Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

English is ___(1)___ first language of many people in countries outside the United Kingdom. When you meet speakers of English from around the world, you immediately notice that they do not all speak in the same way. There are also some ___(2)___ in the words they use, including the names of common objects that are part of everyone’s daily life. Although pronunciation and vocabulary are not the same everywhere, it is interesting that English speakers from opposite sides of the world can understand each other quite easily. It does not seem to care where they learnt the language. And of course, this is one reason ___(3)___ speakers of other languages are keen on learning English too. If you ___(4)___ English, you are more likely to be able ___(5)___ or work in all sorts of exciting places, such as the United States or Australia.