Behind it, theperson is trying to figure out who exactly I teach… the animals? Since June 2017, right before the ___56___ (arrive) of the two newpandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, I have been helping the panda keepers at thezoo to feel more comfortable and ___57___ (confidence) speaking English. And whodo they speak English ___58___? Not the pandas, even though ___59___ language used for the medicaltraining instructions is actually English. They talk to the flood ofinternational tourists and to ___60___ (visit) Chinese zookeepers who oftencome to check on the pandas, which are on loan from China. They also need to beready to give ___61___ (interview) in English with international journalists.This is ___62___ they need an English trainer. So, what are they learning? ___63___ (basic), how to describe a panda’slife. It’s been an honor to watch the panda programme develop ___64___ to seethe pandas settle into their new home. As a little girl, I ___65___ (wish) tobe a zookeeper when I grew up. Now, I’m living out that dream indirectly byhelping the panda keepers do their job in English.
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Whenever I tell people that I teach English
at the Berlin Zoo, I almost always get a questioning look. Behind it, the
person is trying to figure out who exactly I teach… the animals?
Since June 2017, right before the ___56___ (arrive) of the two new
pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, I have been helping the panda keepers at the
zoo to feel more comfortable and ___57___ (confidence) speaking English. And who
do they speak English ___58___?
Not the pandas, even though ___59___ language used for the medical
training instructions is actually English. They talk to the flood of
international tourists and to ___60___ (visit) Chinese zookeepers who often
come to check on the pandas, which are on loan from China. They also need to be
ready to give ___61___ (interview) in English with international journalists.
This is ___62___ they need an English trainer.
So, what are they learning? ___63___ (basic), how to describe a panda’s
life. It’s been an honor to watch the panda programme develop ___64___ to see
the pandas settle into their new home. As a little girl, I ___65___ (wish) to
be a zookeeper when I grew up. Now, I’m living out that dream indirectly by
helping the panda keepers do their job in English.