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The importance of a second language, which refers to English in most cases in China, can't be over emphasized as the country becomes 【小题1】 (increase) integrated with the rest of the world.

My generation is the one that is influenced by Western culture greatly. After I entered university and 【小题2】 (choose) English as my major, knowledge of English helped me have access to Western music, arts, history, politics, economy and natural landscape so that I could better understand the 【小题3】(diverse) o£ this planet. 【小题4】 language has also helped me experience and understand other cultures. My job involved business trips abroad, and the first country I visited was Egypt, 【小题5】 most people could speak some English. I bought perfume and Hijab (头巾)from the local market; I had a kebab (烤肉串)in a restaurant by the Nile； I rode on a camel near Khufu Pyramid; I toured Egyptian Museum, 【小题6】 (visit) sarcophagus, mummies and the Face of Tutankham which are very famous in the world. What a wonderful and 【小题7】 (forget) experience! Without English I had no way 【小题8】 (order) meals, buy tickets, bargain with peddlers, not to mention that I could understand the splendid Egyptian history.

【小题9】 conclusion, English as my second language enables me to see more wonderful 【小题10】 (view), and experience the world.