Ⅲ. Read the passage and then fill in the blanks with the proper form of verbs.
Nowadays more and more people 1. (learn) the Chinese language all over the world. Last year, more than 200 activities 2. (hold) during the Chinese Language Year in Russia. It not only made Chinese culture popular in Russia, but also 3. (improve) understanding and friendship between Russians and Chinese.
According to a survey, the young people in Russia 4. (be) more interested in learning Chinese than before recently. At present, more than 130 universities 5. (offer) Chinese lessons, and more than 20 middle and primary schools 6. (teach) Chinese as their first foreign language so far. With the development of China, the Chinese language 7. widely 8. (speak) around the world one day in the future.

1. learn 2. were held 3. improved 4. are 5. offer 6. have taught 7. will be 8. spoken

1. "Nowadays"表明用一般现在时，主语people为复数，填learn。
2. "Last year"为过去时间，activities与hold是被动关系，用一般过去时被动语态，填were held。
3. "not only...but also..."连接并列谓语，made为过去式，improve用过去式improved。
4. "recently"结合语境描述现在状态，主语young people为复数，用一般现在时are。
5. "At present"表明用一般现在时，主语universities为复数，填offer。
6. "so far"是现在完成时标志，主语schools为复数，填have taught。
7-8. "one day in the future"表将来，language与speak是被动关系，用一般将来时被动语态，填will be; spoken。