Zamenhof invented a new language (1) ___________ Esperanto to improve understanding between people of different countries. He showed Esperanto to his friends to find out (2) ___________ they thought about it. Later in the same year he went to study at a university in Moscow. He wanted to improve Esperanto. Zamerhof’s friends then worked (3) ___________ to spread the new language. They tried to persuade schools (4) ___________ the world to teach it. However, only a few people today speak Esperanto (5) ___________ more and more people use English (6) ___________ a foreign language. 1.A. calling B. called C. call D. to call 2.A. what B. how C. when D. which 3.A. strong B. best C. hard D. hardly 4.A. through B. all C. into D. throughout 5.A. so B. because C. but D. when 6.A. as B. like C. and D. or