语法填空: According to a report 61 (publish) by the British Council in September, about 51 percent of UK parents want their children to learn Chinese, as they consider it as one of the most 62 (benefit) languages to know . Due to the 63 (popular) of Chinese, the UK government carried out the Mandarin Excellence Programme in September last year, 64 (aim) to make at least 5,000 British state secondary school students fluent in Chinese at the end of 2020. Yet, the UK isn’t the only country having a preference 65 Chinese. The language has become 66 second most spoken foreign language in the United States this year, after only Spanish, with over 2.1 million speakers, according to a survey by 24/7 Wall St, a US financial news website. So far, 67 countries and regions 67 (include) Chinese in their national curriculum s. M any countries are enthusiastic about learning Chinese mainly because China continues to develop rapidly, and Chinese is 68 (increasing) becoming a useful tool for people’s personal and professional growth. It is believe d 69 China will be the next great superpower . F ormer prime minister of the UK David Cameron, 70 urged British students to learn Chinese to “seal tomorrow’s business deals” in 2013 , quoted from former South Africa president Nelson Mandela, “if you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.”