阅读短文，根据首字母提示，完成单词。

     English is difficult to learn because it is so different from our mother tongue(母语). Also, we don't have much chance to speak English with foreigners or hear English s___1____.

     So the first important thing for us to do, I think, is to p___2____ speaking English more both in and

out of class. In class I listen to the teacher carefully and t___3___ my best to answer the

teacher's questions in English. After class, I listen to the tapes and wonderful English songs. I often retell

the texts in my own words. I always work hard at English and n___4___ give up.

     Of course this is not enough. When I find something interesting, I wrote it down in English. At first, I

couldn't write well, but with the help of my teacher, I have made great p__5____.