—Maybe because he was too careless.

he didn't come to school is that he had to look after his mother at home.

I want to study Chinese medicine when I .

    In learning English, one should first pay attention to listening and speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You'd better1your best to speak while you do much listening. Don't be2of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them stop you from improving your3. While you are doing this, a good4is to write—keep a diary, write notes or letters. Then if you can, ask some others to go through5you have written and tell you where it is wrong. Many mistakes in your speaking will be6found when you write. Through correcting mistakes, you can do better in learning English.

    If you are slow in speaking, don't7about it. One of the helpful ways is reading, either aloud or to yourself. The most important thing is to choose8interesting to read. It can't be too difficult for you. When you are reading9this way, don't stop to10the new words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing to do with the sentences. You can do that some other time.