—I had finished it before he _______ back.

—Really? When _______ there?

    Mary is a student in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} nursing school. She is going to graduate next month. She has two job {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(offer). One is in a city hospital, and the other {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in a country hospital.

    The hospital in the city is large. It's a 600-bed hospital. It's a cancer hospital. It {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(give) excellent care to its {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(patient). It's in a big city, near museums, theatres and restaurants. The salary is high, $1,700 a month. But the apartment {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(rent) are high.

    The hospital in the country is small. It's a 50-bed hospital. It's a {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(generally) hospital. It takes care of all{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(kind) of patients. It's in a beautiful area, near lakes, rivers {#blank#}9{#/blank#}mountains. The salary is average, $1,400a month. But the apartment rents are low.

    Mary likes the city and the country. She doesn't know which hospital{#blank#}10{#/blank#} choose.

    People's Park is the biggest park in our city. It is a good place for people to relax. There is a big lake in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} middle of the park. Every morning many people go there to enjoy {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    Last Sunday I didn't need to go to {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, but I still got up early as usual. When the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} rose in the east, I asked my classmate to go running with me at the park. When we got there, many people did sports there. Then we started to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}on the road along the big lake. Five minutes {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, we were a little tired, but we didn't stop and kept running. At that time we heard two middle aged men {#blank#}7{#/blank#}loudly in front of us. They danced happily as they sang their favorite song. Beside us there were two old men. One was playing tai chi (太极). The {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was playing sword(剑) dance. How happy they were! Behind us, there were two students running very hard, too. It seemed that they wanted to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}up with us.

    What a relaxing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the park is! We like it very much.

    Do you want to learn English well? Here {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) some advice that I can give you to make your English better. The first point is the most important. You must understand it's your duty(责任) {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (learn) English well! Studying English is your own duty. It isn't the duty of your teacher or your parents.

    Work as hard as {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (impossible)! You must be active in class and practise {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (speak) English often in class or out of class. You should {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (do) all of your homework, read and study vocabulary after school

    Keep studying! {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (not) stop for a long time such as during a summer holiday! To make progress, you should study for at least 5hours every week.

    Make English study become your hobby and have fun.

You can improve your English {#blank#}7{#/blank#} following activities:

Reading-Find interesting English books to read.

    Singing-Sing your favourite English {#blank#}8{#/blank#} again and again

Watching DVDs-{#blank#}9{#/blank#} don't you DVDs? It can make you relax yourself and improve your English.

    Travelling-What about {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (travel) in English-speaking countries? You can learn a lot from your travelling.

— {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.