根据句意和首字母提示填空，完成下列句子。

1. A poor memory f______ her efforts to become an actress.

2. I'm too e______ to say anything.

3. Can you always understand s______ English?

4. I want some s______ about what to do next.

5. Reading more books is h______ for learning Chinese.

6. He's used to reading the poem a______.

7. The teacher spoke highly of him because he made few m______ in the exam.

8. My math is not good enough. So I want to i______ it.

9. I had a long c______ with your teacher just now.

10. The book has a great i______ on his life.

11. The boy b______ very well at the party last night.

12. A teacher's work is often c______ to a candle.

13. He c______ me to play another tennis game.

14. I don't know how to s______ the difficult problem. Can you help me?

15. He stayed at home i______ of going to school all day.