Learning to take notes in class is important. Note-taking is a(n) _______ that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. You need to prepare a _______ for each subject so that you can find everything _______ when a test comes. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most _______ points of all in class. _______ your teacher doesn’t like to write anything down on the blackboard, you will have to write down something important that is said again and again by him. If you can’t _______ what the teacher is saying, don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to _______ what you miss. Of course, you may ask him after class. In your free time, you may _______ your notes with others’. Maybe you can find some mistakes in your notes. It can be good for your learning. After class or before tests, review the most important and useful _______ in your notes, and you will ________ less time reviewing and get better grades. Your notes are a good study record and taking notes is one of the best ways to improve your grades.

3 . Do you hope to do lots of homework every evening? Are you _________ in your English classes? You _________ have many questions in your mind before school starts.

Well. I want to give you some good _________ on these problems. First, keep _________. Don’t worry about all your problems. Don’t stop learning, and you can find something interesting. Second, finish your homework _________. Don’t spend much time on it. Do more reading or writing in English. Think about your problems and _________ them at once. Third, copy(抄写) vocabularies less _________ use them more. If you can _________ the vocabularies in your own way, you can tell your teachers you don’t like copying them again and again. I think your teachers will _________ you and give you something else to do.

School is really a __________ place for us to learn. Believe in your teachers and yourself. You can do everything well.

Do you like English? Would you like to do well in English? Here are some of my ways to learn English well.

First, it is ________ good idea to keep an English diary. When I was in Grade Five, my English was a little poor. My ________ teacher often taught me how to write a diary entry in class. At first, it was ________ difficult for me, but now I think it is very easy. Second, ________ is also a good way. In my free time, books always make me ________. On weekdays, I often ________ half an hour reading before sleeping. On the weekend, I always have a great time in Xinhua Bookstore. Third, I practice my English by listening to the radio or talking with others. This helps ________ know more about English. Fourth, it is useful to watch a movie once a week. I always enjoy myself ________ I am watching movies. So every Saturday night is a wonderful time ________ me.

I am sure these ways are good for your English learning if you can ________ my advice (建议). I hope you will become better at English soon.

5 . I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a _____. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to give some _____.

First, I think it is important to have interest in English. When I began _____ English, it was fresh for me. I was _____ in it, so I worked very hard. Soon we had an English exam and I _____ a very good mark. After that, I learn English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sounds _____.

Second, English is a foreign language and we should learn to _____ help. I ask teachers and classmates when I have questions. I must make it clear _____ asking other people.

Besides, I often read English books, _____ they help me understand the meanings of some words well. Doing more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also keep diaries in English. English has become a close friend of _____.

Are you good at English? Would you ________ to do well in English? Well, let me tell you a way to learn English ________.

When I ________ in Grade One, I didn’t like to have English lessons. So my ________ Mr. Xu asked me try to write diaries（日记）in English. At first, it was ________ difficult for me, but now I think it is very ________. I like reading, listening and speaking. ________ school I often go to the Xinhua Book Store ________ English stories for about three hours. I ________ watch TV often. Now I’m very good at English. I think ________ diaries is a useful way to help with your English study.

7 . We all know that “Practice makes perfect（熟能生巧）” is a very popular saying both in Chinese and English. It means that if you want to learn _______, you have to practise it many times, and then you may remember _______. Also we can say the more you know something, the better you can do it. No matter（无论）what we do, those words are very _______ to us.

We can take English study _______ an example. If we want to learn some new words by heart, we must learn them and read them again and again _______ we can remember them. Sometimes it will _______ a lot of time for us to remember, but once we remember, we can use them freely. If we try our best, we will do it very well. When you take an English exam and met some meanings and usages（用法）you don’t remember, how will you feel at that time? You must feel _______. So English study means that you have to practise more and more.

We can look at _______ example in learning. When we read the same story for many times, we can remember it _______ well that we can tell it to others. At the same time, we can also ________ some stories from what we have heard. So in our study and life, we should keep the sentence “Practice makes perfect” in our mind. In this way, we can study well and live a better life.

9 . English is an important subject in middle school. Everyone knows that they must learn English well. ________, some people don’t know how to learn it well. Here are some ________ that may help you with your English.

The biggest problem is people’s own fear (惧怕). They worry that they won’t say things ________ or that they will look so foolish that they don’t talk at all. Don’t be afraid of it. Only when we aren’t afraid of making ________ , can we learn English well.

The fastest way to learn something is to do it again and again ________ you get it right. Learning English needs practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

The best way to learn English is to have a good environment. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, ________ English radios and watch English news, etc. The more English material (材料) you have around you, the ________ you will learn.

Many people think that exercises and tests aren’t much ________. However, by doing exercises and taking tests you can really ________ your English. If you ________ test yourself, you will not know how much you learn.

10 . How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practise as what a football player _______ every day. During the _______ the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t have to _______ passing the ball in the game; he will just do it.

You can train yourself _______ in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words _______ book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you see a “book”, you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.

After you _______ to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step — thinking in sentences. Listening and repeating is a very useful way to learn _______. Listen first and don’t care too much about _______ you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the _______ you learn. After you reach a higher level, ________ having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.