From 1765 to 1947 English became the language for __6 _ in India. today More people speak English than ever before. The number of people __7 _ in China __8 _rapidly. 2) 挑战自我 根据课文内容将下面短文补充完整。(这题是拔高题，考你的记忆能力、理解能力，试着在10分钟之内读完课文然后关书填空，挑战一下自我啊！)

English is a ___1____spoken all around the world. For more than 375 million people in countries __2___ ____3__the United Kingdom and the United States. English is their ___4____language .Another 375 million people learn English as a second language.___5_____,most people learn English at school as a foreign language.

The English language is also ____6___by most international organizations as their working language,as well as in international trade and tourism. Most foreigners visiting __7___are either businessmen or tourists.If their __8__ speak Chinese ,they use English to communicate with Chinese people.In global（全世界的) culture, for____9____,the Internet or popular music,English is widely used. In the homes,we will be speaking Chinese with our family,but we will be _10____ English with people around the world for our work.