“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

　　It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

　　Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Walse has researched the link between bilingualism and math skills.” Having two languages dives you two windows on

　　the world and makes the brain more flexible(灵活的)”。 He said “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas. ”

　　The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of 2 and 34.

　　Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested.

　　The results

　　showed that the younger they started to learn, the better.

　　“Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

　　68. What does the underlined word “ grey matter” (in Paragraph 2)refer to ?

　　A.grey hair

　　B. intelligence

　　C. material of the brain

　　D.difficult situations

　　69. The experience of learning a second language can__________.

　　A.change one’s brain completely

　　B. increase the ability to learn.

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