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/^t/Foreign language study can bring so many advantages that, in my opinion, there is hardly any doubt that it might be not worthwhile. Of course, to make it a success, that is, to master a foreign language to a satisfying degree, requires a lot of time, energy, and, most of all, systematic, tedious work. Many people get discouraged; it is because of boring exercises, problems with pronunciation, great numbers of new words to be learned, and so on. But, those luckier ones who, finally, did not give up, have quite a few reasons to feel privileged.