Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. In the first 20 years of the 20th century, English medium education became popular for all groups in Singapore. By the 1950s nearly all children went to school, and the majority were educated in (70)________ . Since Singapore became an independent Republic in 1965, the (71)________ of English has increased still further. For many Singaporeans, English is the (72)________ language. Many families (73)________ English at home and it is one of the (74)________ languages learnt by about half of the current pre-school (75)________ . Over half of the population born since 1965 is (76)________ speakers of English, and the proportion of this group is still (77)________. 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77