English has become the most popular (1) _______ of communication on many
different countries. First, according to Ethnologies, English is used in 106 countries in the world. It is the first language of (2) _______ 400 million people and the second language of more than 600 million. Second, politics, science and business have given English the status of the most important language in the world. English is the main language at most (3) _______ meetings of world leaders. Furthermore, many scientific articles are written in English. It is also the language of global business. (4) _______ Reuters, more than one sixth of employees in 26 countries have to communicate (5) _______ English with staff
from other countries. Finally, from an article in The Washington Post, there are about 1.5 (6) ________ English learners around the world. It can be seen that English now is an international language for global communication.
1. A. mean B. tool C. equipment D. means
2. A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearest
3. A. nation B. national C. nationwide D. international
4. A. According to B. Besides C. In addition to D. With
5. A. on B. by C. with D. in
6. A. million B. millions C. billion D. billions