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湖北省四校(襄州一中、枣阳一中、宜城一中、曾都一中)2018-2019学年高一下学期英语期中联考试卷(音频暂未更新)
Takamizawa, aged 91, was one of the more than 200,000 people who requested to volunteer for Tokyo's 2020 Games. English is not required for service, but it is a helpful1 for volunteers to have. But Takamizawa had not been able to learn the language when she was young. She was in high school when World War Two 2. She said, "In my second year there, English was banned(禁止) because it was the 3 language."
Takamizawa said that her grandchildren helped 4 her she was not too old to learn.
"When I talked to my grandchildren about my5, they said, 'it's not too late. We will teach you one word a day. It's going to be a good 6 for you."
Natsuko is Takamizawa's 7 and main English teacher. Natsuko 8 a new English word to her grandmother's phone every day. They also often work together 9 on phrases that Takamizawa will need for the Olympics.
"Welcome to Tokyo, this is the Olympic stadium, how can I help you?" Takamizawa answers when 10 to say an English phrase she has learned.
Natsuko 11 that she wanted to give her grandmother something to 12. "I can clearly see her English is getting better. It's my joy now."
For the level of English spoken in a country, Japan ranks (排列)49th among countries where English is not the 13 language. This situation is slowly changing as younger generations 14English. Japanese students often learn English at a much 15 age than they did in the past.
However, Takamizawa believes real change will not happen 16 Japanese people become more open to the rest of the world. She says that people in Japan should act not only as Japanese citizens, but also as "17 members" of the Earth.
With around 500 days to go until the Games begin, the whole Takamizawa family is ready to welcome the world to Tokyo. When Japan last held the Summer Olympics in 1964, Takamizawa was too busy 18 a family to go to any events.
Takamizawa said she never thought the Olympics would happen in Tokyo 19 in her lifetime. "It's good," she said, "to 20 long."
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