June came and the hottest month of the year began. A lot of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (travel) came to the seaside city. All of the hotels were full but Mr. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (John). The charge（收费）of the room was the lowest {#blank#}3{#/blank#} few people stayed there. The hotel {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (catch) fire three times that year. Most of the workers left there and found jobs in other {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (hotel).

    It was eleven o'clock. Mr. John went to close the gate when {#blank#}6{#/blank#} young man came in, with a big bag in his hand.

    “What can I do for you, Sir?” asked Mr. John {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (happy). “The {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (cheap) room in your hotel.”

    “OK.” Said Mr. John, “By the way, may I keep your bag for you?”

    “No, thanks. There's nothing expensive in it but a long rope. I'm afraid another fire {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (happen) in your hotel. If it does, I'll throw the rope out of the window so that I'll be able to escape from it.”

    “Yes?”Mr. John said {#blank#}10{#/blank#} surprise. “So you have to pay the bill before you go to your room.”

—Sorry, he's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) to Paris and will be back in two weeks.

    This is a story about a boy who is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) Paul. His dream is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) a great artist. He makes a decision to practise {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (draw) for at least two hours a day. But his friends say that his pictures look very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (fun). They don't think he will have any success, so one of his friends {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (try) to persuade (劝说) Paul to stop drawing. However, Paul keeps on practising. He says to {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (him), "Nothing is impossible, is it?" Day by day, he draws {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (mountain) of pictures. One day, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} famous artist comes to Paul's town. He meets Paul {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Paul is drawing a picture of the sun by the roadside. He loves the picture so much that he pays 10, 000 dollars for it and makes friends with Paul. After that, Paul draws even harder. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the end, he becomes a great artist around the world.

    Some people learn a second language easily, while others have trouble in it. How can you help {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(you) learn a new language, such as English? The ways {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can solve the difficulty of learning English and make it a little easier and more interesting are following.

    The first step is to feel positive about learning English. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}you believe that you can learn and you are thirsty for it, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is common that mistakes are made when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. So don't be afraid {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(make) mistakes in public.

    The second step is to practice your English. For example, write {#blank#}5{#/blank#} diary every day. You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel good expressing your ideas in English. Several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving. What's more, you must speak English every day. Gradually you will become {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(comfort) communicating in English.

    The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (correct)? Did you pay attention to what the teacher {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(say)? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these all the notes down and try to do {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(good) next time.

    Hope all the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(suggest) will be helpful to you, you will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident.