With the growth of（）, British tentacles began stretching out to

With the growth of（）, British tentacles began stretching out to every corner of the globe, thus enabling English to absorb words from all major languages of the world.
A、civilization
B、revolution
C、colonization
D、industrialization
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：英语的发展 英国殖民主义的发展，一方面使英语被世界上越来越多的国家和地区使用，另一方面其本身也吸收了越来越多的外来词汇。