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深圳市2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练精品题（13）及答案 【深圳市2014高考英语综合能力测试题（3）】B People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages. Hong Kong was a British colony for over 156 years before returning to China in 1997. English was the only official language until 1994. Most people in Hong Kong today speak Cantonese, but Mandarin and other dialects are also heard. British English is still widely spoken and taught here. Now however, many people are choosing to learn American English. Victor Chan, for example, has children who attend a school called Nature EQ. They are learning to say words in the American way. Mr Chan says he wants his sons to learn American English, because he plans to send them to the United States for further study. Nature EQ is one of a growing number of schools in Hong Kong that offer American English classes. Frankie Ng opened the school 17 years ago, at which time, he had only 40 students. Today, the school has 350 students. Mr Ng says American English is clear and easy to teach and understand. Student Sam Yu has another reason for studying American English, I think American English is getting more and more important, and is maybe taking over the dominance of British English, so Im willing to learn. Public schools still teach mostly British English. But the number of private language schools teaching American English is growing. In Hong Kongs Tseung Kwan O district, for example, the Workshop School had 20 students a week when it opened one year ago. Today, it has more than 180 students each week. American English is becoming the language of international business. Increasing contact with American culture, like movies, television programs, computer games and the Internet is spreading American expressions and accents in areas other than business. But for now, what people hear in the streets of Hong Kong is mainly traditional British English. We can understand both, but we speak with the British accent, said one local woman. 31. How long had