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Liu Xiaosheng finally had time to himself when the summer vacation recently ended. The 73-year-old had been teaching children English for 56
His "classroom" was a rural family courtyard in a village in Zunyi,Guizhou Province. On the outer wall of the house,there was a small blackboard 57
Before retiring,Liu was a 58
One evening,he saw a neighbour's child learning English. And he heard many mistakes when the child was reading. As a teacher,he knew how important 59
In this way,Liu had his first student. News of free English tutoring from a retired professor soon 60
At first,Liu taught in his living room,and then moved into the corridor for more 61
Later,as the 63
Some villagers once suggested paying money or giving him some gifts to express their thanks,but he refused. He said that teaching had become part of his life,and he did it for neither fame 64
Before he finished this year's session and returned to Chongqing,he 65
full
six days a week for over a month.His "classroom" was a rural family courtyard in a village in Zunyi,Guizhou Province. On the outer wall of the house,there was a small blackboard 57
covered
with phonetic symbols. Benches were arranged in a U shape to serve as desks,and a dozen children were packed in for classes.Before retiring,Liu was a 58
foreign
language professor at a university in Chongqing. In 2012,he brought his family to Guizhou to spend the summer.One evening,he saw a neighbour's child learning English. And he heard many mistakes when the child was reading. As a teacher,he knew how important 59
standard
pronunciation was to learning the language and he began to correct the child.In this way,Liu had his first student. News of free English tutoring from a retired professor soon 60
spread
through the village,and more and more children came to learn.At first,Liu taught in his living room,and then moved into the corridor for more 61
space
. But soon,the corridor was packed with students. One villager 62 volunteered
to leave his room to use as a classroom,and the villagers pooled their money to buy desks,chairs,benches and a blackboard.Later,as the 63
number
of students grew,Liu set up a classroom in the courtyard of a villager's house,and as a result,he is well known as the "courtyard teacher".Some villagers once suggested paying money or giving him some gifts to express their thanks,but he refused. He said that teaching had become part of his life,and he did it for neither fame 64
nor
profit(赢利).Before he finished this year's session and returned to Chongqing,he 65
promised
the children that he would see them again the next year. What a great teacher!答案
full covered foreign standard spread space volunteered number nor promised
解析
56. 结合语境“每周教六天”，首字母f，填full（整整）。57. “黑板上覆盖着音标”，“covered with”表被动，填covered。58. “外语教授”，“foreign language”，填foreign。59. “标准发音对学语言重要”，“standard pronunciation”，填standard。60. “消息传遍村庄”，“spread through”，过去式spread，填spread。61. “搬到走廊为更多空间”，填space。62. “村民自愿提供房间”，“volunteer to do”过去式volunteered，填volunteered。63. “学生数量增长”，“the number of”，填number。64. “neither...nor...”固定搭配，填nor。65. “承诺明年再来”，“promise”过去式promised，填promised。
