In one's life, one usually has little understanding of oneself. When you succeed, you may be very proud. When you ____  (1)  ____, you may lose heart. If you don't get a thorough (完全) understanding of yourself, you may miss many ____  (2)  ____ in life.

   To get a thorough understanding of yourself is to know ____  (3)  ____ about yourself. You may realize your strong points and weak ____  (4)  ____. You may hope for a wonderful future, but be sure

not to expect too much because not ____  (5)  ____ dreams can come true. You may be confident enough to meet challenges, but first you should know ____  (6)  ___.

   To get a thorough understanding of yourself needs self-appreciation (自我欣赏). Maybe you think you are not a tall tree ____  (7)  ____ just small grass, but as long as you get full confidence, you are sure to face any trouble.

   To get a thorough understanding of yourself also means to ____  (8)  ____ yourself. When you are angry, find a quiet place so that you won't be hurt. When you are ____  (9)  ____, tell your friends about it to change the mood (情节) into a good one. When you are tired, get a good sleep, ff you don't take good care of yourself, you ____  (10)  ____ be able to stay away from illness.

   So if you get a thorough understanding of yourself, and you will get a full control of yourself and find your life full of color.

It’s very important that we all recycle (再利用). In nature, everything   (1)   again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes   (2)   animal’s food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags   (3)   can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and   (4)   water and soil.   (5)   we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we must recycle   (6)  . We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.

Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees,  (7)   these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much  (8)   than the earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we cut   (9)   more than 6,000 square miles of forest. But it takes an average of 25 years for a new tree  (10)  .

Recycling can help us save the earth, so let’s take action right now.

Manners are important in our lives．Everyone likes a person   (1)   good manners．As parents，you should teach your children manners as soon as they can   (2)   what you're saying．

   Here are some basic manners for children．

   ⊙Don't talk when other people are   (3)   ．Gently tell your children to wait until someone finishes his words．

   ⊙A1ways greet someone when they   (4)   your house．You can teach your children to shake hands with adults．but it's not   (5)   to shake hands with other children．And your children should always say“Hello”to those who visit you   (6)   they feel welcome．

   ⊙Say“Please”and“Thank you”often．If someone   (7)   them，tell them to say“You're welcome．”

  ⊙Have good sportsmanship(运动品德)．After playing a game，no matter what the   (8)     will be，be pleasant．If your children win，tell them not to   (9)   the others．If they 1ose，tell them not to get mad．

  ⊙0pen doors for others．When going into buildings，they should   (10)   the elders to go first and open the door for them．

Good morning, everyone! Today I want to talk about study habits.   (1)   students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you will   (2)   things quickly, andalso remember them easily. Do you like to   (3)   in the living room? I don’t think it’s a good  (4)   for you. Don’t you think it is usually too   (5)  ? You need to study in a quiet room,  (6)  your bedroom or some other rooms. A quiet room can help you just think about one thing. When you study, do not think about   (7)  things at the same time. Just think about your   (8)  . If you can do this, you will do your homework more quickly and make fewer (更少的) mistakes.

 Good study habits are very   (9)  . If you don’t have them now, try to have them. If yours are already good, try to make   (10)   better.

We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually   (1)   somethings. 

Electricity is one thing   (2)   we waste most. Lights, TVs, radios and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It    (3)   less than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity save money, because we do not have to   (4)   the electricity we do not use. The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious,   (5)   it shouldnˈt be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap. I am sure everybody can do this easily if he wants to.   (6)   big waste is food. My mother   (7)   cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much   (8)  . She thought I was right and now cooks only what we can eat. 

 It is not right to be wasteful. I find there is a simple    (9)    of not wasting things. That is to use only what we    (10)  . Do not touch what we do not need.  In this way we can stop being wasteful.

Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult.   (1)  , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy   (2)  lives in modern times and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure on me with the city’s development. Although we   (3)  worry about money, we still have   (4)  problems, such as competition among classmates and expectations(期待) from parents. These experiences are very   (5)  to our future. But in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly   (6)  the happiness of my childhood.   (7)  , we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to feel this invisible(无形的)pressure come upon us. We   (8)  before sunrise and come back after sunset. We work and study like an adult, even harder. What we do is in order to   (9)  an excellent mark. Oh, growing up is boring, but we   (10)  try to find happiness while growing up. I think the friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?

“The Chinese Dream”is a hot topic of this year．Many Chinese young people are inspired by the Chinese Dream．Everyone has their own dreams．They give us courage and confidence to keep us going through difficulties．Here are some advice on how to realize our beautiful dreams．

Never giving up is the key to make our dreams come true．We may fail from time to time，but we can learn from failure，correct our mistakes and try again until we achieve our goals．Our life is like a long journey which is not all roses．  It   sometimes has wind and rain．We believe rainbows will appear after storms．

Cooperation is also necessary．Everyone likes a person who is good at cooperating with others．Besides，in our society most problems can’t be solved by one person alone．Cooperation is becoming one of the most important ways for people living in the developing society．

At the same time，we should learn to examine our abilities because it helps us know our advantages and disadvantages as well as get a full control of ourselves．Then we may be confident enough to face challenges．

Follow the suggestions above，and our dreams are sure to come true．

“I will think of it.” It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power!

Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.

A boy named James Watt sat quietly by the fire, watching the lid of the kettle move up and down. He wanted to find out why the steam in the kettle moved the lid. From that time he went on thinking and thinking. And when he became a man, he improved the steam engine (蒸汽机) so much that it could easily do the work of many horses.

James Ferguson was a poor boy. Once, seeing the inside of a watch, he wondered. “Why should I not make a watch?” But how could he get the materials to make the mainspring (钟表的主发条)? He soon found he could make it with whalebone (鲸骨). He then made a wooden clock which kept good time. His motto (座右铭) was “I will think of it.” And he made his thoughts useful to himself and the world.

Boys and girls, when you have a difficult lesson to learn, don’t lose heart, and don’t ask someone for help before helping yourselves. Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. Think, and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively.

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Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand thatwork is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will jump back.

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have the balance in your life. But how?

Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.

Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.

Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don’t be afraid of difficulties. We learn how to be brave by taking chances.

Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.

Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is a treasure, you can always carry easily.

Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift; that’s why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.