Learning any language {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) practice － lots of practice! Often, it's difficult to know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} you should practice it. Should you watch a video? Perhaps,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} would be a good idea to do a few quizzes. Of course, you should try to speak English with your friends. All of these are great ideas, but it's also important to build a routine. A routine will help you make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (study) English a habit. That's the best way to improve your English!

    It's important to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (expose) to many different areas every day.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, you shouldn't try to study too many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (differ) subjects. These suggestions take a 30-minute listening and reading as the basis for daily practice. You are trying to learn many new things, so don't try to learn too much in any one area too {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (quick)! 

    Take 5 minutes to write down all the new words you find in your listening and reading exercises. Keep a notebook, and write in the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (translate) in your native language. Don't forget to learn grammar for 10 minutes. Try to quickly summarize what you listened to and what you read and speak out loud.

    That's it! Approximately 45 minutes a day, every day or at least four times a week! If you continue to do this, you will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise) at how quickly your English improves!

     “What would you do if you{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(know) this was the last night of the world?” The two small girls{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(play) blocks on the rug when Mr. Johnson asked{#blank#}3{#/blank#}wife the question. There was{#blank#}4{#/blank#}easy, clean smell of fresh coffee in the evening air.

     He put forward that question, stirring his coffee slowly and{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(stare) into its{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(deep). “It's just a feeling; sometimes it{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(fright) me; sometimes I'm not{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(scare){#blank#}9{#/blank#} you. It first happened about four{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(night) ago.”

    My program is a course in automotive repair. We teach people from the age of 16 through adults. We're {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (locate)on a high school campus. It's vocational,{#blank#}2{#/blank#} means that we train people specific skills that they could use in a job.

    I like classes like this {#blank#}3{#/blank#}it's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(much)of the real world than it is sitting there reading a textbook, not {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(know)what you are going to be using it for.

    Today's a work day, so {#blank#}6{#/blank#}I go back into the shop, I have all of my students {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(work)on a project. First, Jack is going to get the air tools out and jack up a car, he's going to take a tyre off that car, with the air impact. Every student that comes onto my program is an individual. All of them think that they're going to be able to fix their own car. They all have {#blank#}8{#/blank#}as a goal that they are going to get out of the program.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} then, as part of my introduction to the class I'll let them know some of the other things that they'll all get,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} include：consumer understanding of how the car works.

    There're so many things that{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (farmer) can benefit from. You have a better environment if you live on the farms.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(live) on a farm can give you the peace of mind you've always wanted{#blank#}3{#/blank#} at the same time let you appreciate nature more. You can have a better view{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the sky. You can have fresher foods when you are on the farm. These are just some of the many beautiful things that you can find on a farm.

    Farming{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (know) to be a physical job. It{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (require) a lot of physical work such as planting, watering, harvesting and so on. It is probably a requirement to be{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (physical) fit to be a farmer.

    Farm life is {#blank#}8{#/blank#}good) than city life. On the farms there is fresh air, while in the city there is{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (pollute). The city life is just so busy and noisy. If you want to have a more peaceful environment, move to{#blank#}10{#/blank#} countryside.

Eat healthier without quitting sugar

    Not long ago, fat was regarded as the evil for a healthy diet. Before that it was salt. Now the sugar-free diet {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (explode) onto the health scene —and seems to have topped many people's list of New Year's resolutions.

    Sugar-free diets encourage people to avoid sweeteners such as honey, soft drinks and some fruits. Some also recommend {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (restrict) dairy products. The diet's advocates note that excessive sugar consumption may increase the risk of heart disease and some cancers. So many sugar-free followers avoid milk, yoghurt and cheese {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the assumption that these products contain sugars.

    It's true we are swallowing too much of the sweet stuff, with the average American consuming around 20 teaspoons of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (add) sugar a day. But you don't need {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (quit) sugar for healthy eating. Quitting sugar is unlikely to improve your health any more than cutting down on over-processed foods and eating more vegetables.

    Research shows dieting is not effective over the long term and can lead to greater weight gain over time. The brain interprets dieting and restriction as hunger,  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} causes the storage of fat. Besides, the sugar-free diet is confusing and imposes a set of rules that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (make) up without scientific evidence. Such a restrictive diet can create food fear or an unhealthy relationship with food. People who worry about food are more likely to diet. This may be {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they are worried about their weight, or about the impact certain nutrients have on their health.

    Through series of experiments, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the researchers are certain about is that you can eat plenty of plants, enjoy whole grains and beans. Fruit is your friend, not your enemy. Most people could probably eat a little less sugar, a little {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (often), but you don't have to quit it for good to be healthy.