Which statement best supports the claim that students should learn a second language, starting in elementary school?
A. Learning a new language helps you appreciate other cultures.
B. The ability to easily learn a language begins to decline at age 14.
C. People who are fluent in more than one language are more likely to be hired for a job.
D. Students who study more than one language in school are more likely to do better in school.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes