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6- Language Extinct Text:

At the moment, there are between six and seven thousand languages in the world. According to linguists, fifty percent of these are in danger _________ extinct. The speed of language loss has accelerated over the past few decades because businesses that need to communicate with a range of people from other cultures __________ to employ more widely used languages, such as English, Chinese, or Spanish. This attitude is understandable, but it means that many local languages are dying out before anyone ___________ the opportunity to study them. According to linguists, some of these languages could reveal a great _________ of useful information about language learning and cognitive development. In addition, a local language that has been built on the local culture contains words and phrases that express that culture; lose the language and you arguably may lose the culture, too. And finally, historians will ___________ that a language contains evidence of a region's history and should, for that reason alone, be preserved.

Choose the best answer: 

Text

to become	select	would have	size	speak
became	prefer	has had	deal	argue
of becoming	fancy	have	load	explore
have become	must	having had	capacity	tell

Model Answers with Explanation :

1- of becoming :  ✅ ( Idiom ) 
 "of becoming extinct" is a standard idiomatic phrase in English. When expressing the risk or danger of something happening, we often use "in danger of [gerund form of verb]."

In this sentence, the phrase "in danger of becoming" is a set phrase used to suggest that something is likely to occur in the near future. When we refer to something that might happen in the future, especially something undesirable or threatening, we use the construction "in danger of...". Other examples of this usage include,
"The species is in danger of extinction,"
or "The company is in danger of bankruptcy."

* The other options, "to become," "became," and "have become," do not fit within this phrase and hence, are grammatically incorrect within the given context.

* "To become extinct" would suggest an affirmative action or purpose, which is not the intended meaning in this context.

* "Became" is in the past tense, so it wouldn't make sense to use it when referring to something that has not yet happened.

* "Have become" is in the present perfect tense, which refers to actions that started in the past and continue in the present. However, this action is not ongoing; instead, it's a potential future event. Hence, "have become" also wouldn't fit in the sentence.

So, "of becoming" is the only grammatically and contextually appropriate option here.

2- prefer : ✅
The word "prefer" is used in this context because it suggests a choice based on desire or personal interest. Here, businesses are not forced, but they choose to employ more widely used languages for better communication.

* The words "select" and "fancy" could technically work, but they do not convey this sense of deliberate preference as accurately.

* The word "must" implies a sense of obligation or requirement, which does not fit the context as the businesses are choosing to use widely-spoken languages, rather than being forced to.

3- has had : ✅ 

The blank space in the sentence must be filled with "has had" because of the tense and context of the sentence. The sentence is in the present perfect tense, which is used to describe an action that happened at an unspecified time before now. The exact time is not important.

The phrase "has had" fits here because it indicates that the action (someone having the opportunity to study the local languages) could have occurred at any time in the past and up to the present moment, but it hasn't happened yet.

"Has had" is the correct choice because it indicates that this is an ongoing situation extending from the past to the present (perfect aspect) and it agrees with the singular subject "anyone." The action (having the opportunity) started in the past and its lack of completion has relevance to the present situation, which is the disappearing of languages before they can be studied.

* "Would have" is used to talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the past, which doesn't fit the context here.

* "Have" is the base form of the verb and doesn't fit the tense of the sentence.

* "Having had" is a perfect gerund phrase and it doesn't fit here because it's typically used to talk about something that happened before something else, and there's no such context in this sentence.

4- deal : ✅ ( idiom) "a great deal of"

 The blank space in the sentence should be filled with "deal" because it fits best in the context. The phrase "a great deal of" is a common English idiom used to express a large amount or quantity of something. In this case, it's referring to a large amount of "useful information about language learning and cognitive development."

* The words "size," "load," and "capacity" don't fit as well in this context.

* "Size" and "capacity" are typically used to refer to physical dimensions or the maximum amount that something can contain, respectively.

* "Load" often refers to a weight or burden. None of these words are typically used to refer to an amount of information in the way that "deal" is in the phrase "a great deal of."

5- argue : ✅ يجادل

The blank space marked by "_____" needs to be filled with "argue" because it fits contextually and meaningfully in the sentence. Historians are uniting in a claim or belief about the role of language in preserving history.

* The words "speak," "explore," and "tell" do not sufficiently convey this sense of presenting an opinion about a contentious or debatable matter.

* The term "argue" also complements the previous usage of "arguably" in the text, maintaining a consistent tone of academic argumentation.

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Transcript:

At

the

moment,

there

are

between

six

and

seven

thousand

languages

in

the

world.

في الوقت الحالي، هناك ما بين ستة وسبعة آلاف لغة في العالم.

According

to

linguists,

fifty

percent

of

these

are

in

danger

of

becoming

extinct.

ووفقا لعلماء اللغة، فإن خمسين بالمائة منها معرضة لخطر الانقراض.

The

speed

of

language

loss

has

accelerated

over

the

past

few

decades

because

businesses

that

need

to

communicate

with

a

range

of

people

from

other

cultures

prefer

to

employ

more

widely

used

languages,

such

as

English,

Chinese,

or

Spanish.

لقد تسارعت سرعة فقدان اللغة على مدى العقود القليلة الماضية لأن الشركات التي تحتاج إلى التواصل مع مجموعة من الأشخاص من ثقافات أخرى تفضل استخدام اللغات المستخدمة على نطاق أوسع، مثل الإنجليزية أو الصينية أو الإسبانية.

This

attitude

is

understandable,

but

it

means

that

many

local

languages

are

dying

out

before

anyone

has

had

the

opportunity

to

study

them.

وهذا الموقف مفهوم، ولكنه يعني أن العديد من اللغات المحلية في طريقها إلى الانقراض قبل أن تتاح لأي شخص الفرصة لدراستها.

According

to

linguists,

some

of

these

languages

could

reveal

a

great

deal

of

useful

information

about

language

learning

and

cognitive

development.

ووفقا لعلماء اللغة، يمكن لبعض هذه اللغات أن تكشف عن قدر كبير من المعلومات المفيدة حول تعلم اللغة والتطور المعرفي.

In

addition,

a

local

language

that

has

been

built

on

the

local

culture

contains

words

and

phrases

that

express

that

culture;

lose

the

language

and

you

arguably

may

lose

the

culture,

too.

بالإضافة إلى ذلك، تحتوي اللغة المحلية المبنية على الثقافة المحلية على كلمات وعبارات تعبر عن تلك الثقافة؛ إذا فقدت اللغة، فمن الممكن أن تفقد الثقافة أيضًا.

And

finally,

historians

will

argue

that

a

language

contains

evidence

of

a

region's

history

and

should,

for

that

reason

alone,

be

preserved.

وأخيرا، سوف يجادل المؤرخون بأن اللغة تحتوي على دليل على تاريخ المنطقة وينبغي الحفاظ عليها لهذا السبب وحده.

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