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—What do you think of this math problem?

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"May I come in?" he asked{#blank#}3{#/blank#}  .

Mrs. Black doesn't allow her son {#blank#}4{#/blank#} computer games on school nights.

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    The mooncake is the most popular and important food on Mid-Autumn Day. But is it the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}food? In some places of China, the pumpkin (南瓜) is also the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}food on Mid-Autumn Day. In old days, poor families{#blank#}3{#/blank#}to eat pumpkins, because they couldn't afford (买得起)mooncakes.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}people live a good life now, they still eat pumpkins on Mid-Autumn Day. They{#blank#}5{#/blank#}it can bring them good health.

    For people in Guangzhou, they enjoy{#blank#}6{#/blank#}river snails (田螺) on Mid-Autumn Day. They think the delicious food can help make their{#blank#}7{#/blank#}bright.

    Osmanthus Flowers Duck (桂花鸭) is a must-eat food for people {#blank#}8{#/blank#}Jiangsu Province. It has a {#blank#}9{#/blank#}of over 2,500 years. And it is the most famous dish of Nanjing.

    Is there any traditional food in your{#blank#}10{#/blank#}on Mid-Autumn Day? What is it?

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    How can we practice our spoken English?

    The first and the most {#blank#}1{#/blank#} thing is to believe yourself. You should always be full of confidence, or you will never be able to improve your English. You should often encourage {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    "Come on, don't be afraid."

    You should never lose heart and never {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

    Maybe you are afraid of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} face, but you should think since we are students and we are learning, there is no need to worry about{#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    You must always be active in practice. There is no problem that your pronunciation and intonation (语调) can't be as good as the native people because we are {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, and we don't have chances to live in foreign countries and talk with the people there. But you must know that the main way to study English is to make ourselves {#blank#}7{#/blank#}other people. You should believe that native speakers will not laugh at you, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they will encourage you. So if you are brave {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, you will certainly make rapid progress in your spoken English.

Don't be shy or afraid! Just have {#blank#}10{#/blank#} try.