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Question

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently surprised Chinese students when （61）___（speak） to them in Chinese．In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing，Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30minutes．（62）___ his Chinese was far from perfect，the students cheered his effort．Like Zuckerberg，more and more people are （63）___（study） Chinese in America．
Andres Martinez，a professor at Arizona State University，says that he thinks（64）___is important to respect Chinese culture and expects the language to grow．（65）___，he says English will still remain the global language．（66）___（see） as a more neutral（中立的）language than Chinese，English is not associated with one country．He says even the ideas of（67）___（equal） are built into English grammar．Besides，Chinese is a more difficult language to learn．The U．S．Foreign Service Institute points out that it will take a native English speaker 2，200hours to reach（68）___（profession） fluency in Chinese．That is four times longer than it will take to reach the same level in Dutch，French，or Spanish．Much（69）___（simple） as Chinese grammar is，Chinese has a tone and writing system that is more difficult for（70）___ （learn） to master．

Answer 1

61．speaking 考查状语从句的省略．speak的主语Mark Zuckerberg也是主句的主语，且speak与其主语是主动关系，所以省略了从句的主语Mark Zuckerberg和系动词was，故填speaking．
62．Though/Although/While  考查连词．根据句意可知，虽然他的普通话说得远不够完美，但是清华师生们都为他的努力而喝彩．两个句子之间存在让步关系，故填though/Although/While．
63．studying 考查时态．根据前面的are 以及people与study是主动关系可知，此处是现在进行时，故填studying．   
64．it  考查代词．根据句子成分和句意可知，to respect Chinese culture and expects the language to grow是句子的真正主语，故用it作形式主语代替动词不定式．
65．However/Nevertheless考查副词．上句"他认为尊重中国文化，期待语言的发展是很重要的．"和下句"他说，英语将仍然是全球语言．"之间存在转折关系，故填However/Nevertheless．
66．Seen  考查非谓语动词．see与其逻辑主语English是被动关系，所以应用过去分词做状语，故填Seen．
67．equality考查名词．因为空前的of是介词，而且此处是名词所有格，所以应用equal的名词形式，故填equality．  
68．professional考查形容词． 因为空后的fluency是名词，名词需用形容词修饰，故填professional．  
69．simpler考查形容词的比较级．根据后面的 more difficult，可知此处需用形容词的比较级，故填simpler．   
70．learners考查名词．根据句意：汉语有一个声调和书写系统，这对于初学者来说是较难掌握的．可知此处是表人的名词，意为"初学者；学习者"，故填learner．