【Inrecentyears，moreandmorechildrenintheUSareinterestedinlearningChineseandlearningaboutChina．Seven-year-oldAnna（1）___（study）ChinesefortwoyearsintheConfucius（孔子）ClassroominWashingtonYuyingPub】

　　In recent years，more and more children in the US are interested in learning Chinese and learning aboutChina．

　　Seven-year-oldAnna（1）___（study） Chinese for two years in the Confucius（孔子）Classroom in Washington Yuying Public Charter School．During class，Anna and the other children are interested in introducing themselves and teaching visitors how （2）___（say）“hello”，“thank you”and“goodbye”in Chinese．

　　“When she grows up，she’ll be able to communicate with Chinese．I hope she learns Chinese as early as possible，”says Anna’s mother．“I （3）___（spend） more on this so that she can get a life long skill．”