Today, English is (30) ____________ second of three most popular mother tongue in the world, with an estimated 430-400 million (31) ____________. But, crucially, it is also the common tongue for many non-English speakers the world over, and almost a quarter of the globe’s population - maybe one and a half or two billion people - can (32) ____________ it and have at least some basic competence in its use, whether written or spoken.

It should be noted here that statistics on the numbers around the world who speak English are unreliable at best. It is notoriously difficult (33) ____________ quite what is meant by “English speaker”, let alone the definitions of first language, second language, mother tongue, native speaker, etC. What level of competency counts? Does a thick creole (English based, but completely incomprehensible to a native speaker) count? Just to add to the confusion, there are a least 40 million people in the nominally English-speaking United States (34) ____________ do NOT speak English. In addition, the figures, of necessity, combine statistics from different sources, different dates, etc. You may well see large variations on any statistics quoted.

30. A. the                B. a                        C. an                        D. x

31. A. foreigners        B. native speakers        C. local people                D. travellers

32. A. know                B. make                C. understand                D. enjoy

33. A. defining                B. define                C. to define                D. defined

34. A. which                B. when                C. whose                D. who

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