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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 expanded even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two century, English began to spread around the globe as a result of expl orati on, trade (inc 1 uding 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 airport, and air traffic controllers. Today there are more than 700 million English users in the world, and over half of these are non-native speakers, constituting the largest number of non-native users than any other language in the world.

In the first paragraph, the word “emerged” is closest in meaning to

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John no longer drinks a lot.

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People think that increasing levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will inevitably lead to global warming.

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Mary: “It’s a nice day today. Let’s play a game of tennis. - Linda:  _____________ 

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Because their birthdays occurred in the same month, they shared a birthday party.

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One of the main goals of WHO is conducting research on medical development and health care

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One of the most difficult decisions young adults face is what to do for a(n) ____________.

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The lecture was so boring that John could hardly keep himself _____________ asleep

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“I wouldn’t buy that dress if I were you; it isn’t in _____________ - “You’re right, it probably doesn’t suit me either.”

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.

Education and Employment

  All men should study, we have to study to (23) _____________ our knowledge and develop our intelligence. An uneducated man can only utilize his (24) _____________ strength to work and live.

  An educated man, without this strength, still has the faculty of his intelligent brain and good reflection. This intelligence and thought enable him to help his physical strength to act more quickly and cleverly.

  In a same profession or work, the educated man differs from the uneducated considerably. Therefore, intellectual workers have to study, this is a matter of course but (25) _____________ workers must also (26) _____________ an education.

  In civilized countries compulsory education has been applied. Man must spend seven or eight years studying. From ploughmen to labourers in these nations, no one is (27) _____________ to read a book or a paper fluently.

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The minimum _____________ for the post was a degree in education.

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I think it’s safer to go on a package _____________ than make my own travel arrangements.

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He can borrow this CD _____________ he gives it back to me by Thursday

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Peter _____________ a book when I saw him.

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The team had been trying to win the competition for years. Last year they finally _____________ 

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I’m not completely _____________ with the way the hairdresser styled my hair.