There are more than 3,000 million people on the Earth and about 2,500 languages. Of these languages only about twelve are used by more than 50 million people. Here are the names of some languages which have very wide use: Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, etc. All these languages have more people speaking them today than ever before. Hundred and fifty years ago there were only about twenty million people who talked English, for example. Now there are at least two hundred and fifty million, and there may be more people in the future. English has become a popular language. It's useful for us to learn English well.

【小题1】There are about 3,000 languages in the world.
【小题2】German, Chinese and Spanish are widely used in the world.
【小题3】150 years ago, only about 200,000 people spoke English.
【小题4】It's true that English has the most speakers.
【小题5】We know that now there are much more people speaking English than before.