Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in the brackets:
One of the reasons why university students fail in English is because they (a) __________ (not, speak) the language regularly with friends or parents.
Another reason is that they (b) __________ (rarely, read) English novels or stories to improve their grammar and vocabulary.
In addition, they (c) __________ (not, take) the subject seriously.
As a result, they (d) __________ (still, not, acquire) proficiency in the language.