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Words like "thanks" and "please" have become pet phrases for Na Yuegang. As one of the volunteers at this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum（*）， he assists more than 100 international representatives.

But Na Yuegang is not alone. More than 600 volunteers from 13 universities in Beijing contribute to the APEC meeting, according to Beijing Daily.

Students take advantage of opportunities to put their skills and interests to work at the forum, and in return they gain valuable work experience and connections.

Na Yuegang is an international politics major at Beijing Language and Culture University, and he’s a language enthusiast. In addition to English, he speaks both Thai and Cantonese. He uses his talents to help determine where delegates are from based on their even gets to use his language skills to communicate with staffers.

Through communicating with delegates, he’s developed a deeper understanding of his college major. “Here, I learn the meeting’s agenda, how the delegates work, and get a feel for the atmosphere of this international event.” he says.

"This experience has made me more curious about the relationship between China and other nations," he says "I want to study these relationships, if possible.”

Xu Han, 21, an English major at Beijing University of Technology, is approaching the conference from a different angle. Her job is to introduce delegates to China’s technological innovations like 3D printing machines produced by technological company Tiertime. She is also in charge of showing off cultural relics and she does it all in English.

Once, she did a lot of preparation for the process behind a carved lacquer ware(漆器制品)technique to meet a Thai representative's curiosity. In only four days, she read more than 100 pages of notes.

She did her own research online as well. Through her own research she's gained the ability to speak about the subject with confidence.

She's constantly on the look out for opportunities to grow.

5. The main purpose of this text is to

A. make a brief introduction of the APEC forum

B. praise the student volunteers at the APEC forum

C. show the students' hardwork at the APEC forum

D urage students to take personal development opportunities

6. From the text we can learn that Na Yuegang

A. majors in English language

B. can speak more than three languages

s many representatives with their daily work

D. starts to take interest in international relationship