It is assumed that the world has approximately 3000 (some put it 5000) languages, which can be grouped into roughly ______ language families on the basis of similarities in their basic word stock and grammar.
A. 500
B. 4000
C. 300
D. 2000
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Both English and ______ belong to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.
A. Celtic
B. Danish
C. French
D. Scottish
All these languages have some influence on English to a greater or lesser extent because each has ______ the English vocabulary.
A. borrowed words from
B. enlarged words to
C. decreased words to
D. lent words into
The Balto-Slavic comprises such modern languages as Prussian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovenian and ______.
A. Greek
B. Roman
C. Indian
D. Russian