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A: 28%
C:
6%
B : 76%
D:
50%
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W hat percentage of the world¶s
population doesn¶t
speak English?
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A: nothing
C:
up to 10
%
B : up to 5 %
D:
up to 20
%
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How much more doyou earn when youspeak a foreign
language?
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A: 80 %
C:
100
%
B : 30 %
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What percentage of UK businesses
cannot negotiate in
a foreign language?
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A: 6500
C:
500
B : 10 .000
D:
3000
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H ow many languagesare spoken in the
world?
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A: 100
C:
over 300
B : 50
D:
200
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H ow manylanguages are
spoken in London?
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A: 1 in 1 0
C:
1 in 100
B : 1 in 5
D:
1 in50
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H ow many UKcompanies lose
business because of
language barriers?
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A: Ich habe meineBrieftasche verloren.
C : Ich habe Colagetrunken.
B : Ich bin verloren.
D: Ich habe meinGepäck verloren.
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I lost my luggage.
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A: 86%
C:
11%
B : 37%
D:
63%
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W hat percentage of the richest under 3 0 year olds in the UK
speak a foreignlanguage?
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A: nerdy
C:
intelligent and sexy
B : hard working
D:
intelligent
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A survey of 27 0 dating
agencies has shownthat people with
languages skills areconsidered more
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A: talkative
C:
confident
B : confused and tired
D:
flexible & creative
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Research shows thatlearning a languagemakes you more «
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A: cancer
C : colds
B : dementia
D:
frost-bite
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S peaking other languages helps to
delay «
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A: 800
C : 200
B : 600
D: 400
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How long wasFrench the officiallanguage in
England?
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A: sense of smell
C : sense of taste
B : dress style
D: English
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Learning a languageimproves your«
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A: 12
C : 30
B : 3
D: 3000
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H ow many lettersare in the H awaiian
alphabet?
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A: 23
C : 66
B : 46
D: 92
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At least « % of theworld¶s population
speak twolanguages
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