I often felt shy in front of a crowd of people. So I didn’t like speaking in front of others. And my first day at the new school made my classmate laugh. My teacher asked me _______ my name on the blackboard. Of course, I knew my name and knew how to write it. But standing at the blackboard with the eyes of so many classmates on my back made _______ nervous. I forgot all the things but those eyes. I wanted to cry. I didn’t know what to do. I could not write a word.

“Just forget us and write your name,” the teacher said _______ and walked to my side, “What is your name?”

I was too _______ to answer.

“Richard,” all the students answered _______ me. Then they laughed loudly. _______ sad I was!

After class, the teacher told me to go to her office. She told me that people might feel nervous _______ they speak in front of many people. Then I _______ that there was nothing. I just needed to do it as often as possible.

Since then, I have become brave. I have tried my best to take part in some speech competitions. I used to think if I could not go on, life is nothing but an awful song. But now I know the _______ of courage（勇气）. I believe that I would be ________ confident student.

I have been to London twice. In October 2016, I went there for the first time. I learned English in a language school and _______ with a host family（寄宿家庭） for six months. My host family Mr and Mrs Brown were both very _______ to me. They helped me and told me a lot of interesting things about Britain. I had _______ with them. I enjoyed different kinds of English food. I also did some activities with them. We often _______ TV, went shopping, played games and took a walk in the park together. At weekends, I usually went _______ to different interesting places in London, such as the National Gallery, Backingham Palace and the British Museum. I even had a boat trip along the River Thames.

During my stay in London, I _______ many people enjoyed DIY（ Do It Yourself）. They grew vegetables, _______ the grass in the garden, or made cakes or different kinds of food themselves.

In September 2019, I went to London for the second time and stayed there for a year. I _______ Chinese in a middle school. I also told the students about Chinese food and _______ them pictures of some interesting places in China. The students all felt _______ in my class. Many of them hoped that they could come to China one day.

Here are some ads（广告） about English training from the newspaper. You may find the information you need.

When Mary was just seven, her family moved to a new city. She went to school by school bus. One morning there was something wrong with the clock. When she got up, it was too late to take the school bus. Her mother said she could go to school in her car.

“But how can you find the way, Mum?” Mary asked, “You went to our school only once.” “Yes,” her mother answered, “but you take the school bus there every day and you know the way.” “Oh, yes,” said Mary.

They started out and the car went around most of the city before getting there. When they arrived, her mother found that the school was not really far from their house.

“Why did you make us go so long a way?” her mother asked her. “Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “I know only this way. The bus always goes like this, so the other children can take it to school.”

Five years ago, we met in a shopping centre. I was walking through the shops when I saw     43    . She followed me to my house. Then we became friends.

One time, she     44     her leg and had to go into hospital. I looked after her every day. I made breakfast for her. I was not good at cooking, but she didn’t     45     at all. At that time, nothing was more enjoyable     46     seeing her become better.

She is quite different from me. I like writing and reading,       47     she loves outdoor activities. She likes playing balls     48    . Sometimes, I trained her to pass balls. It’s     49     a tiring game for us. She likes it very much.

She will run all around the house to lick（舔） my face if someone shouts “ kiss（吻） for Dad”. That is the only name she knows me by Dad, though I call her by many     50     —Pickle, Missile and Little. But her real name is Pixar. Pixar is my dog and this week she turns six years old.

Last year I found a job in South France, so I moved to France from the UK. I live in a town called Perigueux, but I work in a small village in the countryside. The only way I can go to work is by train. In the UK, I went to school by train or by bus every day. So I would like to give you my comparisons（比较）between trains in France and the UK.

I was surprised when I found trains run every two hours in France. This is a real problem because sometimes I have to wait at the station for a long time. In the UK, trains usually leave at least 30 minutes late.

Just like in the UK, the trains sometimes are delayed（延迟）in France. There is nothing else I can do in the village, so I have to wait at the station. Once I had to wait for four hours. I even wanted to cry when the train arrived at last.

Although（尽管）there are some things I don’t like about trains in France, they have some special good points. I like the uniform（制服）that all workers wear at train stations in France. I also find the workers very friendly and helpful. What’s more, the stations are very large and tidy.

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How did the students in our class take a trip during the National Day holiday? Now let me tell you about it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

We all think we had a happy National Day holiday.