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   English is difficult to learn because it is so d  1   from our mother tongue (母语). On the other hand,

we haven't got enough chance to h_2_  English spoken and speak English to foreigners.

   So the first important thing for us to do, I think, is to p_3_ speaking English more both in and out of

class. In class, I l_4_ to the teacher very attentively and try my b_5_ to answer the teacher's questions.

After class, I listen to the tape of the texts again and again until I can u_6_ every word of it. I often retell(复述) the text in my own words. I always work h_7_ at English and never give it up.

   Of course, this is not e_ 8_. In the evening I do my homework very c_ 9__. When I find something

interesting, I write it d_10_ in English. At first, I couldn't write well, but with the help of my teacher I

have made great progress.