填空题 It is suggested that the English language will provide the key to ]Britain"s economic prosperity in the future. But my argument is that in future Britain"s 1 may not be the most advantageous strategy and will eventually 2 our native-speaker economic advantage. There are several reasons. First, the world is becoming increasingly bilingual and 3 , and trade is significant among them. Second, in some regions, languages other than 4 may become important in business and a person who can speak two or three 5 fluently is certainly more welcome. So in future, the first likelihood is that English may become so 6 that Britain gets no 7 benefits. The business advantage may 8 more clearly towards bilingualism. As a result, Britain"s linguistic advantage in attracting 9 from Asia may decrease. In terms of the 10 and marketing of 11 property, English will no doubt remain an important asset to Britain. But other countries may also produce and 12 intellectual property in English language teaching and learning. International language schools will 13 Competitors to Britain will arise not only in 14 , but also in other parts of the world. These trends may make it less easy to identify British language teaching and learning 15 The second likelihood is that new English language 16 in Europe and Asian second-language areas may prove to be more attractive than 17 ones, since the former can best 18 the needs of second-language users of English. These trends and developments show that Britain does not naturally have an 19 advantage based on 20