I am sorry to hear that you are worried about the variety of English you have been learning.

    Firstly, the differences between British and American English may surprise those{#blank#}1{#/blank#}have learned English for years.There{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) almost no differences in grammar and only a few differences in vocabulary.British and American people have no difficulty{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(understand) each other.They watch films and televisions from each other's countries for{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(please).

    Secondly, there isn't only one British{#blank#}5{#/blank#}American English.For example,all major cities in the UK have{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (they) own dialects with different accents from each other.Sometimes these accents can be{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(hard) to understand for even a British person than some Americans.Also,there are Englishes from many other countries.People who speak these Englishes usually also manage{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(communicate) with other English speakers without any problems.

    All learners need to be able to understand English spoken and written by as many people as possible and they need to be able to speak English so that as many people as possible can understand them.You should concentrate on this goal,not on{#blank#}9{#/blank#}to speak “British” or “American” English.

    I hope this is{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(help).

    Once there lived a rich man,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they were worth his help or not.

    In the center of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did {#blank#}5{#/blank#} same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the stone but none tried to remove it.

    Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (say) to himself, “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ” Then pushing and pulling with all his {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (strong), the young man began to move the stone ... How {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (surprise) he was! There was a bag of money under{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    China's most famous wall may have been built to keep people away, but a new kind of wall is bringing people a lot {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (close) together.

    On January 29, hooks and hangers appeared on the side of a Qingdao building under the words: "If you need it, take it." This "wall of {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (kind)", the creation of local charity Chuangyi Workshop, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (invite) passers­by to leave their spare warm clothes and encourages those {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are in need to take them.

    "It is just like what you do at home. You hang your clothes when you get home. You take them down {#blank#}5{#/blank#} put them on when you go out," said Wang Lei, director of Chuangyi Workshop. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (inspire) by a similar plan in Iran, she put it into practice in China as the country experienced {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (it) coldest winter in decades.

    Wang and her colleagues receive lots of clothes from people, especially in winter. She {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (touch) by people's generosity. "Some of the clothing is almost new. I don't even have to wash my hands {#blank#}9{#/blank#} sorting it."

    Many such walls have also appeared in several other Chinese {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (city). This simple way of helping people is now making a big difference to society.