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 extended even as far as Wales, Scotland or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including 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 airports, 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.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

What is the main topic of the passage?

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• The phrase “the one” in line 8 refers to a single ................

• The word “wink” in the second paragraph means most nearly the same as ............

• According to the passage, writing ...............

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• Using the information in paragraph 2 as a guide, it can be inferred that ...............

• According to the passage, to learn new information, low-achieving students do NOT .............

• The word “descendants” is closest in meaning to _____.

• Which of the following do music arrangers probably NOT do?

• The word "odd" is closest in meaning to ........

• What does the writer's father do?

• According to the passage, what did Carson primarily study at Johns Hopkins University?

• According to the passage, the study of learning is important in many fields due to ______.

• The word "derived" in line 13 is closest in meaning to ..............

• All the following are mentioned as possible factors in drawing insects to weakened trees EXCEPT .............

• The word "absorb" in the passage 2 is closest in meaning to_________.

• Which of the following statement is TRUE about the passage?

• The word "perish" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

• The word “Once” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

• The word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

• The passage supports which of the following conclusions?

• The word “gloomy” in the passage is closest in meaning to .............