Because deaf people can’t hear, they have special ways of communicating. For example, they can learn to understand     1    someone is saying by looking at the mouth of the speaker. This    2    (call) lip reading. Also, speaking is very difficult for the deaf, because they can’t hear    3    (they) own voices. However, it is possible with special training. According to many deaf people all around the world, the most practical and popular way of    4    (communicate) is with sign language.

The gesture for “OK” has different meanings in different     1    (culture). In Japan, someone     2    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     3    (make) this gesture in Brazil and Germany, as it is not considered polite.

I came to England last summer. I have been in England for eleven months. I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave     1     China next month. At first it was very difficult for me     2     (communicate) with other people in English,     3     now I can speak English much     4    (well), and even understand English television, because I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates have helped me a lot.

There are many     1     (way) to help improve your memory, so you shouldn’t feel worried. My first piece of advice is that if you want to remember something well, you have to review it regularly. You might want     2     (go) over the material days after you learn it, then a week later, then two weeks later, and then a month later. After a month you     3     (find) that you can easily remember the material.

Learner’s dictionaries, all in English, are specially designed to help students.     1     confuses students is how they can be easy to use. Well, the definitions are simpler than the words they describe—they use high-frequency words. Students can also get grammatical and usage guidance, opposites, other expressions     2     (use) the word and lots of examples. So you can see that the dictionary helps to increase your word power, and improve not only your reading and listening, but also your writing and speaking. There may also be a wide range of     3     (picture) to help you understand.

A video about a Chinese police officer’s broken English went viral on the Internet in China recently. In the video, a German student returned to Shanghai but got     1    (stop) by the security guards at the apartment gate. But the student doesn’t speak Chinese and the security doesn’t speak English. They couldn’t make     2     (they) understood. So the security ended up calling the police for help. Two police officers showed up on the spot, where they communicated with the student     3     very broken English and with body language.     4     settling the problem, the police officer told the student that she should learn some Chinese.