六、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式
“It is never too late and you are never too old to start studying something new!” said Ellen Rema. She began to learn English 1. the age of fifty.
Two years ago, because there were no evening classes in the area Ellen lived in, she chose to study online. She bought an English course on the internet.
Ellen began with some easy classes and studied 2. (real)hard. Her son always said, “Mum, you are a bit crazy.” “He couldn’t understand why I spent so many hours 3. (study), but I love it,” she said. “Maybe I wanted to do too much in 4. short time. I finished all my courses in two years, but I found I still had many 5. (difficulty)with grammar.”
She chose to continue instead of giving 6. . Now she is still studying in the online classroom. But to make her English better, she has set new goals for 7. (she).
“Studying online is never boring, but you need self-discipline,” said Ellen. “8. you want to learn, try your best even though you face something difficult and when you think you haven’t made any progress.”
Ellen said studying English wasn’t all about hard work. “It was 9. (interest). I really like the online conversation classrooms. I have learned so much about other cultures,” she said.
“My life 10. (change)a lot by now. I am very thankful for the internet,” said Ellen.
【读后词汇拓展】猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. self-discipline 2. thankful

六、1. at 2. really 3. studying 4. a 5. difficulties 6. up 7. herself 8. If 9. interesting 10. has changed
读后词汇拓展
1. n. 自律能力 2. adj. 感激的