Read the following passage and decide which options A, B, C, D best fits each space.
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 nonnative speakers, constituting the largest number of nonnative users than any other language in the world.
What is the main topic of the passage?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải thích:
A. The number of non-native users of English: số lượng người không phải là người bản ngữ sử dụng tiếng Anh
B. The French influence on the English language: ánh hường của tiếng Pháp đổi với tiếng Anh
C. The expansion of English as an international language: sự phát triển của tiếng Anh như ngôn ngữ quốc tế
D. The use of English for science and technology: sự sử dụng tiếng anh trong khoa học và kỹ thuật
Tạm dịch: Trong 600 năm qua, tiếng Anh đã phát triển từ một ngôn ngữ ít người dùng để trở thành ngôn ngữ chủ yếu của truyền thông quốc tế.