English is a language (61) (speak) all around the world. There are more than 42 countries (62) the majority (大多数) of the people speak English. Most native speakers of English (63) (find) in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand. In total, for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue. (64) equal number of people learn English as a second language. These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family, but the language of the government, schools, newspapers and TV is English. However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language (65) (be) more than 750 million. Most people learn English for five or six years at high school.
In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most (66) (wide) spoken and used in the world. It is the working language of most international organizations. Foreign staff in China are not requested (67) (learn) Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students can talk with them (68) (use) English. English is also the language of global culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs (69) the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day, (70) will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.