One possible version:      Li Ping is one of the top students in his class. However there was a time when he found it difficult to learn English well. Worried ahout his English study he asked his English teacher Miss Zhang for advice on how to improve it. She suggested that he (should) enlarge his vocabulary by doing more reading and concentrate his efforts on reciting a number of good sentences and passages. Not until then did he realize the importance of mastering good ways of learning English. With the assistance of his teacher Li Ping gradually made progress which made his parents very happy. As a result he was presented with an award a present wrapped in golden paper.

One possible version:      Li Ping is one of the top students in his class. However there was a time when he found it difficult to learn English well. Worried ahout his English study he asked his English teacher Miss Zhang for advice on how to improve it. She suggested that he (should) enlarge his vocabulary by doing more reading and concentrate his efforts on reciting a number of good sentences and passages. Not until then did he realize the importance of mastering good ways of learning English. With the assistance of his teacher Li Ping gradually made progress which made his parents very happy. As a result he was presented with an award a present wrapped in golden paper.