根据句意，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。(必要时加助动词或情态动词)
____ Mr Zhang ______(teach)us English three years ago.
____ Peter turned off the computer after he finished______ (write)an e-mail.
____ —Where's Miss Wang?一Look，she______(talk)with the students.
____ Mr Liu isn't here now．He______ (go)to Beijing.
____ The children will go to the zoo if it______ (not rain)this Saturday.
____ There______ (be) a meeting in our school tomorrow afternoon.
____ Mr Green______(watch)TV at this time last night.
____ You’d better______(eat)less food before you go to bed.
____ My teacher told me that light______(travel)much faster than sound.
____ English______ (speak) by many people in the world.

阅读下列有关方面的材料
甲午战败以后，李鸿章伤感地反省，说：“我办了一辈子事，练兵也，海军也，都是纸糊的老虎……不过勉强涂饰，虚有其表。
——李鸿章
请回答：（1）材料中的“练兵也，海军也”，是指李鸿章参与了什么运动？
（2）说出这场运动对中国历史的影响。