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                                       ADebateontheEnglishLanguage

【*】AmeasuredeclaringEnglishthenationallanguageisunderintense___1___IntheUnitedStates.TheUSSenate___2___twodeclarationslastweek.OnecallsEnglishthenation'sofficiallanguageandtheothersaysitisthe“commonandunifying(统一的)”tongue,ButAmericansfoundthemselvesdividedontheissue.

SincepeopleworldwideknowthatmostAmericansspeakonlyEnglish,manycan'tunderstandwhythe___3___issocontr oversial(有争议的).

【*】Thediscussionisrelatedtofearsofimmigrationissues,"saysDickTucker,asocialscientistatPittsburgh’sCarnegieMellonUniversity."It's___4___toaworryaboutthechangingdemography(人口统计)oftheUS.lt'saworryaboutwhowillcontinuetohavepoliticalandeconomic___5___”
【*】Infact,thenotionofprotectingthelanguagehasbeenkickedaroundalmostsincethenation’sfounding.JohnAdamslobbied(游说)in1780forthecreationofanationalacademytocorrectandimprovetheEnglishlanguage.Buthisproposaldied,sincelawmakers___6___itasaroyalist(保皇主义者)attempttodefinepersonalbehavior.
【*】Sincethen,thecountr yhasn'thada___7___language,buttheideaofrecognizingthespecialstatusofEnglishlivedon.

Theemotionssurroundinglanguageresurface(再次浮现)notbecausepeoplefeel8withEnglish.ItismoreaboutthediscomfortmanyAmericansfeelwiththenewlanguages,saysWaltWolfram,a___9___atNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.

【*】“Languageisneveraboutlanguage,"hesays.
【*】Accordingtothe2000USCensusBureaureportof209millionAmericansover18yearsold,172millionspeakonlyEnglishathome.about37millionspeaklanguages___10___thanEnglish.Amongthem,6.5millionspeakpoorEnglishand3.1milliondon'tspeakEnglishatall.
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【单选】

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A

issue

B

passed

C

debate

D

another

E

other

F

 international

G

related

H

influence

I

saw

J

professor

K

national

L

comfortable

答案及解析：介词under后需要接名词。备选单词有四个名词:Issue意思是“问题”professor意思是“教授”,influence意思是“影响”,debate意思是“争论”。文章标题是“关于英语语言的争论”,此句作为第一段的主题句开门见山就提起了这个话题,与文章标题相照应,此处填debate既适合句意又符合语法。