Lofton is a little village（村庄）in England. It is not f{#blank#}1{#/blank#} from the city of Manchester (曼彻斯特). Not many families l{#blank#}2{#/blank#} around the village, so the people all know each o{#blank#}3{#/blank#} . Most of them are friendly and helpful.
   Though their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. S{#blank#}4{#/blank#} work in large factories there. A few work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} . It usually t{#blank#}6{#/blank#}  about half an hour to go from Lofton to Manchester.
In the evening a lot of people like watching TV. But if they go to see a film or go to a concert (音乐会), they have to go to Manchester, because there are no c{#blank#}7{#/blank#}  in Lofton.
   Like many other villages near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet. So life in Lofton may not be so e{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  as the life in the b{#blank#}9{#/blank#} cities, but it can be just as interesting. That is why people in Lofton l{#blank#}10{#/blank#}  their village.

    Here's some advice to improve your English.

    Get a teacher or join a class!

    It's a little difficult to Study English {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . Also, it's difficult to learn how to speak English if you don't have an English teacher or someone {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  to talk with.

    Work as hard as possible!

    You need to practise speaking often. You {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  do all of your homework, study vocabulary outside class and check the homework in time.

    Keep (坚持) studying!

    Don't stop for a long {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  even during a summer holiday! To (5){#blank#}5{#/blank#}  your English better, you should study at least (至少) 5 hours each week,

    Make English your hobby and have fun!

    You can improve your English {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  these ways. Choose English books and read them {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  Choose your favourite English songs and sing them again and again.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}  in English-speaking countries and talk with local (当地的) people in English.

—They're both teachers.

    When I was young, my {#blank#}1{#/blank#} often said it was important to get along well with others. However, I always thought I could do everything by myself. At that time, I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my study at all. I really wanted {#blank#}3{#/blank#} go to school. So I often slept in class. At last, nearly every teacher didn't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} me. They {#blank#}5{#/blank#} my study.

    One day, my head teacher asked me to go to her office.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, she told me my classmates had elected me to be the new monitor. I felt very happy because I had never been a monitor. I really wanted to be a good monitor. First, I {#blank#}7{#/blank#}to study hard. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} I tried to remember the new things, I couldn't catch up with others. My classmates helped me. I was moved. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}, I caught up with others. And I {#blank#}10{#/blank#} having such a good teacher and classmates.