1 . Children like to copy what they hear. They copy their parents, their friends and even the TV. This teaches them _______ to speak the language. They don’t practise grammar, _______ use the language to talk about things that interests them. They don’t worry about their _______ or poor grammar. They can find ways to _______ themselves, and they do it successfully.

Copying also good for students to learn a foreign language.When you listen to foreigners speaking English, _______   what they say as loudly as you can. You should also pay your attention to communication. Look for chances to _______ with native speakers of English. If you can’t find a _______ to talk to, talk with other students in English _______. You can also join an English club or go to an English corner to talk about music, movies or_________interests you.

Don’t worry about   making ____________. The aim is to learn how to communicate (交流) easily and comfortably. Remember that you can communicate successfully even with a small vocabulary.

2 . I was working as a consultant (顾问) in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big ______. At the same time, my mother was in the______ stages of cancer.

I worked during the day and _____40 miles home to be with her every night. It was______ and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, ______my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to_______the president with my situation. ______I felt someone at the company wanted to_____ what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to______ the information with anyone.

A few days______, the president called me into his office. I ______ he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were ______ on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large _____, looked me in the eye and said, “I _____ your mother is very ill.”

I was totally______ by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my_______subside (平息), and then he ______ said a sentence I will never forget: “______ you need.” That was it. His ______and willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of compassion (同情) that I _____ with me to this day.

3 . One student took a box of chicken to class. Another carried on a cell phone _________ , and still another whistled loudly every time the _________ turned his back. Reform school? No. College.

More and more, professors say, they are coming across _________ students in their classrooms. Many of today’s young scholars(学者) arrive late, leave_________, talk loud or take care of personal _________ such as paying bills during class.

Why are the students behaving badly?

“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors let them get _________ with it. ”

Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms—and even _________ taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire _________.

People are _________ when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in __________ education, says Dr. Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They __________ some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to __________ will behave more politely.

Dr. Amanda believes that society in __________ has become more tolerant(容忍的) of rude behavior and __________ people in power, including professors, no longer __________ standards for __________. That leads to a growing imprudence(轻率行为) __________ some college students. “There’s a great __________ of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and __________ disrespect,” said Dr. Amanda, __________ that sometimes students have no idea that they are being rude.

4 . One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a 20-dollar bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill” Hands were raised. Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皱）the  _______ . He then asked the audience, “Anybody still wants it?” Still the hands went  _______ in the air.

“What if I do this?” He asked, and he _______ it on the ground, and started to step on it. He _______ it up. Now the bill was _______ and crumpled. “Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.

“My friends,” He continued, “You have all learned a good lesson. No matter _______ I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its _______ . It was still worth $20. Many times in our _______ , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes _______ wrong decisions, or we may ________ with something we do not ________ . When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are ________ . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not ________ what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside ________ , but on its inner value.’ This is the ________ of life.”

6 . We went for a walk in the fields, my mother, my wife, my son and I.

Mother had been ________ to come out with us, for she was in poor health, and even a(n) ________ distance would make her feel tired. But I insisted that, just for this reason, walking was necessary. ________ her agreement, she went to fetch her overcoat.

This year, spring came too late. Some old people found it hard to endure the long cold. But ________ spring was here now, and my mother had ________ another bitter winter.

My mother and I walked in front, followed by my wife and son. Later, ________ occurred between us: my mother wanted to take the main road, for it was wide and ________, while my son preferred the little path, where there might be more interesting things. It was ________ me to make the final decision. My mother had got used to listening to her strong son, and my son was in the habit of ________ his father, a big figure in his mind. I suddenly felt the weight of a heavy ________. I tried to ________ a win-win choice, but failed. Finally, I decided ________ my son, because there would be long years ________ in which I could be with him.

But my mother changed her ________, and said, “We’d better take the little path. You’ll have to ________ me on your back in places I can’t walk across,”

Differences thus ________; we picked our way along the little path. When we came to a certain spot, I let my mother get on my back. My wife followed my ________ and carried our son. ________ as my mother was, she was quite thin, and not heavy at all. My son was ________, but a child could only be so heavy. Despite this, both my wife and I walked ________, as steadily as possible, as if we bore the whole world on our backs.

8 . This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept _______ why those who had so much money were never _______ and were always desiring more.

“As far an I’m concerned, if I had only enough to _______ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the _______, saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to _______ you for a long time. Now, open your _______ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this _______. All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the _______ shall become dust. Do you understand?”

“I see,” said the beggar.

“Then you should _______! It’s obvious that your wallet is a(n) ________ one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly ________ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a ________ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking?” asked the Goddess Fortune.

“Never ________. It’s still strong enough now,” answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to ________. “Ah, if only the golden stream would ________ forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “________ just a handful or two.”

“There! It’s full. The wallet will ________,” warned the Goddess Fortune, but the beggar requested, “It will ________ a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The ________ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now ________ but his broken wallet.

9 . A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a _________ advertising the pups and began _________ it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked _________ into the eyes of a little boy. “Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”

“Well,” said the farmer, _________ he rubbed (擦拭) the sweat off the back of his neck, “These puppies come from fine parents and _________ a good deal of money.”

The boy _________ his head for a moment. Then _________ deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of _________ and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”

“_________,” said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle, “Here, Dolly!” he called.

Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face __________ the chain link fence. His eyes danced with __________.

When the dog __________ to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring (微动) inside the doghouse. Slowly __________ little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. In a somewhat __________ manner the little pup began hobbling (跛行) toward the others, doing its best to __________.

“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the little pup.

The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will __________ be able to run and play with you like those other dogs would.”

Hearing that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, bend down and began __________ up one leg of his trousers. In doing __________ he showed a steel brace (支架) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a __________ made shoe. “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone to __________ the same feelings.”

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.