I used to be a lazy student who often fell asleep in class. Worse still, I associated with bad friends. As a result, I was     1    (落后的) in my studies. It was not until the beginning of the new term that I     2    (开始) to behave well because my English teacher, Miss Yang, a beautiful and attractive lady, kept encouraging me not to give up studying. Under her influence, I was aware of my mistakes and decided to change my     3    (态度) entirely. Every day I     4    (上学) school on time and pay attention to my teachers in class. To     5    (避免) making the same mistakes, I usually attach a note to my desk as a reminder. Knowing that my studies are     6    (糟糕的), I want to improve it badly by making an effort. First, I     7    (醒来) early in the morning to do some reading aloud and attempt to learn the basic knowledge by heart. Also, my teachers are ready to assist me with my studies. With their help, it is not long before I make progress and catch up with my classmates. Not long ago, I participated in an Spoken English Contest on     8    (代表) of my class and I held the firm belief that I would     9    (打败) the other competitors. What astonished everybody was that I attained the championship and was     10    (授予) a gold medal. Now, not only do I go all out to study but I often exercise because only in this way can I keep the balance between study and relaxation.

For any problem my English teacher finds with us, she talks to us face to face. Although it is very     1     for my teacher, it is more     2     than other types of feedback. During the face-to-face communication, my teacher tells us exactly where our problems are and how we can     3    . It also gives us an opportunity to     4    further questions about anything we don’t understand. I think this kind of feedback is helpful. I love it.

    1     English learning, I have the following practical suggestions to share with you. Firstly, when you     2     unfamiliar words, don’t always refer to the dictionary. Furthermore, when teachers’ questions     3     in class, you should make great efforts to     4     answers and express your ideas properly so that your meaning can     5    . Last but not least, if you fail, you must say to yourself, “    6    !”

    1     (英语说得流利) is my dream. I am completely aware that it is difficult     2     (流利地说英语). So I asked my English teacher for help straight away. She gave me some advice. First of all, it is necessary for me     3     (在任何可能的时候说英语). Besides, it is very important     4     (练习正确的发音). All in all, it is possible for me     5     (擅长英语口语) if I am hard­working enough.