Which of the following is not a prediction made by the author in the first part of the text? a) in the future the world will be fundamentally multilingual b)finding who speak only English will not face any trouble in finding a place in the job market still be the number one language but it will be accompanied by other languages, equally important d) the percentage of people who speaks English as their first language is decreasing e) English will help in the development of both bilingual and multilingual groups. 2. The alternatives below contain a correct synonym for the word underlined on the left. In which one the word on the left does not correspond to the one underlined? a) "the intricacies of other languages" (par. 24)- the mechanisms of other languages b) "... the new 'must learn' language is likely to be Mandarin?(par. 21) - imperative to be learned c) "Indeed, the Census Bureau..." (par. 7)- In truth, the Census Bureau __ d) -.. a Seattle -based geologist and energy consultant __ "(par. 21) - a geologist and energy consultant settled in Seattle e) "who struggle to master __ (par. 23) - who make a great effort to master. __ 3. Based on what can be understood from the passage, the only statement which is NOT true is: a) Multilingualism in the US has activated the demand to establish English as the national language b) According to a linguist cited in the text, in most places monolingualism is not the natural state. c) By the end of the twenty-first century the number of speakers of English as a first language will have dropped. d) The prediction is that, by 2050, English will be the fourth most common native tongue in the world. e) Chinese will continue to be the most widely spoken language in the world. d) Learners always having called into question. e) Learners are expecte 5. The only option w between the pronoy a) Itself (par. 3)-gl b) that doesn't mea c) around them (pa d) ... many more a Chinese e) ... some evide 6. Linking word The followir alternative between t and the id c) "Gra alre