Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school？You will probably say they go to learn languages,geography,history,science and all   (1)   subjects. That is quite true,but why do they learn these things?We send our children to school to   (2)   them for their future work and life. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life，but is that the  (3)   reason they go to school？There is   (4)   in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all   (5)   how to learn， so that when we have left school we can go on learning. If a man really knows   (6)  ， he will always be successful,because whenever he has to do   (7)   he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person,on the other hand， is   (8)   unable to do it,or does it badly,so the purpose of school is not just  (9)   languages,geography,science,etc. but to teach pupils the   (10)   to learn.

It's never easy to admit(承认) you are in the wrong. We all  (1)  to know the art of apology. Think how often you've done wrong. Then count how many   (2)  you've expressed clearly you were   (3)  .You can't go to bed with an easy mind if you do   (3)  about it.

  A doctor friend, Mr Lieb, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia(失眠症).   (4)  some careful exams, Mr Lieb found nothing wrong with him and said, "If you don't tell me what's   (5)  you, I can't help you. The man admitted he was cheating(骗取) his brother of his inheritance (遗产). Then and there the clever doctor   (6)  the man write to his brother and   (7)  his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried. "Thank you," he said to the doctor, “I think I've got well.”

   An apology can not only save a broken relationship, but also make it       (9)  .If you can think of someone who should be   (8)  an apology from you, do something about it right now.

My family moved into our home nine years ago and we called the area in front of our house “rock garden”   (1)   it was full of rocks.

Last summer, I found a tiny little   (2)   in the yard. I didn’t know its name, but I knew I   (3)   plant it. We decided to let it go on growing until we could   (4)   what it was. Weeks passed, and as I made my way back to the unknown plant, I noticed the flower   (5)   to be a sunflower. I decided to treat it with care and clear away the grass   (6)   it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the grass, I noticed something   (7)  . The sunflower had begun   (8)   a big rock. It was really surprising.

   From what I   (9)  , I got to know that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its   (10)   of growing up, we should also have the ability of doing the   (11)    thing. As a result, We need to believe in   (12)  , keeping in mind that we have the   (13)   in making our dreams come true. Like the sunflower, it was sure of the success.

Stand tall like   (14)  , be proud of who and what you are and everything around you will begin to   (15)   you. You will find a way to reach your dream.

It’s never easy to admit you’re in the wrong．We all   (1)  to know the art of apology.Think how often you’ve done wrong．Then count how many   (2)  you’ve expressed clearly you were   (3)   .You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do   (4)   about it．

A doctor friend，Mr Lieb，told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs： headaches，heart trouble and insomnia（失眠症）．   (5)   some careful exams，Mr Lied found nothing wrong with him and said，“If you don’t tell me what’s   (6)  you，I can’t help you．”

The man admitted he was cheating his brother of his inheritance（遗产）.Then and there the clever doctor   (7)  the man write to his brother and   (8)  his money． As soon as the letter was put into the post box， the man suddenly cried．“Thank you，”he said to the doctor，“I think I’ve got well．”

An apology can not only save a broken relationship，but also make it   (9)  .

If you can think of someone who should be   (10)  an apology from you，do something about it right now．

I don’t like my parents. They __（1）___ tell me I should do this, and I should not do that. It sometimes makes me ___（2）__,” said Cheng Zixin, a middle school student in Fuzhou. Do you have the same __  (1)  __? Why does it seem that some parents are so __  (2)  ___ in their children’s eyes?

   Since you were born, your parents have worried about everything about you. They __  (3)  ___ about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your schoolwork, __  (4)  ___ sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up __（7）___ and happily.

   So how can you ___（8）__ things easier on yourself? It’s easier __  (5)  __ you think. Just let your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else __  (6)  __ than usual. Say  __  (7)  ___ to them when you are wrong. Take responsibility(责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about __（12）___ with you. Most of all, try to __（13）___ them. They are still __  (8)  __ being parents and need your help, too. Someday, when you become a parent, they may give you advice on how to get on with your __  (9)  ___.

