One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(leave) a space between each name.Then she told them to think of the nicest thing{#blank#}2{#/blank#}they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}took the rest of the class some time to finish the work,and then each handed in the{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sheet).

    That Saturday,the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper,and listed what everyone else{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(say) about that person.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}Monday she gave each student his or her list.Before long,the entire class was smiling.“Really?” she heard their whisper.“I never{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(know) that I meant anything to anyone!” No one ever mentioned those papers in class again.She never knew{#blank#}8{#/blank#}they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter.The exercise had achieved its purpose.

    Several years{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(late),all her students started to gather around.One of them,Vicki,reached into her pocket,took out her wallet and showed her{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(wear) list to the group.“I carry this with me at all times.I think we all saved our lists.”That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried.

Gerrard Street in London's Chinatown

    Gerrard Street, which is between Leicester Square and Shaftsbury Avenue, is the most important street in the area. There is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} unique community with many Chinese restaurants, supermarkets and shops.

    In the 1950s, it{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) a poor area and everything there was very cheap. With the world rice market changing, thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong lost their jobs, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(move) to work in some restaurants in London. Many British people liked Chinese food, so the restaurants became popular. The workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (learn) English. Due to the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (arrive) of more Chinese, more shops and businesses grew up. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wife) came and joined their husbands with their children. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.

    Since the 1970s, economy has changed for the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (good), and the education state of British-born Chinese started to improve. Many families moved out {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Chinatown. Gerrard Street became a street only for visitors.

    London's Chinatown is very popular in Chinese New Year, during {#blank#}9{#/blank#} time thousands of Chinese go into the street with national flags. Londoners and tourists go there {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (main) for the food in the Chinese restaurants. Their favorite restaurants are where the Chinese eat.

    I came to England last summer. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(be) in England for eleven months. I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave {#blank#}2{#/blank#} China next month.

    At first it was very difficult for me {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(communicate )with other people in English, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}now I can speak English much {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(well), and even understand English television, because I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates have helped me a lot.

    I have lots of English {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (friend) now. Some of {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(they) have even invited me for dinner at their houses {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I have learned a lot about their custom. They are {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (interest) to learn about China and Chinese people. Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (few) I know about my own country.