Learning any language {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) practice － lots of practice! Often, it's difficult to know {#blank#}2{#/blank#} you should practice it. Should you watch a video? Perhaps,{#blank#}3{#/blank#} would be a good idea to do a few quizzes. Of course, you should try to speak English with your friends. All of these are great ideas, but it's also important to build a routine. A routine will help you make {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (study) English a habit. That's the best way to improve your English!

    It's important to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (expose) to many different areas every day.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}, you shouldn't try to study too many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (differ) subjects. These suggestions take a 30-minute listening and reading as the basis for daily practice. You are trying to learn many new things, so don't try to learn too much in any one area too {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (quick)! 

    Take 5 minutes to write down all the new words you find in your listening and reading exercises. Keep a notebook, and write in the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (translate) in your native language. Don't forget to learn grammar for 10 minutes. Try to quickly summarize what you listened to and what you read and speak out loud.

    That's it! Approximately 45 minutes a day, every day or at least four times a week! If you continue to do this, you will be {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (surprise) at how quickly your English improves!

    There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community(医学界){#blank#}1{#/blank#}a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(effect) such as overweight and heart disease—the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.

    Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(process) the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(remove) from food, the food tastes as if is missing something. As{#blank#}5{#/blank#}result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(be) full of fat and salt; by{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(eat) more fast food people will get more salt and fat than they need in their diet.

    Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心) between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(care) not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}is not good for the health.

    Colin Powell, a US statesman, once said: “A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(take) hard work.” And in Chinese culture, nothing says more about hard work {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the phrase “Ju Gong Jin Cui (鞠躬尽瘁)”.

    The phrase came from the Three Kingdoms period (AD220 — 280), during which the country was divided{#blank#}3{#/blank#}three kingdoms—Wei, Shu, and Wu, each of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} leaders wanted to take power and unite China as one. Liu Bei, the leader of Shu, suddenly {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (die) in an important battle.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (fortunate), his young son Liu Shan had Zhuge Liang {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (depend) on. He promised he would devote {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(he) to a stronger Shu.

    The phrase came from an article of Zhuge Liang. From then on, it has been used to describe a person with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} great mind and spirit, who works his whole life to make the dream into {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (real).

    In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}was worth a few million dollars, to a fire. It had very little insurance. No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters. All our mistakes are burnt up. Thank God we can start anew.” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} invented the phonograph(留声机). What {#blank#}4{#/blank#} attitude!

    Below are more examples of successful people {#blank#}5{#/blank#} had failed before succeeding.

    Thomas Edison failed {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(approximate) 10,000 times while he worked on the light bulb. Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca {#blank#}7{#/blank#} the age of 54. Young Beethoven {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(tell) that he had no talent for music, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} he gave some of the best music to the world.

    Setbacks(挫折) are inevitable in life. A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility. In grief you will find the courage and faith {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(overcome) the setback.

    Chinese-American community groups are preparing to hold their second annual International Confucius Cultural Festival（孔子文化节）on Sept, 28 in Flushing Queens, New York City's easternmost borough.

    The event serves not only {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a spectacular ceremony to memorize the world-famous Chinese philosopher, but a chance {#blank#}2{#/blank#}celebrate) Chinese culture together with other local communities, said Wang Lizhi, president of America East Shandong Association( AESA). Co-sponsored by AESA, America East Shandong Chamber of Commerce and Confucius Education Foundation Inc, the festival {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (feature) recitation of the “Di Zi Gui,” literally translated as "Standards for being a Good Pupil and Child," a book {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (write) based on Confucius' teachings that emphasize the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (base) necessities for being a good person and guidelines for {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (live)in harmony with others, as well as Chinese traditional dances, Shan-dong folk music and photo exhibitions.

    The groups hosted the{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (one) International Confucius Cultural Festival in flushing on Sept. 28 Last year to celebrate the 2,568th anniversary of the birth of Confucius (551 BC -479 BC). Confucius was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} extraordinary educator and philosopher, and founded Confucianism. It was he {#blank#}9{#/blank#} first set up private schools and received students from every walk of life without {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (consider) of their social status.