Вопрос № 222864 - Английский язык

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It is very wise to 1______________ foreign languages. “Knowledge is power”, one of the great men said. Speaking a foreign language one can not only 2______________ the papers, magazines and original books by outstanding writers, but as well watch 3________________ TV programs, travel easily in the 4_______________ parts of the world. Besides, understanding and speaking a foreign language or two became necessary while applying for a good and well-paid job.

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It is very wise to 1______________ foreign languages. "Knowledge is power", one of the great men said. Speaking a foreign language one can not only 2______________ the papers, magazines and original books by outstanding writers, but as well watch satellite TV 3 __________, travel easily in the different parts of the world. Besides, understanding and speaking a 4_______________ language or two became necessary while applying for a good and well-paid job.

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The rise of 1______________ is a remarkable success story. When Julius Caesar landed in Britain nearly two thousand 2_______________ ago, English did not exist. Today English is used by at least 750 million people, and barely half of those speak it as a 3______________ tongue.
Some estimates have put that figure closer to one billion. Whatever the total, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written, than any other language has ever been. It has become the 4_________________ of the planet, the first truly global language.

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Three-quarters of the world’s mail, and its telexes and cables, are in English. So are more than half the world’s 1_______________ and scientific periodicals: it is the language of technology from Silicon Valley to Shanghai. English is the medium for 80 per cent of the information stored in the world’s 2________________. Nearly half of all business deals in Europe are conducted in English. It is the 3______________ of sports and glamour, the official language of the Olympics and the Miss Universe Competition. English is the official voice of the air and the sea, and of Christianity: it is the ecumenical language of the World Council of Churches. The largest broadcasting companies in the world (CBS, NBS, ABC, BBC) transmit in English to audiences that regularly exceed one hundred 4_____________.

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English is spoken practically all over the 1____________. It is spoken as the 2_____________ tongue in Great Britain, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A lot of people 3____________ English in China, Japan, India, Africa and other countries. It is one of 6 official languages of the United Nations. It is studied as a foreign 4_____________ in many schools.

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England’s 1____________ helps to understand the present condition of English. Many English 2____________ were borrowed from the language of Angles and Saxons. Hundreds of French words 3___________ into English. These 4___________ words didn’t crowd out corresponding Anglo-Saxon words. There exist «act» and «deed», «beautiful» and «pretty», «form» and «shape».