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大学体验英语四（综合教程） Unit 4　　Language and Economy Listen and Talk　 Lead in English is becoming the worlds language of the 21st Century and this is no time to 1. U.S. residents or immigrants 2. learning English. English is now the second most widely spoken language in the world, with only Chinese 3. spoken by more people. English is 4. ,the second language of 5. , for non-English-speaking people. English is the official language of the European Central Bank and the working language of the Asian trade group ASEAN. In multilingual continental Europe, a 6. battle over language popularity appears to be ending with English emerging as the 7. for the 21st century. The Germans have given up trying to persuade more British people to learn their language and, instead, 8. Germanys leading newspaper produces an eightEnglish edition and declares that 9. . Switzerland has three official languages, German, French, and Italian, plus a fourth language spoken in one canton, Romansh. But Switzerland recently 10. rather than one of its official languages. Key:1. discourage; 2. from; 3. dialects; 4. overwhelmingly; 5. choice 6. fierce; 7. standard; 8. are now promoting English as the language of the 21st century 9. English is going to be the lingua franca of the new century 10. adopted English to be taught as the second language of choice ; Passage A: A stateless language that Europe must embrace 2. Answer the following questions with information from the passage. 1. What is the popular superstition about English majors choice of occupations according to the passage? English majors are confined to choosing careers between journalism and teaching. 2. Why does the author think that English majors have advantages over non-English majors in terms of employment? Experience shows that English major graduates qualify for a surprising range of jobs. In fact, they are also often well prepared for future careers in law, medicine, busine