Небольшой тест и ответы на вопросы

Поставьте слова в правильном порядке так, чтобы получились предложения:
1. foreign, the question, important, is, learning, very, today, languages, of.
2. one, the leading, is, the world, languages, in, English, of.
3. the mother, English, of, per cent, tongue, Canadians, is, about, 59, of.
4. international, people, English, in, use, business.
5. people, English, from, each, helps, countries, to communicate, different, with, other.

Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами:
A. New Zealand has two … languages: English and Maori. English is the … that you usually … spoken. The Maori …, long on the decline, is now making a comeback. You can use English to speak to anyone in …, as Maori people speak English. There are some occasions, when knowing a little … would be necessary. It’s also … to know it since many places in New Zealand have Maori names.
useful; New Zealand; hear; official; language (2); Maori
B. English is the … of about 59 per cent of Canadians; and French is the first … of 23 per cent of the population. A full 18 … have either more than one mother tongue or a mother tongue other than … or French, such as Chinese, Italian, German, Polish, Spanish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Dutch, Greek or … languages.

per cent; mother tongue; language; English; other

Ответьте на следующие вопросы:
1. What is the role of English among other foreign languages?
2. How many people speak English?
3. Why has English become a world language?
4. Where is English an official language?
5. Why do millions of people learn English today?
6. Why do young people want to learn English nowadays? Why do you learn it?
7. Where is English spoken as the mother tongue?
8. Is Standard English completely uniform?
9. Why is it so important for a businessman to know English well?
10. Why is the problem of learning English very urgent in Russia?