Xu Yuanchong dedicated his career to building     1     (bridge) among the world’s Chinese, English and French speaking people. He devoted     2     (he) to literary translation for more than 60 years, primarily     3     (focus) on English translations of ancient Chinese poetry. Xu was awarded the “Aurora Borealis” Prize     4     September 10th in 2014 for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Literature, one of the highest honors that celebrate excellence in international translators.

Just like spoken language, body language varies from culture to culture. The gesture for “OK” has different     1     (meaning) in different cultures. In Japan, someone who witnesses another person employing the gesture might think it means money. In France, a person encountering an identical gesture may interpret it as meaning zero. However, you should avoid     2    (make) this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it     3     (consider) impolite.

Voyages of people from England played     1     important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries.     2     (base) on British English, English spoken in these countries can be understood well by native English speakers. But actually, English has been changing     3     (gradual) in terms of accents, spellings, expressions and vocabulary usage. Because of these facts, you can recognize the differences and tell from which country a foreigner comes.

It's very common that, when students don't know which major to choose in college, they choose English for     1    (they); when they want a better job, they pick up English, and when they want to master a foreign language, it is English. There is a view that English is the path    2    a better life.But the law of supply and demand tells that if everyone supplies the same service, the value of that service declines. So those    3    have taken a less travelled road may have the last laugh.

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)     1    (announce) on Jan 25 that Chinese is now one of its official languages.

The UN agency is the world's most     2    (influence) intergovernmental international tourism organization. The organization,     3    (base) in Madrid, Spain, works on promoting responsible sustainable and     4    (global) accessible tourism.

China joined the UNWTO in 1983 and proposed to include Chinese     5     one of the body's official languages in November 2007. The UNWTO now has six official languages:Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Arabic     6     Russian.

According to China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, this helps China play a(n)     7     (active) role in global tourism affairs than ever and share China's tourism development experience and     8     (opportunity).

Gong Jian, executive dean of the Wuhan Branch of the China Tourism Academy, told China Daily that it is Chinese     9    (become) an official UNWTO language     10     will help China's tourism industry grow.

The faces some people show to the world might be completely different to their real personalities. Most comedians have sweet smiles on their faces and always sound cheerful because that’s the nature of their work. Judging     1     the faces, we are not likely to know what their true feelings are. They might be crying on the inside     2     they might be laughing on the outside. How others are feeling is not something that we should make assumptions about, because it’s not always obvious who is     3     (true) happy.