(根据括号内所给词的适当形式填空)The desk is　________ (make) of wood.

完形填空：

　Most people in the United States speak English. There are over 2,000 languages（语言）spoken throughout the world. You know that every language has 　1　 own words. 　2 　you want to learn a foreign language（外国语）, you must learn its words. You must know 　3 　the words mean（意思）, and you must say them in the 　4 　. Words are 　5 　up of（由…组成）sounds（语音）, and different language have different sounds. There are thousands of language sounds. When you 　6 　English, you are using only about fifty of them.

　Some languages are spoken faster than 　7 　. English is spoken 　8 　slowly than French. Women speak 　9 　than men. In America, women speak about 175 words every minute, 　10 　men speak about only 150. How many words every minute do you speak?

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

Maybe you are more interested in sports than in English. You may think you will never be a top student. In 【小题1】, anyone can become a good student if he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study【小题2】_ too much work. Here’s how:
　　Plan(计划) your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make a【小题3】of things that you have to do. First write down the time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave yourself enough【小题4】_ for hobbies.
　　Find a good place to study. Look around the house【小题5】a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk 【小题6】_ just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television！ When you sit down to work , think only about the subject！
　　Make good use of your time in class. Listen 【小题7】 to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class means   【小题8】work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can make it easier for you to learn well.
　　There are only a few ways mentioned(提及) here to  【小题9】_ you with your studying. I believe you will find   【小题10】 ways besides these.