From October 4 to October 6, the National English Speaking Competition    1     (hold) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. A total of one million people of different ages, from kindergarten kids to young professionals, took part in this year's event.

During the three-day event, young competitors expressed     2     (them) by delivering speeches about     3     (vary) topics, including History as a Mirror, The Promise of Youth, and The Power of Dreams. Besides showing their     4     (impress) English ability, they also shared their views on the world as a generation of being open-minded, individualistic, and     5     (social) responsible.

When the competition was first run in 1996, the goal was     6     (train) college students to master another language and communicate clearly with foreigners.     7    , in the past 25 years the competition     8     (go) far beyond this simple goal. It now plays a role in helping document every major step the country takes in its development,     9     (encourage) young people to share China's stories and providing a stage for those     10     will shape the future.

Earlier this June, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that the 2022 Asian Games,     1     were originally scheduled for September in Hangzhou, would be postponed due to the pandemic situation. According to the Games’ organizing committee, all 56 competition venues and 31 training venues will be     2     (gradual) opened to the public from July 1.

Sports centers with relatively low operation costs will provide free admission to their gymnasiums, squares, and track and field venues. Those     3     (design) to host competitions—such as rowing, shooting and cycling — will hire professional teams to run the venues and maintain facilities. It     4     (expect) that these venues will offer sports-related experience activities to the public. Venues located in universities will stage     5    (variety) of sports events, improving their utilization (使用) beyond their daily use in students’ education.

The committee has promised to open venues     6     a controlled and orderly manner as it tries to protect and maintain the quality of the facilities. Each venue will establish an operation and maintenance team     7     (ensure) that the venue will meet the requirements of the Asian Games.

    8     opening of the venues and facilities emphasizes the important roles that the 2022 Asian Games play in enhancing sports culture, meeting the    9     (grow ) needs of citizens,     10     gaining experience for holding high-level competitions.