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I came to England last summer. I____(be) in England for eleven months. I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave ____ China next month.
At first it was very difficult for me ____(communicate)with other people in English, ____now I can speak English much ____(well), and even understand English television, because I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates have helped me a lot.
I have lots of English____(friend) now. Some of ____(they) have even invited me for dinner at their houses ____I have learned a lot about their custom. They are ____ (interest) to learn about China and Chinese people. Every time they ask me a lot of questions, I realize how ____ (few) I know about my own country.