Today, a quarter of the world’s population uses English, and as ________ as one billion people are learning it．

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　　Today，one 　　1　　 four people，or a quarter of the world's population uses English，and as many as one billion people are learning it．The world's 375 million native speakers from Canada to New Zealand feel 　　2　　 ．They already know the language that everyone wants to learn．

　　New types of English are common 　　3　　 English is spoken．Singaporeans speak Singlish，their mixture of Chinese and English．For example，to ask，where are you going？they mix English words 　　4　　 Chinese grammar：You go where？In India，many people speak Hinglish，a mixture of Hindi and English．

　　Languages are always changing．A hundred years ago，German was the 　　5　　 language for science of all the languages．Scientists 　　6　　 learn German to read the latest information in science books．But by 1950，American inventions and ideas 　　7　　 to make English more popular．Some language teachers 　　8　　 that China begins to develop important technologies， 　　9　　 new types of computers，then Chinese might become 　　10　　 every scientist wants to learn．

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