ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT OF SCIENTISTS, WHAT IS NOT ENVIRONMENTAL...

5. According to the agreement of scientists, what is NOT environmental effect caused by pollution?

A. Global climate change

B. Intensity of weather effects

C. Animal extinction

D. Disappearance of rainforests

IV. Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F).

HOW ENGLISH SPREAD AROUND THE WORLD

The English language was used in Britain first and the ever-expanding British Empire helped to spread

the Modern English around the world during the 18th and 19th centuries. This is why many of the

countries where English is an official language were former British colonies, including Canada,

Australia, South Africa and the United States.

Colonialism helped to introduce English to regions like India and parts of Africa, where it continues to

be widely spoken. Although Hindi is the most widely-spoken language in India today, English remains

an official language in the country and is often used in university education, and within the field of

politics. Officially, just 12 percent of Indian people speak English, with many only speaking it as a

second language.

Nevertheless, the country has an extremely dense population, meaning that this 12 percent

cross-section of society exceeds 100 million people. As a result, India has one of the largest

English-speaking populations on the planet.

Throughout the 20th century, the United States emerged as a major political superpower, especially in

the years after World War II. Its influence, combined with Hollywood films and the work of the British

Broadcasting Corporation, are credited with the continued spread of the language throughout the

century. English remains the only official language of the Commonwealth of Nations and is also the

recognized official language of Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands and Bermuda. By the turn of the new

century, English has been the most widely-spoken and written language that has ever existed.