3. English Practice Reading, Speaking, Listening

Let's practice! Fill in the blanks: WORD BANK: always | any | as | at | But | by | chain | do | even | except | factory | friendship | his | need | ordinary | own | pay off | rarely | remembers | respectfully | seriously | that | though | to | town David lives in a small ___ with his family. The town is pretty ____. Everyone goes to school, everyone goes to work at the town's ___, and no one asks _____ strange questions. ____ David is different. He does not want ____  go to school. He wants to work and help ____ family. He does not want to work at the town's factory, _____. He wants to open his ____ store. And he ____ asks these strange questions about "why ____ you do this?" and "why don't you do ____ ?" Everyone laughs ___ him and no one really takes him ___. No one ___  his friend Orlando. Orlando looks at David ___ a person with his own thoughts and ideas. He treats him ___ . Orlando likes David, ___ though they disagree. Time goes ___ and David grows his business. His hard work and sharp mind ___, and he now has a ___ of stores. He is a wealthy man. He ____ comes to visit his hometown. But when he does, there is one thing he always ___. He always remembers his good friend Orlando, and their respectful _____ . And now that he can, he always helps him in times of ____.

Title; We Are All Born Free and Equal 1. David lives in a small town with his family. The town is pretty ordinary. Everyone goes to school, everyone goes to work at the town's factory, and no one asks any strange questions. 2. But David is different. He does not want to go to school. He wants to work and help his family. He does not want to work at the town's factory, though. He wants to open his own store. And he always asks these strange questions about "why do you do this?" and "why don't you do that?" 3. Everyone laughs at him and no one really takes him seriously. No one except his friend Orlando. Orlando looks at David as a person with his own thoughts and ideas. He treats him respectfully. Orlando likes David, even though they disagree. 4. Time goes by and David grows his business. His hard work and sharp mind pay off, and he now has a chain of stores. He is a wealthy man. 5. He rarely comes to visit his hometown. But when he does, there is one thing he always remembers. He always remembers his good friend Orlando, and their respectful friendship. And now that he can, he always helps him in times of need.