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.

    Make sure that the keyboard and the screen are in the right height for you. If they are not, you will get a backache.

    Make sure the screen is in the correct{#blank#}1{#/blank#}from your eyes. If you wear glasses, make sure these glasses are suitable for using the computer. Some people use a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}pair of glasses when they use a computer.

    Keep your screen clean and do not have it too bright. A dirty screen can hurt your eyes. A very bright screen can also be bad for your eyes. If you can{#blank#}3{#/blank#}one, buy a computer screen. It will be better for you than using the screen of a TV set.

    When you use any software, you must{#blank#}4{#/blank#}because some software can cause viruses in the computer. If your computer has viruses, it won't work or might even break down.

    Years ago, many zoos kept all kinds of animals in small cages. Small cages made it easy for people to see the animals, but a small cage is not a good place for an animal to{#blank#}1{#/blank#}free.

    Today zoos keep animals in different kinds of cages. The cages are very big and{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. They usually have plants and lakes. The cages look like the animals' habitats (栖息地).

    Zoos help to{#blank#}3{#/blank#}all kinds of animals. How do zoos do this? Zoos teach people how animals live in the wild. Zoos want people to help protect the animals' wild habitats. Many plants and animals are going extinct. Mammoths(长毛象), {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Asian elephants, are now extinct, There are no mammoths in the world today. Scientists say that seventy-four different kinds of living things go extinct every day!