This week we asked some students about the best ways to learn more English．Some students had special 　　1　　．

　　Li Ping, 　　2　　, said the best way to learn new words was by reading English magazines．She said that learning the words of pop songs also helped a little．When we 　　3　　 about studying grammar, she said,“I never study grammar．It’s too 　　4　　．”

　　Wei Ming thought 　　5　　．He had learned English for seven years and really loved it．He thought studying 　　6　　 was a great way to learn a language．He also thought that watching English movies was a 　　7　　 way because he could watch the actors say the words．Sometimes, 　　8　　, he found watching movies difficult because the people spoke too quickly．

　　Liu Chang said that joining the English corner was the best way 　　9　　 her English．She could get lots of practice and also have fun there．She added that 　　10　　 classmates was not helpful at all．“We get excited about something and then end up speaking in Chinese,”she said．

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯(每词限用一次)。

　　When you’re a teenager, it seems that every time you say, “I want to…”, your parents answer, “No, you can’t”．

　　Young people further complain that their parents do not 　　1　　 them．When something goes 　　2　　, most parents just don’t believe in their children．　　3　　 asking why, they think their kids are wrong．And not many parents allow their kids to choose for 　　4　　．

　　Yes, it is true that your parents sometimes treat you as a little child, but remember that not long ago you were really a child．Your parents still remember the childish 　　5　　 you used to make．They want to protect you 　　6　　 you don’t want them to do so．

　　So, if you want to get 　　7　　 freedom, please try to understand your parents and don’t lie to them．Try a more friendly way．If you want them 　　8　　 you to stay out late, don’t just say, “All 　　9　　 kids can stay out late．” Tell them as much as you can about what you want to do and where you will be and 　　10　　 it’s important for you to stay out late．Then they just might say, “yes．”

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使短文正确、通顺、连贯．(每词限用一次)。

　　Two Chinese skaters, Zhang Dan and her partner Zhang Hao, won an Olympic silver medal(奖牌)several 　　1　　 ago．

　　To win the gold medal in the 2007 Winter Olympic Games, this pair of skaters 　　2　　 to do a special action, which they had done before．But unluckily, Zhang Dan 　　3　　 to the ice heavily and her legs were 　　4　　 hurt．How painful! When all the people thought they would give up the game, Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao came 　　5　　 to the ice field．　　6　　 a brave girl! Everyone was moved(感动)and gave them a warm welcome．

　　When the music started again, they went on 　　7　　 the show．They did all the actions well and finished their performance．　　8　　 stood up and cheered．They got the second place, but in everyone’s heart, they were the 　　9　　．They showed their great courage to the 　　10　　．And they told people that success belongs to the persevering(坚持)．

1．________　2．________　3．________　4．________　5．________

6．________　7．________　8．________　9．________　10．________

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空．使短文正确、通顺、连贯(每词限用一次)。

　　There are four people in my family．Every day my parents are very busy 　　1　　 to make money in order to pay the high tuition(学费)for my brother and me．They hardly say“I love you”or send 　　2　　 to each other．Besides, my father has a bad temper(脾气)．It is easy for him to lose his temper 　　3　　 he's very tired from the hard work．I didn't know whether there was love between them 　　4　　 one spring．At that time, my father suddenly got badly sick．My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month．When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very 　　5　　 as if both of them had had a serious illness．

　　After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day in the morning and dusk．　　6　　, after two months my father still couldn't walk by 　　7　　．All of us were worried about him．

　　“Dad, how are you 　　8　　 now?”I asked him one day．

　　“Susan, don't worry about me．”he said 　　9　　 a low voice．“I just like walking with your mom．I like this kind of life．”Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother very much．

　　Once I thought love 　　10　　 flowers, presents and sweet kisses．But from this experience, I understand that love is inside, making life strong and warm．