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Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.

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  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.

What is the main topic of the passage?

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These countries are _________ in exporting shrimps.

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“Can I borrow twenty dollars?” “No, you know I _________ lend you money any more.”

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  Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.

  The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month.

  But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money.

  Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards.

  He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.

  David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said.

  "I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most his spare time is spent working.

  "Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But 1 had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time. 1 knew what 1 wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway."

  David added: "I would like to earn a million and 1 suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

He left school after taking O-levels because _________.

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“Look! This sweater is beautiful.” “ _________ ?”

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Instead _________ petrol, cars will only run _________ solar energy and electricity.

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“My wife is ill and I can't go to work today.” “ _________”

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Most _________ are at senior level, requiring appropriate qualifications.

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What will the relationship between computing and _________ bring US over the next 15 years?

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Mr. Brown has _________ many patient _________ he is always busy.

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In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.

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          It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented you are. One thing you have to be aware of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is full of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you’ve made up your (25) ______ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don’t let the negative criticism of others prevent you from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on your work. If someone says you’re totally in the (26) _______ of talent, ignore them. That’s negative criticism. If, (27) ________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of work. There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (28) _______. Being successful does depend on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely to (29) _______ well if you persevere and stay positive.

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You must answer the police's questions truthfully; otherwise, you wall get into trouble.

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After walking for three hours, we stopped to let the others _________ with US.

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For more than ten years, we have seen the significant _________ in the economy of our country.