English is everywhere. It is predicted that half the world will be 1. p_______ in it to some extent. English is not easy, for it has 2. b________ grammar and 3. i________ forms. The numerous 4. e_________ of versions even confuse native speakers who are worried about their language. English is not only a medium of 5. c_________ but also a 6. r__________ of culture and identity. The advance of English sometimes damages much local culture even in England itself. As English continued to 7. e__________, countries such as France, Poland and Germany were driven on to the 8. d________. In India, people regard English as an oppressive 9. l_________ of colonialism that should be 10. e____________. However, although many people can speak several languages, native English-speakers are becoming incompetent at other languages, thus the triumph of English is a thoroughly 11. d___________ triumph.