If you are interested in learning a language, you shouldn’t be     1     to pronounce difficult words. Don’t be afraid that people will     2     at you. How else will you learn a new language? You have to jump right in and try new words. Everybody     3     learns a new language has trouble in the beginning. But if you practice more and put much effort into it, you will make     4    .

People around the world are learning English. Some are also learning Chinese.     5     are two of the most important languages to know. You will be able to     6     with almost everybody in the world if you learn these languages well. The     7     thing is to overcome (克服) your fear about a new language. When you find a word you don’t understand, look it     8     in a dictionary, or ask your teachers or your     9     or people who know that language to help you out. Don’t stop     10    . Don’t stop trying. After all, practice makes perfect.

English was once spoken only by people in a part of Britain. But during the     1     century, it became a world language used by speakers of many different languages to communicate with each other.

Although it is called a “world language”,     2     five billion people do not speak English as either their first or second language. However,     3     people use it and are learning it.

Because so many people learn and use English, it may be     4     to imagine that one day English may not be the world’s leading language. Remember that there were other languages in the past which lost their     5     or even disappeared. In Europe, Latin was used as a common language for many     6     before people stopped using it. French was once a language     7     by all well-educated people and was more popular than English. But     8     the nineteenth century, English has become more popular than French.

Today, many people who want to learn a new language are learning     9    , Spanish or Arabic. It may be that, one day,     10     English, another language will be used across the world.

English is the most     1     used language in the world. It’s used as the mother tongue by most people in many countries. It’s also one of the working     2     in the U.N. China is developing     3     and Beijing hosted 2008 Olympic Games. If we want to communicate with foreigners and prevent them from having trouble     4    , more and more people who can speak English well are     5    .