My friend Alan did not have a rich family. He did not have much money. Sometimes Alan 1 had to accept money and gifts from his family and friends. But do not get me 2. He was not the kind of person who never 3 the money he should. He was always very 4 with the money he spent.

    A few years ago, he won the lottery (中了彩票) and got a huge 5 of money. He was very excited. It changed his life. The 6thing he did was to buy a very expensive new car. Then he 7 spending money on unnecessary things or the things that he normally would not buy. It seemed that he had money to 8. He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He wasted his money 9.

    When we got together for a  10 at a restaurant, he would always pay the bill.  He 11 me the money made him feel very happy.

    But, Alan soon 12 out all of his money. He was as poor as a church mouse again. His last dollar was spent and he had no money   13.

    I admit (承认) I do feel  14 for my friend. He had enough money to live like a king. 15, he is back to living a hard life. He was wise about small things, but not about important things.

    On May Day holiday of this year, my parents and I went to the Great Wall. On the way I felt 1, because this was my first visit. I had dreamed 2 this trip many times. We took a train first, and then we took a bus to 3 there. When it appeared in front of me, I couldn't help 4. I said, "What a wonderful 5 it is!"

    When I walked on the Great Wall, I felt very proud because it is 6wall in the world. At the same time, I couldn't believe my eyes. I wondered how the ancient people built it by 7. I wondered how many people took part in building it. It was a mystery to me.

    I almost lost 8 in the beautiful scenery around it. "He 9 doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a 10 man. Now I'm on the top! I'm a true man," I said loudly.

    But, 11 there are many visitors every day, there are many problems for the Great Wall. For example, many visitors throw 12 about or spit on the Great Wall and some visitors 13 carved their names on it.

    As visitors, I think we 14 try our best to protect the Great Wall, not to destroy it. It's our duty. The past is not only for us to enjoy 15 for the people in the future.

    I'm a fan of pop music. Today I'd like to1a pop singer to you. His name is Mao Buyi. 2you watched the TV show The Coming One，you might know him.

    Mao Buyi has been popular since he3The Coming One. At first，Mao didn't4that he would become so popular. He just wanted to know5people would love the songs he wrote. Quickly he knew the6was yes. Lots of people say his songs are great and7stories. They also8if Mao has got lots of unusual experiences. Actually，he hasn't. He lives a9life. "Everyone has troubles and so do I. I just wrote them in my10 ， "he said.

    It could be a big11to become famous in a short time，but Mao doesn't seem to be very12. He has never bad professional training before，so he often says that he needs to practice more and13himself.

    Many people think his name Buyi means "not easy". 14 ， it means "never change" . Mao hopes he will never15his love of music and that he can be a better singer and write better songs.

    One summer, a library in Texas in the US was having a terrible problem. For years, the number of books in the library 1 growing. As a result, they became too big for the 2 and had to move to a newly-built library across the town. 3 was finished and paid for. They found out that they didn't leave enough 4 to move their mountain of books across the town. Even the 5 moving company (公司) was going to ask for several thousand dollars to move the books. What could they do? They thought and thought. 6 one clever worker had a good idea. She said that during that time, the library would be closed. They could 7 the readers to borrow more books, for example to borrow 20, 40 or 100 books at a time (一次性). At the end of the summer they could 8 them to the new library. The idea 9 beautifully and a lot of people crowded to borrow books. This was a win-win (双赢的) situation. The 10 were happy to have more books to enjoy. The library saved a lot of money and moved all the books to the new library.

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About 1.2 billion people around the world are learning a foreign language. However, not all of them enjoy 1 . We talked to hundreds of successful language learners. They shared some of their habits with us.

One key 2 long-term success is working towards the goal（目标）all the time. Most successful language learners make sure they 3 a few minutes practicing every day. Some language learners practice their language only in class. In the long run, they show much slower progress than those who practice 4 .

The second habit of successful language learners is that they don't study too much or too long at a time. 5 , they study for a short period of time each time. And then after a break, they continue. Over a longer time, they make 6 .Some language learners always want to learn as much new material as 7 . But it has been proved that one slowly forgets 8 he or she has learned over time.

Let's be honest: Do you still remember all the English words and expressions you learned last year? Successful language learners 9 the old material regularly （规律地）. Regular review turns your short-term memory into a long-term memory.

Are you having a hard time improving your English? Then you may try to 10 these three habits. Don't worry if it takes time. Learning a second language well is a long-term process—it should take time!