In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with     1       (confident) and without hesitation.     2     , we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.

There is no easy way to success     3     language learning. A good memory is     4       (help), but it is not enough only to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and     5     meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are       6     (satisfy) with only a few rules we     7     (memorise) before, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of    8     (advise) for those     9     are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and     10     (write) the language whenever we can.

I am taught by many teachers in my school. Every subject has a    1     (differ) teacher, but I like my math teacher    2     (well). Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Ma’am. She is our class teacher too.

Ma’am    3     (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way of teaching is so    4     (interest) and simple that we all can understand everything    5     is being taught and how it can be done. Most    6     (important) , Ma’am teaches math with lots of patience. If we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time guiding us until we understand it. And we can go to ask her at any time during school hours for help.

She also helps us     7     activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there     8     (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of     9     (we)．

To me, Ma’am is not only    10     good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Ma’am and I wish her a happy life.

Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed a serious illness. She found herself out of work and     1     (stick) at home. After a while, she discovered that     2     (surf) the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She could do everything online. She also joined     3     online group where she could talk about her problems and get support and advice     4     others. She realized that one of the greatest     5     (benefit) of the Internet was its ability to remove the distance     6     usually exists between people.     7     (inspire) by the people online, she started an IT club and taught some older people how to use Internet. She and her friends organise events and collect money     8     (pay) for private teachers. Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society     9     (good). Jan’s life has been     10     (great) improved by the Internet!

Are you impressed by the mountains in Avatar? The real ones are in Zhangjiajie. For those who love nature, Zhangjiajie is a must. Zhangjiajie National Park is now     1     UNESCO World Heritage site, one that has seen tourism boom, stimulating economic     2       ( grow), and providing a lot of job     3     (opportunity) for the locals. Over the years, the rock caves and karst (喀斯特) formations     4     (lead) people to call it a “fairyland”.

The park has thick forests, deep canyons, unusual peaks, caves, and pillar-like (像柱子似的) rock formations blanketed throughout the park. These pillar-like rock formations are what the park is famous for around the world. One of the fastest and most     5     (effort) ways to experience the area is by     6     (ride) up the world’s tallest outdoor elevator. The 326-meter-tall glass Bailong Elevator     7     (build) onto the side of a cliff at the start of this century and offers amazing views of the park.

Many endangered species of animals and plants can be found there,     8     inspired the Chinese government to begin conservation efforts     9     (protect) the landscape of Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie is also home     10     the world’s tallest bungee jump as well as the famous Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge — which is the highest and the longest glass bridge of its kind.

By recycling paper we save our trees, but we also recycle glass bottles, paper and plastic.     1     is known to all that recycling protects many non-renewable resources and reduces greenhouse gases. Now cleaners send     2     (little) household waste to landfill sites and less energy     3     (require) when making new materials from old ones.

Health regulations once prevented recycled plastic     4     being used for food containers but new technology has seen this ban lifted in some countries.

Rain water     5     (collect) from roads and the roofs of buildings is also recycled. Water treatment plants treat millions of liters a day ,     6     (remove) something unwanted. The recycled water can’t be drunk or used for cooking     7     can be used to wash cars , water parks and fight fires, etc. This means there is     8    reduced demand on drinking water supplies.

New technology is     9     (rapid) improving recycling techniques in Europe, America and Japan, but countries with small populations may find these new     10     (develop) too expensive to use in the immediate future.