure the world knows what the country has to offer.
1. What do we know about Languages Canada? [ ]
A. It is a language training school.
B. It has a history of over 40 years.
C. It has many branches all over the world.
D. It is a new Canadian national organization.
2. _____ is not taken into consideration when evaluating a school. [ ]
A. Curriculum
B. Teacher qualifications
C. School size
D. Administration
3. The underlined word "rigorous" in Paragraph 2 probably means "_____". [ ]
A. strict
B. similar
C. different
D. The same
4. Which of the following statements is WRONG?[ ]
A. So far, 144 language-teaching programs have met the standards.
B. UK ranks second among destinations for English language training.
C. About 24 other schools didn't meet all standards.
D. Languages Canada was launched to ensure high-quality language training in Canada.
5. What's the main idea of this passage? [ ]
A. Canada sets English training standards across the country.
B. Canada is a big language-training country.
C. Canada hopes to make more money from language training.
D. Canada has a long history in developing its language-training capacity.
