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English has become the world’s most important 1______________ in politics, science, trade and cultural relations, aviation, international sport and pop 2____________. It is nowadays second only to Chinese. It is the official language in 44 countries: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and others. It is used as one of the 3_____________ languages in Canada, the Irish Republic. It is also spoken as a second language by many 4_____________ in India, Pakistan and numerous countries in Africa, to say nothing of people all over the world who know English as a foreign language.