None of us can be as perfect as the film stars or singers we see on the television or in magazines. This is not only a question of  （1） .The stars we admire have assistants who fix their hair and make up for them. They even have special shoppers who  (1)   their fashionable clothes.

Living ordinary lives, attending classes and doing homework, the rest of us have no chance   (2)   as cool as the stars.

Some people might feel bad about having such normal lives,  (3)   I think this is a good thing. People who always worry about their appearance can be quite boring, and they usually do not make very good friends. I like to spend my time with confident people who are comfortable being  (4)  .

Confident people make very good friends because they are not trying to be someone else. It is more fun to spend time with a real person than with someone who is always  (5)   about ways to become cooler.

Then how to gain(获得)confidence?

First, be happy about who you are. If you feel comfortable  (6)   who you are, you will never feel truly lonely.

Next, think about your interests. Find what you enjoy doing, and try to do it more often.   (7)   you become proud of your abilities, you will feel happy and confident when you tell others about yourself.

After you start to love yourself and  (8)   comparing yourself to others, you will learn something interesting. Other people will also like the real you, and  (9)   you will have many friends who like you just as you are.

Nobody likes rules but everyone _____  (1)  _____ follow them. As a teenager you probably have lots of rules to follow. You can’t be late ____  (2)  _____ school and you have to do your homework. You can’t eat ____  (3)  _____ drink in class. At home, your parents might say you have to help clean the house, and you can’t go out on a school night.

Adults(成人) have to follow rules, too. They have to be in the office ____  (4)  _____ and for some jobs they have to wear a uniform. If you drive a car, there are traffic rules you have to follow. ________  (5)  _______, you have to drive on the correct side of the road. You have to turn on your headlights at night, and you can’t park anywhere you like.

Once my mother told me a story about the antelope (羚羊) and the lion in Africa. When an antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is,“I must be able to run  （1）  than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.”At the same time, a lion wakes from its dream. The first thing it thinks about is, “I must be able to   (2） ____  the slowest antelope, or I will be hungry.” So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.

This is life: full of   （3）_____ . Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go ahead when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we donˈt study hard, we will fall behind the other students.  （4） _____, I did not know what the word “exam” meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there were   （5）_____  winners and losers. As I grew up, I began to understand what competition is about. In oneˈs life, there must be competitions, so people can  （6）______ .

Each time I saw little children playing games, and heard   （7）______  laughter, I wished I were that age again. However, I remembered my parentsˈ words: “You must work very hard in order to have a good future.” So I picked up my   （8） ______  and began to study hard again.

However, I was still not sure what competition really meant. One day, I took part in an English-speaking competition. When I went on the stage, I saw other students   （9）______ me kindly. I suddenly knew that competition was not always as cruel as my teachers and parents told me. Sometimes it could be   （10）________ .

I learned a lot from realizing this fact. Now I understand more about competition.

As we all know, Chinese students are hard-working. But they’re   (1)  at the same time.

At school, they have to follow the strict schoo  (2)  . For example, they  (3)   have long hair or wear strange (奇怪的) clothes.

And at home, they’re always busy with their homework and they don’t have any free time to do what they like. Once (一旦) they don’t do well in exams, their parents will lose   (4)   for them.

On weekends, their parents tell them to take part in different classes they don’t like. They always feel   (5)  and bored. They   (6)  interest in school things slowly. Some students can’t   (7)   it and leave home. Because their parents only care about children’s study and they never   (8)   what they want.

“Many students can do nothing  (9)  study. Some students even don’t know  (10)   to get on well with others and how to take care of others,”said an expert (专家).

   “This is a serious problem. It’s necessary for us to think it over and solve it well,”said another expert.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody   (1)   his own language by remembering what he   (2)   when he is a small child. Some boys and girls who live in foreign countries   (3)   their parents seem to learn two languages almost as   (4)  as one. At school it is not easy to learn   (5)  second language because the pupils have   (6)  time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

A man’s mind is rather   (7)   a camera. It takes photos not only of what we see, but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste.   (8)  we take a real photo with a camera, we have much to do before the photo is finished and ready to   (9)   it to our friends. In the same   (10)  , there is much work to be done before we can take a picture forever in our mind.