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Today many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways.__(recent),twenty-four young singers from all over China__(enter)a competition by singing popular English songs.Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked__(comfort)on the stage.Although some of them took part in the competition for the__(one)time,they were able__(sing)English songs just as well as native speakers.
The winner of the__(men)competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi’an and the winner of the women’s competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Both of__(they)were very modest and they didn’t think they were__(good)than the other singers.Jiang Mei,the winner of the women’s,said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard.
This kind of competition encourages people__(speak)English.Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it’s a good idea to have fun with English.
Maybe you__(hear)of The Chinese Speak English program before.If not,why don’t you find out about it?It suggests lots of ways for us to take an interest in__(learn)English.
Besides singing English songs,there are many other fun ways to learn English.If you look hard enough,you__(find)a good way to learn English better.