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Many Chinese students don't pay much a___1___ to spoken English at school．They think it necessary to practice s___2___ English in class，but not out of class．Here s a story show you how i___3___ it is to speak the English language freely in everyday life．

A foreigner once got h___4___ and went into a restaurant in London．He sat down at a table．When the waiter came，he opened his m___5___，put his fingers into it and took them out again in order to express that he wanted something to e___6___．For he could not speak English．The waiter soon brought a cup of tea．The man shook his h___7___．The waiter then t___8___ away the tea and brought a cup of coffee．The man again shook his head．He tried again and again，but he wasn't able to m___9___ the waiter understand him．Finally another man came in．He spoke English clearly and fluently．In a few minutes，there was a large plate of meat and vegetables oil the table b___10___ him．So you see a mall often goes hungry if he doesn't master a foreign language．