I. Read the passage and decide if the following statements are TRUE or FALSE: 1/ Why did English become the international language ? In the middle 19th century, French was the international language. The Britain became powerful in the world. England stated colonies in the North Africa and India in the 17th century. By 1900, England also had colonies in other parts of Asia, Africa and South Pacific. The people in colonies had to use English. Slowly it became more important than French internationally. After the Second World War, the United States became very powerful, and even more people began to learn English. 1. English was the most international language in the 19th century. 2. English slowly became more important than French. 3. More and more people began to study English. 4. Students learn English as a second language in Vietnam.