Situation

◆More than 40 million foreigners, including {#blank#}1{#/blank#} and adults around the world are learning Chinese.

The reasons for learning Chinese

David

◆There are many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} for him to talk with Chinese or {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in Chinese in his business.

Bob

◆He became interested in Chinese {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and was amazed when he first watched Beijing Opera two years ago.

Lisa

◆China is becoming {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and quite a lot of people want to know more about China.

Mary and her twin brother

When they were young

They both liked {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to stories.

Now

They are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} years old.

Mary's brother

He likes fairy tales and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} stories.

Mary

Her favourite story is about a girl in {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.The girl's parents both {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in the story.

Starlight Town

Past

●He was born there.

●He first lived in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}of the town with his parents.

●There were many shops, restaurants, schools, a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}factory and an old cinema.

Now

●The old cinema has {#blank#}3{#/blank#}to a big park.

●The post office has become {#blank#}4{#/blank#}than the old one.

●Most shops have moved into a big supermarket.

●About {#blank#}5{#/blank#}thousand people live in the town.