English serves as a functional alternative language in several areas of public activity for the many nations of the world which

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问题     English serves as a functional alternative language in several
areas of public activity for the many nations of the world which
use it an international second language. Because of its【S1】______
geographically widespread use, and because of the much number【S2】______
of people who speak it, it has been adapted as the language of【S3】______
aviation and air traffic. English has continued as one of the
important languages of commerce, as the sphere of political and
economic influence of the English-spoken nations has extended far【S4】______
beyond their own bounds. The use of English in international【S5】______
diplomacy is strengthened by its acceptance as one of the official
languages of the United Nations. But as a final example, English is【S6】______
the language of the most majority of published materials in the【S7】______
world, so that education, especially specialized higher education,
has come to rely very heavily in an understanding of English In no【S8】______
sense English replace the cultural heritage and emotional ties of【S9】______
the first language, but for many speakers throughout the world, it
provides a means of communicating with people of similar training
and interests which would otherwise not be able to comprehend【S10】______
them.
【S5】

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答案bounds一boundaries

解析 此处their own后接名词,bound作名词,通常为复数形式,表示“限制范围,界限”,多指抽象的事物;boundary表示“边界,分界线”,常指具体存在的事物间的界限,例如地理位置上的分界。前文的geographically widespread use就已经表明英语使用的地域性较广,此处说英语国家的政治和经济影响范围已经远远超出了“地域”界限,故用boundaries更合适。
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