23、    There are more than 6,000 languages in the world．English   1   (be) one of the most important languages because so many people use it．not only in England and America．but also in other countries of the world It is difficult   2   (say)how many people are learning it Millions of boys and girls are trying to do so．Many English children)   3   (study) French．French is also a very important language．Some children study German，Russian，Japanese and Chinese．

    Which is the best way to learn a foreign language？We   4   (talk)about this question at this time yesterday．I   5   (learn)English for ten years．This is my idea．We know that we all     6    (learn)our own language well when we were children．If we learn a second language in the same way，it won’t seem so difficult．How does a small child heal his mother tongue(母語(yǔ))?He   7    (listen) to what people say，and he tries   8   (guess)what he hears，when he wants something，he has to ask for it，and he   9   (use)the language，thinking in it and talking in it all the time．If people use a second language all the time，they，   10   (learn)it quickly．