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There are short reading passages below. Each passage is followed by a question. For each question, choose the best answer from among the four choices.

Over 1,500 languages are used in India. Twenty-nine of these, including English, have more than a million speakers. Although many Indians speak English as a second language, in overall numbers it trails behind Hindi, which has over 550 million speakers. According to recently released figures, 125 million people—about 13% of India’s billion-plus population—speak English. Many people believe that in the future, India will have more English speakers than any other country.

1. In the future, English is expected to become India’s most common language.

2. In India, English is one of 29 languages spoken by at least 1 million people.

3. English is the only language in India other than Hindi with at least 1 million speakers.

4. The number of people in India who speak Hindi has increased according to recent figures.

The constellation or group of stars called Libra, or “the Scales,” was named thousands of years ago. The sun passed through this constellation on the fall equinox, a day when the number of daylight hours and nighttime hours are equal. Ancient people called the constellation Libra because it symbolized the sun and moon in balance. Now, 4,000 years later, the sun crosses the constellation much later in the year, but the name remains the same.

2. How did Libra get its name?

1. People thought the stars looked like a pair of scales.

2. People associated the constellation with the equinox.

3. The constellation lies exactly halfway across the night sky

4. The constellation appears only in the fall.

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