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5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap:The process of globalization obviously requires a common language for international communication. For many different reasons, English has (a) - the (b) - of being that language. As a result, it has (c) - national borders to reach people who speak other languages. It is no longer the (d) - possession of British or American or other native speakers, but a language that (e) to the world's people. In fact, bilingual and multilingual users of English far (f) - its monolingual native speakers. This phenomenon has led to a (g) variety of English around the world. As more and more people speak English, more and more varieties have (h) which are strongly influenced by the pronunciation, grammar and idioms of the (i) - mother tongues. World English has now (j)-away from the control of its native speakers.