Упражнение 27 для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку.
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English language in India
When the British started ruling India, they searched for educated Indian mediators A ________. The British Government turned to high caste Indians to work for them. Many high caste Indians, especially the Brahmans and the other people of high caste worked for them. The British policy was to create an Indian class B ________. It was said then in England ‘Indians in blood and color but English in taste, in opinions and morals and intellect’.
The English also instituted in India universities C ________. These Indians also obtained their education in British universities. The English Christian missionaries arrived in India from 1813 and they also established schools at primary level for Indians D ________. After that the missionaries established high schools with English as the language of instruction which gratifi ed the Indians who wanted to study to have a sound knowledge of English Language. The British rulers started building their universities in India from 1857. English turned to be the fi rst language in Indian education.
The ‘modern’ leaders of that age in India also supported the English language and stated it to be the main means towards victory. Indians who knew good English E ________. Many new schools were set up in which the language of instruction was English. According to the British government laws the language of instruction at university level was English and therefore schools that stressed English were chosen by ambitious Indians. Even after the independence of India, English continued F ________. Officially English language was given a status of an assistant language and was supposed to cease officially after 15 years of India’s independence, but it still continues to be the significant language of India.
1. were considered as the new elite of India
2. who could help them to administer India
3. those who wanted English to be spoken everywhere in India
4. in which the language of instruction was local language and also they taught English
5. based on English models with emphasis on English
6. who should think like the British
7. to be the foremost language of India
A-2; B-6; C-5; D-4; E-1; F-7
English language in India
When the British started ruling India, they searched for educated Indian mediators who could help them to administer India. The British Government turned to high caste Indians to work for them. Many high caste Indians, especially the Brahmans and the other people of high caste worked for them. The British policy was to create an Indian class who should think like the British. It was said then in England ‘Indians in blood and color but English in taste, in opinions and morals and intellect’.
The English also instituted in India universities based on English models with emphasis on English. These Indians also obtained their education in British universities. The English Christian missionaries arrived in India from 1813 and they also established schools at primary level for Indians in which the language of instruction was local language and also they taught English. After that the missionaries established high schools with English as the language of instruction which gratifi ed the Indians who wanted to study to have a sound knowledge of English Language. The British rulers started building their universities in India from 1857. English turned to be the fi rst language in Indian education.
The ‘modern’ leaders of that age in India also supported the English language and stated it to be the main means towards victory. Indians who knew good English were considered as the new elite of India. Many new schools were set up in which the language of instruction was English. According to the British government laws the language of instruction at university level was English and therefore schools that stressed English were chosen by ambitious Indians. Even after the independence of India, English continued to be the foremost language of India. Officially English language was given a status of an assistant language and was supposed to cease officially after 15 years of India’s independence, but it still continues to be the significant language of India.
