Question

9 Read the text below and think of the word that best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. THE FUTURE OF ENGLISH We know that languages change when they come into contact with other people and cultures. English, (a). lots of words from Latin, (b). language that the Romans used to example, has is the (c) They came to Britain in 55 BC and stayed for hundreds of years. In later times, words from German and French came into the language, but the changes were all very slow. In the 21st century, the world is a different place and changes (d). happening very business fast. We travel and (e) with each other, the news is available 24 hours a day and we watch the same movies. We are in contact with each other all the time. We use a of the same words in different languages - mama, taxi, coffee, OK, metro and so on. We are all connected to each other - so where will it end? (f) Experts (g) study languages say it's not impossible that everyone will speak the same language, but it is not likely. However, there may be some kind of 'International English', a very simple form of English (h) some of the strange and illogical things that can make normal English difficult to learn.​

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Ответ:

(a) borrowing

(b) the

(c) language

(d) are

(e) communicate

(f) Some

(g) who

(h) without