every couple of years.

　　Before I moved, I knew that people in the US spoke English. But honestly, I didn’t stop to analyze the

　　39

　　when I was

　　40

　　to leave. Just like I assumed I could easily become a doctor or a lawyer. I assumed that I had the skills to learn English in a few weeks.

　　When I

　　41

　　in the US and started 8th grade at Ditmas Middle School in Brooklyn, everyone was speaking a(n)

　　42

　　language I couldn’t understand. I

　　43

　　that life had subtitles, like in foreign movies. School was such a serious place here. Sometimes I felt like I was in a geek（呆子） class. The teachers were always

　　44

　　my moves so I couldn’t even throw a paper ball at a classmate’s head. And the worst thing was having to read

　　45

　　.

　　46

　　after almost seven months of complaining about everything, I realized that complaining didn’t change things.

　　47

　　just made my life worse. If I was going to

　　48

　　in this new concrete jungle, I had to

　　49

　　. I began to learn English by reading newspapers on my own

　　50

　　school. After about four months, I started enjoying reading the crime and sports stories. After six months of studying, my teachers

【2016届高考英语二轮专题复习突破完形填空63】相关文章：

★ 【人教版】2014届高考英语一轮复习指导考点针对练：必修1 unit4《Earthquakes》

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(十八)必修3Module 6《Old and New》（外研版）

★ 【三维设计】2017届高考英语（江苏专用）一轮复习素材：高考写作6类背诵宝典 4.书面表达高级结构

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (12)

★ 考生高考第一轮英语复习要做好6件事

★ 四川省2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业（31） Module1 Small Talk 外研版选修6

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之夹叙夹议文：应试策略（含解析）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (75)

★ （全国通用）2014届高考英语一轮单元复习 限时强化训练五

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之记叙文：名校模拟（含解析）