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  3. It is undeniable that English is beginning to become a global language in most parts of the world by and large. It is spoken fre

It is undeniable that English is beginning to become a global language in most parts of the world by and large. It is spoken fre

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问题     It is undeniable that English is beginning to become a global language in
most parts of the world by and large. It is spoken frequently specially in【S1】______
developed countries. This is an inescapable process of globalization.
However, according to many experts in linguistics, English is dominating
today’s modern world and thus, disregard most minority languages.【S2】______
Therefore, it is essential to consider the history of how English gradually
becomes dominant down to the present time.【S3】______
    The key to English globalization and extension up to the current is
basically due to the three eras where English had undergone in the past.【S4】______
English benefited from three overlapping eras of world history. The first era
was the imperial expansion of European powers which spread the use of
English so well as of other languages, like Spanish, French and Portuguese【S5】______
around the world. The second is the era of technological revolution, begun【S6】______
with the industrial revolution which the English-speaking nations of Britain【S7】______
and United States made a leading part, and the later electronic revolution, led【S8】______
above all by the USA. The third is the era of globalization.
    The mentioned three eras are pertinent to one another, for example the
second era, namely as the electronic revolution has introduced the Internet【S9】______
technology including e-mail, e-commerce, e-business and other e-activities
which support the third era, the globalization era likely to take place. Further【S10】______
development of the globalization era leads to the commonness of English in
several fields such as science, technology and world trade.
【S1】
选项
答案specially一especially
解析 副词错误。该句句意为“它被频繁使用，尤其是在发达国家”。specially和especially同为副词，但前者意思是“特别地，专门地”，后者意思是“尤其是”。根据句意，especially更符合语境，故将specially改为especially。
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