He didn't realize the  of English  he graduated.

Students in many countries are required (learn) English. Some of these students are small (child). Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by (they). A few learn English by (hear) the language over the radio, on TV, in films. One must work hard to learn another language.

do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school it is one of their subjects required for study. And they need to study, their own language, Some people learn it because it is (use) for their work. Many people learn English for their further studies, because they want to go to college or university. Some of their books (write) in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers and magazines in English.

People often ask me for advice on how to learn English. As for it, everyone is different. I'll share some of my experience. I once took a school year English course in Wuhan University, but I mostly learnt English on my own.

One thing I can tell you is that, once you've started learning, you should try to think in English as much as you can. If you see something when you're riding your bike or walking down the street, just think about "How would 1 say them in English?" At first, it might be with simple words or phrases, but later you should think about longer phrases and sentences. Now I'm in America, and for most of the time, I would think in English and speak it directly. It's amazing how much this helps.

For several years after I started learning, I was often afraid of talking with others in English because I didn't want to make mistakes. Finally I got it over. And while travelling in America, I'd try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I'd have no choice but to speak English. And I also decided that if I said something stupid and other people laughed at me, then so be it. After that, my English started improving much more quickly.

Besides, it may be a good idea to ask your American friends to look at the way you're writing, and give you some suggestions for improvement.

The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student in English "You 1good English. "But the student answered, "No, my English is very poor. "The foreigner was quite2at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself 3the student had not heard him clearly, he said," Yes, indeed, you speak it very well. "But the Chinese student still 4 saying "No."5 the foreigner gave up and didn't know what to say.

What's wrong with the student's answer? It is because he did not accept a compliment(赞扬) as the American people6. He should have said "Thank you" instead of "No". He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman" You look7beautiful with the new clothes8, "she should be very happy and answer "Thank you". In our country we think 9 modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behaviour. But in the West, if you are modest and say "No, 10 I can't do it well," then the others will take it for granted(理所当然) that you 11 cannot do it. If you often say "No", you will certainly be looked down upon by12When asking for a job, if one says something like "Yes, I can certainly do it, "instead of" Let me have a try on the job, "he or she can13to get it. So in the West one should always be confident.14self-confidence, he can't go anywhere. Confidence is of great 15to one in a country where competition is quite keen (激烈的).