Many Chinese students don’t pay much a1. to speaking English at school. They think it necessary to p 2.speaking English in class, but not out of class. Here is a story to show you how important it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life.
A foreigner once got hungry and went into a r3. in London. He sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to e 4.that he wanted something to eat, for he could not speak English. The waiter soon b5. a cup of tea. The man shook his head. The waiter then 6.away the tea and brought a cup of coffee. The man again shook his head. He t 7. again and again, but he wasn’t able to make the waiter u 8.him. Finally another man came in. He spoke English c 9.and fluently. In a few minutes, there w 10.a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table before him.