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 off 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not expanded even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. However, during the course of the next two century, 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 airport, 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.

According to the passage, all of the following contributed to the spread of English around the world except ..............

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• Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

• According to the passage, when did "the Lord of the Rings" trilogy become popular with young people?

• Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

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• What happened when the writer's father came?

• Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

• What can be inferred about the defense mechanisms of the sea cucumber?

• All of the following are advantages of business “Intranets” mentioned in the passage EXCEPT__________

• The word “body” in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by________.

• What do officials do during the game of football?

• The word “this” as used in paragraph 2 refers to ___________.

• The word formulaic is closest in meaning to___________.

• According to the passage, it is believed that the largest extinction of a species occurred ...........

• The main subject of the passage is ...........

• Which of the following is NOT true about algae?

• How did John feel when the aeroplane was taking off?

• Learning to write is .................

• Doctors have tentatively concluded that cellphones may ________.

• The price of a computer is now _____________

• When is the most famous football game held annually?

• When did Tolkien begin to create this trilogy?