Упр.5 Юнит 1 Рабочая тетрадь New Millennium English 11 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Казырбаева, Дворецкая 11 класс, Титул: 5 Choose the appropriate word in each case. English is a very difficult language to learn unless you’ve been learning in it (1 )since birth. English spelling is said to be more difficult (2) than that of any other language (3)except Gaelic. English grammar, although it may be fairly simple, is full (4) of exceptions. Verbs are very often irregular. Interestingly, (5)while English was spoken (6) by about 10% of the world’s population in 1900, it is today spoken (7)by about 8.5 to 9%. English has gained its present status (8)because of the current economic and political power of English-speaking countries.
*Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

English is a very difficult language to learn unless you’ve been learning it since birth. English spelling is said to be more difficult than that of any other language except Gaelic. English grammar, although it may be fairly simple, is full of exceptions. Verbs are very often irregular. Interestingly, while English was spoken by about 10% of the world’s population in 1900, it is today spoken by about 8.5 to 9%. English has gained its present status because of the current economic and political power of English-speaking countries.