#hdcmOver the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s. English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next tw’o centuries, Engli...
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Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of few speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today emerged around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman invasion of 1066. Until the 1600s. English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not extended even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next tw’o centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary work. Thus, small enclaves of English speakers became established and grew in various parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy.
Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored on computer systems worldwide is in English. Two-thirds of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.
1. What is the main topic of this passage?
A. The number of non-native users of English.
B. The French influence on the English language.
C. The expansion of English as an international language.
D. The use of English for science and technology.
2. The word “emerged” in line 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?
| A.appeared | B. hailed | C. frequented | D. engaged |
3. As used in line 3, the word “elements” is not similar to which of the following:
| A. declaration | B. features | C.curiosities | D. customs |
4. Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?
| A. in 1066 | B. around 1350 | C.before 1600 | D. after 1600 |
5. According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except______.
| A. The slave trade | B. Colonization |
| C. Missionaries | D. The Norman invasion |
6. As used in line 6. which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “course”?
| A. Subject | B. Policy | C.Time | D. Track |
7. The word “enclaves” in line 9 could be best replaced by which of the following?
| A. communities | B. organizations | C.regions | D. countries |
8. The word “proliferated” in line 10 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
| A. prospered | B. organized | C. disbanded | D. expanded |
9. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the word “constituting” in line 16?
| A. looking over | B. sitting down | C. doing in | D. making up |
10. According to the passage, approximately how many nonnative users of English are there in the world to day?
| A. a quarter million | B. half a million |
| C. 350 million | D.700 million
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