When Julius Caesar A 0 in Britain nearly two thousand years ago, English did not exist. English began A 1 a west Germanic language which A 2 to England by the Saxons around 400 AD. Nearly a thousand years after that, when William Shakespeare A 3 English was a native language of about seven million Englishmen. A 4 between 1600 and the present speakers of English A 5 to every corner of the globe, carrying their language and culture with them, English became more popular. Today about 350 million people use English A 6 a mother tongue. Many words used today, A 7 man, woman, mother, king came from Old English. But A 8 languages are living, changing thing, the English of Shakespeare is different from the English of today. English is now international language and is used A 9 a means of communication between people from many countries. A10 a result of people’s communication new words A11 to English from other languages. New words spread quickly A12 television and the Internet. ОТВЕТЫ : A 0 1 land 2 landed 3 has landed A 1 1 as 2 like 3 as though A 2 1 brought 2 was brought 3 has brought A 3 1 wrote 2 was writing 3 was written A 4 1 Due to 2 Due to the fact that 3 Thanks to A 5 1 travelled 2 was travelling 3 were travelling A 6 1 as 2 like 3 such as A 7 1 as 2 like 3 so as A 8 1 because 2 because of 3 so A 9 1 as 2 like 3 so A10 1 As 2 Like 3 Though A11 1 added 2 are added 3 are being added A12 1 because 2 due to the fact that 3