Lao She was{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(出生)in Beijing. His father died when he was young. Lao She studied at Beijing Normal{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(大学). After {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(完成) school in 1918, he was a head teacher of a primary school. From 1924 to 1929, Lao She {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (教)Chinese to the English in London. In 1930, Lao She returned to China and wrote many {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(小说)and short stories.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(在…期间)the Anti-Japanese War period （1937~1945）, he united(团结)many{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(艺术家)and worked in the All China Art Cycle Anti-Japanese Aggression Association(中华全国文艺界抗敌协会). Teahouse, written in 1957, was one of his best{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(戏剧). It described the changes in Chinese {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(社会) over fifty years. Lao She died in 1966. He is one of the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(伟大的) Chinese writers in China.

    In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You'd better{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(尝试)your best to speak while you do much listening. Don't be {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(害怕)of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you from {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(改善)your English. While you are doing this，a good way is to write keep a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(日记), write notes or letters. Then, if you can, ask some others to go through what you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(容易地)found when you write. Through {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(改正)mistakes, you can do better in learning English.

    If you are slow in speaking, don't{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(担心)about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(大声地)or to yourself. The important thing is to choose something interesting to read. It can't be too difficult for you. When you are reading in this way, don't stop to look up the new words if you can guess their {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(意思)or they have nothing to do with the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(句子). You can do that later.