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Passage Two In recent years, particularly following the Second World War, German has increased its borrowings from English. As English has become the dominant world language for science and technology and business, German, more than any other European language, has adopted even more English vocabulary. Although some people object to this, most German-speakers do not. Unlike the French, very few German-speakers seem to perceive the invasion of English as a threat to their own language. True, there are several small language organizations in Germany that see themselves as guardians of the German language and try to fight against Englishwith little success to date. English terms are perceived as trendy or cool in German. But many well-educated Germans are shocked at what they view as the bad influences of English in todays German. Dramatic proof of this tendency can be seen in the popularity of Bastian Smiths humorous bestselling book. Smiths 英语六级听力预测题答案 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A | 
