The Future of Chinese

Do you know that one fifth of the planet speaks Chinese？About 873million people speak ①it at home in China，people in Singapore，Malaysia and some other Asian countries also speak Chinese．②That makes Chinese the most widely used first languages in the world．

③ in，Chinese，schoolchildren，UK，the，are，USA，and，learning （．） In the future，people will speak Chinese as an international language because China is becoming a very important country in the world．④Many foreigners visit China，and many countries trade China． China is a world leader，and so many people will learn Chinese and speak Chinese as an international language．

66．写出文中①处画线代词的所指内容．　　

67．将文中②处画线句子翻译成汉语．　　

68．将文中③处画线内容连词成句．（标点符号已在括号内给出）　　

69．文中④处画线句子有一处错误，改正、将正确的句子抄写在横线上．　　

70．Why does the writer think Chinese will be an international language？　　．