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Today many Chinese people want to  improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China1. (enter) a contest singing popular English songs . Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked 2. (comfort) on the stage. Although some of them took part 3. the competition for the4. (one) time, they were able 5. (sing) English songs just as well as native speakers.

The winner of the men's competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an. And the winner of the women's copetiton was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.6. of them were very modest and said that they didn't think they were 7. (good) than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women's competition, said       English helped her win the prize and she had to study hard.

This kind of contest encourages people in China 8. (speak)  English. Many people agree that they make progress 9. singing English songs and that it is a good idea to have fun with English. Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why don't you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest10. learning English.  Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. If you look hard enough, you'll find a good way to learn English better.