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excitement K. difficulty L. communication A relative of mine once asked me:" Why should a Chinese take time to learn a language that is not his own?" Obviously he has___ 51 ____in learning a foreign language. He is not the only one who is mentally against English learning. One reason, as I suspect, is the way English is taught. The emphasis on memorization is such that no ___ 52 ____is left in the process, only endless irritation. What students are presented in the classroom is not the language in real-world ___ 53 ____. A Chinese student with extremely high scores for American standardized tests was ___ 54 ____ into one of the most famous universities. But his professors soon found out that he could___ 55 ____understand the lesson . Suspecting tha t he___ 56 ___in the tests, the school demanded he repeat them. Again, he passed with high scores. Not till then did they realize that the student had mastered the techniques for dealing with the tests, not___ 57 ____the skills of using the language. Many people take TOFEL, IELTS, GRE, annual Band 4 and Band 6 exams not because they work in areas where English is a____ 58 ___tool, but because they have to do it for job promotion or enrolment in certain programs. Must English learning be such a pain in the neck? Create a(n)___ 59 ___ where learning English is natural and painless. Don't make it compulsory for people whose work or major does not require it. China will not become more__60 ___ by adding millions of people who can only say a simple "Hello."