Today many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways．（1）

Recently

Recently

（recent），twenty-four young singers from all over China （2）

entered

entered

（enter）a competition by singing popular English songs．Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked （3）

comfortable

comfortable

（comfort） on the stage．Although some of them took part in the competition for the （4）

first

first

（one） time，they were able （5）

to sing

to sing

（sing） English songs just as well as native speakers．
   The winner of the （6）

men's

men's

（men） competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an and the winner of the women's competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian．Both of （7）

them

them

（they） were very modest and they didn't think they were （8）

better

better

（good） than other singers．Jiangmei，the winner of the women's，said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard．
   This kind of competition encourages people （9）

to speak

to speak

（speak） English．Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it's a good idea to have fun with English．
   Maybe you （10）

have heard

have heard

（hear） of The Chinese Speak English program before．If not，why don't you find out about it？It suggests lots of ways for us to take an interest in （11）

learning

learning

（learn） English．
   Besides singing English songs，there are many other fun ways to learn English．If you work hard enough，you （12）

will find

will find

（find）a good way to learn English better．