I was small for my age. I was shy and sometimes it was hard for me to make friends with others. However, learning came fairly (相当地) easy for me. I was the best in most of my classes, but PE class was my nightmare (噩梦) and made me feel that I was not as good as the others. Miss Forsythe was our PE teacher. She was young and energetic. Everyone liked her. She said that we all had to come to her classes. No one could hide from Miss Forsythe!

    One day she told me that she wanted me to play a game with another girl in a PE show. I was rather worried that I wouldn't do a good job as she explained her idea, but she was excited. With her encouragement, I had no choice but to agree.

    It was a "boy meets girl" game. I played the boy and my classmate, Margaret Ann. played the girl. We were dressed in evening clothes and danced around the floor. According to Miss Forsythe. I had to pick up Margaret Ann when we finished the dance. Since I was not strong enough to pick the tallest girl up, it was she who picked me up. I suddenly felt ten feet tall! It was a huge success and everybody applauded (鼓掌) for our excellent performance. What a wonderful ending! Afterwards. I smiled confidently. Miss Forsythe's understanding and willingness to create a place for me in her show (which certainly did not need me) gave me some much needed confidence. She was and always will be my favorite teacher.

In English learning, spoken English is very important, but many students complain that they can't understand well when others speak English. And they say that their 1 English is not good, either. Well, what can we do to improve our spoken English 2 ?

The most important thing is to believe in 3 . Maybe many of us are afraid to make 4 while speaking English. But as English learners, we can usually make progress by 5 the problems in learning. It doesn't matter if our 6 can't be as good as the native people's. We should 7 it as a challenge, and then we can get 8 practice. We needn't worry at all that the native speakers will 9 us. Be brave enough, and then we'll improve our spoken English quickly. 

In a word, don't be 10 , and believe in ourselves. Next time we should speak English aloud in front of others whether or not what we say or use is right. 

Wei Fang is twelve years old. She is a cute 1 . She 2 from Shanghai and she studies（学习）in No.5 High School. Wei Fang 3 at 6:30 in the morning. Then she has 4 with her parents. She would like milk and bread 5 breakfast. She goes to school at 7:30. Wei Fang is a clever and 6 girl. She can 7 English well. She often 8 her classmates with their lessons（功课）. All of her classmates like 9 very much. They are good 10 , and they help each other. 

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 1 in our past that we felt 2 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

 This seemed like a very private process, but there's always some 3 soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then suggested that we find ways to 4 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever improve my communication.

 Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story:" Making my list. I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 5 of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(伙伴) and I decided to play a trick on him.

 After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a idiot. The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious(光荣的) sign. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ever found out.

 Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown's name appears on my list. I didn't even know if he was still 6 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Sheriff Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 7 ,I heard," Hello?"I said," Sheriff Brown?" Paused(停顿)." Yes."" Well, this is Jimmy Calkins."" And I want you to know that I did it." Paused."I knew it!" he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a lively discussion. His closing words were," Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 8 your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 9 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me... for your sake."

 Jimmy inspired me to 10 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to right the past wrong doings.

"What's your favourite sport, Nick?" Ms Green asked. 

Nick thought for a moment. Everyone in the class was looking 1 him. He was nervous. He needed a good 2 . "I like football. "

Everyone smiled. A few people said, "I like3 too!"

That was a4 answer. Nick really liked hockey (冰球), but no one else in class 5 it. He wished he could be honest (诚实的),6 he worried about what they would say. They would say things like, "Hockey? Why? What is that?" They didn't know about it. 

Nick came from Maryland. All the kids there liked hockey. However, in Florida, kids loved football. He didn't really understand7 they didn't like hockey. 

His dad said, "Their families grew up8 football. They like football. We grew up watching hockey, so we like hockey. But why don't you 9 some kids to enjoy the hockey game? We can teach them."

Nick did that. He asked his friends Dave and Tommy. They knew 10 about hockey. They had 11 been to the game before. Dave and Tommy asked Nick lots of 12 about the rules and the teams. They thought the game was13 . All of them had fun. 

The next time Ms Green asked Nick what his favourite 14 was, he said, "Hockey."

Dave and Tommy smiled, "We like hockey too!" Nick was 15 that other people liked the things he liked. It made him feel like he had friends who understood him.