Times are tough for the hundreds of English-language colleges that cluster along the south coast of England. Reforms to the student-visa system that are (1) to help cut immigration are limiting the inflow of foreigners (2) in them. But language entrepreneurs are finding (3) ways to meet the rising demand for tuition.
Students who visit English City, a language-teaching program, can chat to passers by (4) they wander through the streets, meet their tutors in virtual cafes and order snacks. Shiv Rajendran, who founded LanguageLab, a London-based start-up that (5) English City, says business is booming, though from a (6) base.
Online language instructors are benefiting from recent changes to the immigration regime. Schools that (7) students from outside the European Union must now demonstrate their trustworthiness to the borders agency. (8) , students can no longer obtain a general visa that (9) their time at both language school and university. (10) , Tony Millns of English UK, a lobby group, (11) that 40,000 fewer language students will come this year, leaving Britain £600m (12) off.
Another response to this (13) among some adventurous English-language colleges has been to set up shop abroad. The London School of English has established campuses in Georgia and Qatar and is (14) elsewhere.
Still, some students who might have come to Britain will probably (15) instead for a conventional course in America or Australia. And reforms among English-language teachers in Britain won’t (16) the impact of the visa changes on the broader economy. Colleges that are opening international branches will charge fees, but most of the income will remain (17) . Online educators are recruiting tutors in other time (18) so that classes can be taught (19) the clock. English is more popular than (20) , but the country of its birth is ill-placed to profit.

Read tile following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.16()

A:offset B:verify C:underline D:utilize

The mechanisms ( at )work (are manifest) in the tendency for such physical activity( to )utilize the (potential) harmful constituents of the stress response.

A:at B:are manifest C:to D:potential

We can utilize water for producing electric power.

A:embrace B:emerge C:emphasize D:employ

We can (utilize) water for producing electric power.

A:employ B:embrace C:emerge D:emphasize

Techniques to{{U}} harness{{/U}} the energy of the sun are being developed.

A:convert B:store C:utilize D:receive

We can {{U}}utilize{{/U}} water for producing electric power.

A:embrace B:emerge C:emphasize D:employ

Techniques to harness the energy of the sun are being developed.

A:convert B:store C:utilize D:receive

We can utilize water for producing electric power.

A:employ B:embrace C:emerge D:emphasize

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