阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，并将【答

阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，并将【答案】填写在题卡相应位置上。
The number of children taking French and German has dropped dramatically in UK. But does it really 76 ? Children educated in this country grow up with ___ 77_ __ important global advantage: they speak English. English is the most spoken language in the world. It is not the most spoken as a first language, 78 if you include people who speak English as a 79 language, it leaves Mandarin Chinese for dust. This is 80 (fortune). It also carries side-benefit that English speakers traveling the world 81 always find work teaching their native tongue as long as they have a decent level. But language learning is 82 than being able to order coffee when you are on holiday, or find work on your travels. 83 both a student and teacher of foreign languages, I have found that the experience of learning another tongue greatly 84 (deep) your understanding of your own language. It forces you to think analytically: a skill which all students need to work on, no matter ___ 85_ __ subject they are studying.