China’s ancient civilisation has continued all the way through into modern times. It is     1     (wide) known that the reason for this bas been the Chinese writing system. At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language,     2     dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu. Symbols     3     (carve) on animal bones and shells by ancient Chinese people. Over the years, there was     4     time when people were divided geographically, leading to many     5     (variety) of dialects and characters. Emperor Qinshihuang, who united the seven major states into one unified country made the Chinese writing system begin to develop in one direction. It was of great     6     (important) in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live     7     what dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in writing. People in modern times can read the classic works     8     (write) by Chinese in ancient times. Nowadays, Chinese calligraphy has become an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a greater role     9     global affairs, a large number of international students are beginning to appreciate China's culture and history through this     10     (amaze) language.

English is a language     1    (speak) all around the world. There are more than 40 countries     2    most of the people speak English. What's more, the number of people who learn English     3    (be) more than 750 million. Everywhere in the world children go to school     4    (learn) English. Most people learn English for five or six years at high school. In China, most students learn English at school     5    a foreign language.

In only fifty years, English     6    (develop) into the language most     7    (wide) used in the world. English is the working language of most international     8    (organize), International trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. You can listen to English songs through the Internet. With so many people     9    (communicate) in English every day, it will become more and more important to have     10    good knowledge of English.

A smiling face with tears, or “Tears of joy”, was chosen as the most popular emoji globally in 2016, according to a report    1    （publish）by Chinese tech startup Kika.

In 2015,emoji was the country’s fastest-growing language in the UK and “Tears of joy”also became the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year,    2    （make）it popular on social media worldwide.

As a language expert pointed out, the reasons    3    this are as follows. For one thing, with the development of the Internet, especially the     4    （popular）of smartphones, English alone is proving not enough to meet the needs of 21st-century digital communication. For    5    , emojis can offer greater freedom than verbal language. Meanwhile, compared with text messages, they are often more intuitive（直观的）and     6    （simple）,which is also the reason why more and more People choose    7    （express）their emotions and ideas by using emojis.

Even if you don’t send emojis yourself, you will    8    （probable）receive them.

However, nobody can definitely-tell     9    emojis will finally come to look something more like traditional language that we understand and use daily some day or they are just in fashion for    10    while like many things. “After all, it’s an addition to language rather than a language itself,”Dr Drummond says.

Reading classic literature    1    （write）by native speakers can improve your English language skills in several ways．    2    ，this will not happen by magic：only if you read the book    3    （careful）and think about what you are reading．First，if you concentrate hard，you will not only    4    （large）your vocabulary，but also begin to appreciate slight differences in meaning between words．Second，    5    you examine the language attentively，you can learn to appreciate different English writing    6    （style）．The light and ironic style of Jane Austen is quite different from    7    serious and intense style of Charlotte Bronte though both of them are great writers of English．

Sometimes it is necessary to read a book more than once in order to absorb    8    （it）full benefit．Read it once    9    （understand）the story，once again to appreciate the way the characters are described and the story develops and finally to become really familiar    10    the new vocabulary and expressions．Above all，enjoy the stories．Happy reading!

Many Chinese students have studied English for about ten years, but most of them cannot even speak English     1     (fluent).

Actually, there are several difficulties     2     have caused this to happen. The main one is fear! Another is the habit of     3     (translate) from Chinese to English and then changing these thoughts     4     spoken words and sentences. We must learn     5     (speak) as a child does. When we are learning     6     second language, we need to recall how we learned our native language. Learning to understand and speak a language is one of the first     7     (skill) a child develops. How does a child learn the language? He     8     (listen) for a time and then he wants to repeat the words.     9     takes him a long time to know about grammar, spelling or formal sentence structures.

As for language teachers, they should have     10     (confident) in their students and be generous with praise.

Keeping a diary in English is an     1     (effect) way to improve our English writing ability.     2     (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes     3     (little) time. It can help us to cultivate the habit of thinking in English. If we persist in this practice, gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we inevitably run up against a lot of     4     (difficulty). In the first place,     5     often happens that we have trouble     6     (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is     7     (extreme) hard for us to put them into English properly.

As far as I'm     8     (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is     9     great use to keep a diary in English for the     10     (develop) of our writing skills.