New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has【B1】______. It’s now a "global village" where countries are only s

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问题     New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has【B1】______. It’s now a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to【B2】______this high-tech communications equipment is greatly【B3】______by foreign language skills.
    Deeply involved with this new technology is a【B4】______of modern business people who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support【B5】______business efforts.
    Overseas assignments are becoming【B6】______important to advancement within executive ranks. The executive stationed in another country no longer needs to fear being "out of sight and out of mind." He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company’s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or【B7】______an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas,【B8】______will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural and foreign language issues are becoming more and more【B9】______.
    Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communications devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.
    English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn’t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications【B10】______ be equal.
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答案prevalent

解析 根据空格前的becoming和more and more可以知道,这里应填入的是形容词。prevalent的意思是“普遍的,流行的”。
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