Hangzhouhua (杭州话)：use it or lose it
   There are about 6.000 languages in the world and some experts say that as many as half of these languages will disappear(消失) in the next one hundred years. Will Hangzhouhua be one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ? It's a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  that more people are asking.
   In China, Putonghua is the official language. That {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  it's the language of government, business and the media (媒体). And it's also the language that is{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  in schools.
   Hangzhou is a special city. It used to be the capital of Wu and Yue States in the 10th century during the Five Dynasties period. Now it is modern, fashionable and also beautiful. And Hangzhouhua shows that by being modern, fashionable and beautiful.
   Young people still speak Hangzhouhua but not as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  as their parents and grandparents. They are under more and more pressure to speak Putonghua. So the language is being used{#blank#}6{#/blank#}  often in everyday life. Some people want to keep the language from disappearing completely {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  building museums and having cultural festivals to save it. But a language isn't a painting {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a book. It's a living thing and you {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  use it or lose it.
   If people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  using it in their daily lives, a museum or a festival will not help. It will be lost forever, like the Yangtze River dolphin.

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② I can hardly s{#blank#}2{#/blank#} those ads any more. They're everywhere all the time!

③ —How about your picnic?

—The food was d{#blank#}3{#/blank#} and we had a great time.

④ —What's wrong with my leg, doctor?

—N{#blank#}4{#/blank#} serious. You just need to take a good rest.

⑤I w{#blank#}5{#/blank#} an e-mail to my pen pal yesterday evening.

    There are many children without parents. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (meet) some of these children with my mother. We taught them to tell {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ( story ). This helped them express their {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (feel). One child said, "My friends don't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (understand) my pain."

    We spent time with a girl {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (call) Vivien.  Her parents {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(die) in a car accident, and she is unhappy {#blank#}7{#/blank#} very lonely. She needs friendship. My mother and I will continue {#blank#}8{#/blank#} visit Vivien.

    I want to help disabled children. They have difficulty walking {#blank#}9{#/blank#}moving. I taught them to sing. Music can bring them joy and peace. I met a boy called Tim. He hurt his legs in an accident, but he has lots {#blank#}10{#/blank#}courage. We need to help children like Tim and raise their spirits.