Today a quarter of the world’s population use English，and as many as one billion people   1   (learn) it．

    New types of English   2   (be)common wherever English is spoken．Singaporeans speak“Singlish”．For example，to ask，where are you going？They mix English words with Chinese grammar：You go where?

    When you   3   (go)to Egypt，people always say,‘'Welcome in Egypt．”Why do they say this？It’s an example of how English changes over time and from place to place．Using“in”after“welcome”   4   (be)normal in Egypt．

    Languages   5   always_____(change)．A hundred years ago，German   6   (be)the most popular language for science．Scientists   7   (have)to learn German to read the latest information in science books．But by 1950，American inventions and ideas   8   (help)to make English more popular．Some language teachers believe that if China   9   (begin)to develop important technologies，such as new types of computers，then Chinese might become the language that every scientist wants to learn．Already，many business people   10   (learn)Chinese to help them do business in China．

Today a quarter of the world's population use English，and as many as one bill ion people  ___l_  （learn）it．

New types of English   2   （be）common wherever English is spoken．Singaporeans speak “Singlish”．For example，to ask, "Where are you going?”，they mix English words with Chinese grammar：You go where?

When you   3   （go）to Egypt，people always say, “Welcome in Egypt．” Why do they say this? It's an example of how English changes over time and from place to place．Using “in” after “welcome”   4  （be）normal in Egypt．

Languages always   5  （change）．A hundred years ago，German   6  （be）the most popular language for science．Scientists   7  （have）to learn German to read the latest information in science books．But by 1950，American inventions and ideas   8  （help）to make English more popular．Some language teachers believe that if China   9  （begin）to develop important technologies，such as new types of computers，then Chinese might become the language that every scientist wants to learn．Already，many business people  10  （learn）Chinese to help them do business in China．