According to the text, every lingua francaA．remains pre eminent as a first languageB．will

The author suggests that English is

A．pre-eminent rather than vulnerable

B．an international language for good

C．sure to decline in the distant future

D．the lingua franca in China and India

The example of India in the first paragraph is given to show______.

A．the uncontrollable increase of its population

B．the importance of English in economic growth

C．the influence of English over native languages

D．the pre-eminence of English in the whole world

The example of "the baiji" is cited to show that ______.

A．the habitats of dolphins are restricted to rivers and deltas

B．Yangtze River is no longer a suitable habitat for dolphins

C．the extinction of animals is due to the activities of people

D．dolphins living in rivers are most vulnerable to extinction

______.

A．the "ocean giants" studied by a non-profit group

B．the thriving population of Irrawaddy dolphins

C．many millions of people living in Bangladesh

D．both Bangladeshi and Ganges River dolphins

The long term threat Irrawaddy dolphins are faced with is______,

A．the rising salinity of the water they live in

B．the higher sea levels due to global warming

C．the inevitable erosion of Himalayan glaciers

D．the final disappearance of the species" habitats

Biologists called on urgent protection of dolphins on account of ______.

A．the widespread distribution of fishing nets

B．the excessive dam construction along rivers

C．the rising human threat due to inconsideration

D．the deteriorated and ruined coastal ecosystems

Marine biologists used to assume that Irrawaddy dolphins ______.

A．were a species with thriving population

B．were faced with the state of being extinct

C．were restricted to brackish bays and rivers

D．thrive from southern Asia to northern Australia

In order to attract talented people in the West, employers should______.

A．give them more flexibility in their work schedule

B．create more gewgaws both appealing and original

C．lessen their interest in the graduates of India and China

D．have more trust in the business-education system in the West

Liz Ramos argues that______.

A．India"s graduates can never be comparable to those from the West

B．global firms are most interested in India"s business school graduates

C．global firms will not lose their desire to use the West"s graduates very soon

D．many employers will lose their desire to employ white men in the near future

_____.

A．have moved out of America

B．have moved to both India and China

C．become interested in tertiary-education systems

D．are seeking talented people in developing countries