10. A. perform B. adopt C. fulfill D. neglect
III. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct answer
to each of the following questions.(10 pts)
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 two centuries, English began to spread
around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and
missionary work. That small enslaves 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, more than 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 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these
are nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users of any language
in the world.
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