One year ago, I was    great trouble. I worked hard at English and devoted all my spare time to    （practise）it. But I failed to pass the mid-term examination,     made me greatly disappointed. So I asked my grandpa for advice when I got home.   (hear) what I told him, he said, “To some extent, examination   (result) are sometimes unexpected by your study level. You can’t judge your progress by one examination.” He encouraged me  ( work) hard for a long time to check my results. I    (take) my grandpa’s advice. Now I realize      the process of learning is much more important and my English is much better  before. From my experience, I feel that we    listen to opinions from old people.