Directions:Read the text blow, and fill in the number gaps with the vocabulary provided below. Note that there are more lexical items than needed, and that some changes in form are necessary.much other regardless since well in with after donot something itself of take make respective atGlobal EnglishGlobal English exists as a political and cultural reality. Many misguided theories attempt to explain why the English language should have succeeded internationally, whilst（1） have not. Is it because there is （2） inherently （内在的，固有的）logical or beautiful about the structure of English ? Does its simple grammar（3） it easy to learn ? Such ideas are misconceived. Latin was once a major international language, despite having a complicated grammatical structure, and English also presents learners（4） all manner of real difficulties,（5） least its spelling system, Ease（6） learning, therefore, has little to （7） with it. （8） all, children learn to speak their mother tongue in approximately the same period of time, （9） of their language. English has spread not so （10） for linguistic reasons, but rather because it has often found （11） in the right place, at the right time. （12） the 1960s, two major developments have contributed to strengthening this global status. Firstly, in a number of countries of countries, English is now used in addition to national or regional languages. As （13） as this , an electronic revolution has（14） place. It is estimated that（15） the region of 80% of worldwide electronic communication is now in English.
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