VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
Today English is one of the most important languages and it is spoken and understood in all parts of the world.
English has become an international language for a variety of reasons. One of the most important of those is that the English people have been well- known for their knowledge of science, medicine, engineering, government and all other matters that useful for the progress of human race. It is thanks to the scientists of England that the motor-engine has become the most important machine in the world today.
The thirst for knowledge of the English scholars has contributed to the progress of man in almost all fields of his activity. Thousands of books have been written by such scholars on almost every subject that one can think of. Thus, people whose mother tongue is not English have learned English with great interest as a means of acquiring knowledge of all human affairs.
As a result old this interest, English is used almost everywhere in the world. Its is used in all the important meetings and conferences in the United Nations. Its is also used in all leading universities in the world and in international trade and commerce. As it is used so widely, English has indeed become a very rich language. People of all the countries of the world have contributed new ideas and thoughts to this language. Thus, more and more new words are being created to make this language more and more useful for the communication of ideas and information among the peoples of the world.
