Language, particularly our mother language, is an important part of our culture. However, around the world, at least 40 percent of the more than 6,700 languages spoken around the world are in danger of dying out in the long term, mainly as the number of speakers dwindles and children are taught in their society's dominant language rather than the one they speak at home.In 1999, a special day to promote mother languages was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): International Mother Language Day, on February 21. The day was also intended to1. The word "dwindles" underlined in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________.A contractsB acceleratesC decreases

A language is much more than just a way of communicating. Language, particularly our mother language, is an important part of our culture. However, around the world, at least 40 percent of the more than 6,700 languages spoken around the world are in danger of dying out in the long term, mainly as the number of speakers dwindles and children are taught in their society's dominant language rather than the one they speak at home. In 1999, a special day to promote mother languages was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): International Mother Language Day, on February 21. The day was also intended to 1. The word "dwindles" underlined in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ________. A contracts B accelerates C decreases