In less than fifty years, English ①__________(develop) into the language most ②__________(wide) spoken and used in the world. English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak ③__________.

Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of ④__________(globe) culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs ⑤__________ the radio ⑥__________ use English to communicate ⑦__________ people around the world through the Internet. With so many people ⑧__________(communicate) in English every day, it will become more and ⑨__________ important to have ⑩__________ good knowledge of English.

5、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

English and its history

English has many difficult ①__________(rule) that confuse people. Before the middle of the ②__________(five) century, people in Britain all spoke Celtic. Then ③__________Germanic groups from the ④__________(Europe) mainland - the Angles and the Saxon - and the Vikings from northern countries invaded Britain. They brought with them their languages,⑤__________also mixed with Old English . By the 10th century, Old English ⑥__________(become) the official language of England. After the Normans conquered England, French was spoken in this country together with English, ⑦__________(result) in even more words with similar meanings.

Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciation also went ⑧__________huge changes. ⑨__________is certain that the process will continue, and people will keep ⑩__________( invent ) new words and new ways of saying things.