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English
World Language
Once people （1） a language that everybody in the world could understand． Now， for the （2） time in human history， perhaps there is one﹣﹣English． It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250﹣300 million people （3） it as a second language． Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050．
Difficult to Master？
English is not the （4） language to learn﹣most of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabulary﹣at least 200， 000 words are in common use．
User﹣friendly
But some things make （5） easy． For example， nouns don't have gender（性别） and the usages of verbs are simpler than other languages． There is （6） one form to speak to someone directly﹣"you"． Adjectives don't agree（7） nouns， and many nouns are often also verbs．
English Is Everywhere
Some other languages may have more speakers， like Chinese． But English （8） in many different areas． It is the language of transport： most airline pilots and air﹣traffic controllers use it． At （9） English is the international language of communication．
The Future of English
What is the future of English as a global language？ Will （10） language ever replace it？ Many think not﹣it is already too popular．
Mary is a from class today because she is in hospital．
Anyone who breaks the law will be p ．
Too much sweet can be h to kids' teeth．
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（1）﹣ Why are they so busy？
﹣ Because they money for homeless people．
（2）Usually taking a taxi more than taking a bus．
（3）The first cartoon film with sound and music in New York in 1928．
（4）The Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days． We the boat races and eat zongzi on that day．
（5）Beijing is such a fantastic place that Amy there three times．
We should protect the endangered wild animals， or they will in the near future．（appear）