4. achieve his dream

3. get in the way of

2. spend time on

1. obey the rules

5. Make up a short passage with three or more of these expressions.

6. 　Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks.

Many teenagers have _______. But sometimes these hobbies can _____ _____ _____ ______ ____ schoolwork. Liu Yu is a ________________boy. He wants to be a ____________ ________. But his parents won’t allow him to _______ as much as he would like to. They worry about his _________ at school. They think he should ________ time on study and he needs to be __________. They think it is a very difficult dream to _________. However, Liu Yu_________ himself. He knows that his parents ______ ______ him and have always taught him the ____________ of studying hard. But he just wants to do what he ________ . He is ________ ________ running. He thinks he should be allowed to ______ __________for himself.

8. 　point　　　　　　　　　　　　 h. the past tense of “teach”

7. 　achieve　　　　　　　　　　 　g. be successful,　 come next to

6.　 realistic　　　　　　　　　　 　 f. the quality of being important

5. 　obey　　　　　　　　　　　　 e. as in running