As a Chinese， we all know Confucius (孔子). But have you heard of Confucius Institutes and Classrooms？ On October 22，2015， President Xi Jinping ____ (1) ____ (attend) the opening ceremony (出席开幕式) of annual conference of UK Confucius Institutes and Classrooms (全英孔子学院和孔子课堂年会) in London.
Xi Jinping made a speech at the conference. In Xi's speech， he said， "I ____ (2) ____(be) glad to see so many students ____ (3) ____ (study) Chinese in the UK." And he also said that the Confucius Institutes and Confucius Classrooms are playing an active part in ____ (4) ____(help) the world know China.
In fact， not only in the UK but also in the US， more and more children are interested in ____ (5) ____ (learn) Chinese and learning about China.
Seven—year—old Anna ____ (6) ____ (study) Chinese for two years in a Confucius Classroom in Washington. During class， Anna and the other children are interested in introducing themselves. They also teach visitors how ____ (7) ____ (say) "hello"， "thank you" and "goodbye" in Chinese.
"I hope she ____ (8) ____ (be) able to communicate with Chinese when she grows up，" said Anna's mother. So she let Anna ____ (9) ____ (learn) Chinese as early as possible and planned ____ (10) ____ (spend) more money on it. She hoped Anna could get a lifelong skill—speak Chinese.
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