Annie doesn't like to eat rice. She would like some {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    Patricia was born in Michigan and grew up in California. When she was a little girl, she often stayed with her grandparents who lived in Union City, Michigan. One summer day, a meteorite (流星) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (fall) from the sky, right into her grandparents' backyard! Before that, her grandparents had lived a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ['kwaiət] life on their farm. Now things were {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from before. They had so much to do. People came to see the meteorite. The professors from the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} [ju:ni'vəsti] came to study it and analyze (分析) it. Her grandparents had never talked to so many people in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (they) lives! Everything changed.

    As you can guess, no one in the town had ever {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (see) a meteorite before! They were confused (困惑) and didn't know {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to do. Some people thought it would bring them good {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lucky) if they touched it.

    Patricia loves to tell the story about her meteorite and even today, she carries a piece of the meteorite with her {#blank#}9{#/blank#} [weər'evə] she goes. When I met her, she let all of us touch it and make a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. What might you wish for if you could meet Patricia and see her meteorite?

    Everyone can make mistakes when learning English. What should we do to make fewer{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (错误)? Now, I'll give you some{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (秘诀) to learning a language well.

    Use simple language. Some beginners try to build long{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (句子) with complicated(复杂的) {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (语法). They make mistakes. Don't do this! If you've just started to speak or write in English, you should say what you can say- not what you want to say. You may feel you're talking like a child, but it doesn't{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (要紧). Right now, your task is to learn the language.

    Be slow and careful. In the beginning, don't speak or write {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (快速地). You should write very{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (缓慢地). If you need 2 hours to write an e-mail with 10 correct and {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (完整的) sentences, that's okay. That's how long it should take if you're just starting to write.

    Why should it take so {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (长)? Because you should read your sentences many times, looking for mistakes. You should check if your sentences are correct by {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (使用) a dictionary and the web.