Dear Teens,

  ①Do you wonder why some kids can stay calm while others get nervous so easily? Why do some kids do everything very quickly while others are verysluggish? Why are some kids always happy while some feel upset all times?

  ②One of the answers to these questions is personality(个性). People were born with different personalities. A baby gets its blood type, genes(基因) and other physical things when it is still inside its mother. These factors(因素) make part of your personality. Besides, family life, school learning and life experiences can also decide what kind of person you are. You may not like your personality. Don’t worry. You can always try to change it and make yourself better.

   ③If you are a selfish person who always thinks of yourself, you can start this way. Try to give others a hand and ask for nothing in return. The happiness you get from giving instead of receiving will help you change your personality.

   ④If you are very shy and don’t know how to make friends, just tell yourself to smile at others and start talking to others with warm greetings. You are sure to have more friends than you used to do.

   ⑤If you are a sluggish person who always does things slowly, you’d better make a plan every day. When you finish something, draw a happy face. If not, draw a crying one. No one would like to see a crying face and you will have the desire to change it into a smiling one.

   ⑥All in all, don’t get too worried about your shortcomings(缺点). No one is perfect. That’s why many people are trying to change. Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all. It’s not easy to change the habits overnight. Remember “ Rome is not built in a day”. Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new person.

                                                                          Dr. Olson

One of the secrets(秘诀)of successful people is that they have good habits. The good habits help them to be successful. What are good habits? How can you get into good habits? Here is some advice for you.

First, everyone has his good points(优点).You should always look for the good points in people and learn from them.

Second, you should try to learn good new things every day. Reading a few pages of a book or newspaper every day also helps you.

Third, tell yourself you are good. When you get up in the morning, look at yourself in the mirror(镜子)and tell yourself you can do things well.

I think the last one is the most important. No matter what good habits you want to have, you should try to keep them，work hard everyday. Then you can live a successful and happy life.

We can learn a lot from the movie. We should be thankful to the earth. If we always get everything from it without stopping, we will be punished(惩罚). We should face our mistakes like Maui and find the true ones for ourselves like Moano.

  Everyone gets angry. Many things may make you angry. Maybe your teacher gave you too much homework. Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite book and then lost it. You may get angry when something doesn’t go your way. Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game. Or maybe you become a road rager (路怒族) when a driver suddenly cuts in front of you. That makes yo angry! You need to know what to do with your anger. Here are some things you can do do when you feel angry:

Talk to a friend you can trust.

Count to 10.

Take some exercise.

Draw a picture of your anger.

Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can.

Sing along with music.

Never getting angry is impossible. But when you are angry, you can do something and it can make things better or worse. Don’t let anger be the boss of you. Take charge of it!

Long ago, there was a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard every day,    but  they were always poor.

The story happened on a hot heavy rainy day. After class, I wanted to get some water from the water room. Oh! There were so many people! I had to wait in the rain. My hair didn't get wet because I wore a hat, but my clothes did.

   When at last it was my turn, I filled the bottle as quickly as possible. I began making my way back when I saw a boy coming towards me, who was holding two umbrellas in his hand. As he came nearer, I recognized that it was Tom.

   Tom had been my classmate for nearly three years, but we never shared more than ten sentences. He was always silent, but I liked talking. We were quite strange people and had nothing in common. He was a cold person and I even didn't want to see him.

   "Hey!" He said, "I saw you standing in the rain, so I brought you this umbrella. But it seems a little late, your clothes are already wet." On hearing this, I couldn't say a single word.

   "Don't just stand there. Let's go!" He said and held the umbrella for me. We walked towards the dormitory(宿舍) and this time we talked a lot.

   "I really want to make friends with you." he said, "You may think I am silent, but it is because I always can't find the right words to say."

   The rain finally stopped and we saw a rainbow in the blue sky, I said to myself, "I would never judge(判断) someone only by his appearance."

What picture do you have of the future? Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now? What do you hope about the future?

People predict that life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, it seems that there won’t be TV channels (频道). At that time, people will pick up a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program to the TV set at once. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computers.

In that time, water will become one of our most serious problems. In many places, farmers are in great need of water to grow fruit and vegetables.

In transportation, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. There won’t be any accidents because of robots. We will see robots everywhere. And space planes will take people around the world in two hours.

By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. At that time, people’s life will become better and better.

Many people like to search the Interact. Searching the Interact is one of the most important activities of a day. The Internet makes the outside world closer to people's homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of the Interact.

   What's going on in other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What's the life like in the deepest part of the sea? If you want to answer all these questions, just come to the Interact. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with the Interact they can learn better and more easily. A lot of information can be collected at a great speed.

   Can we go shopping without leaving home? Can we see a doctor without going to a hospital? Can we study without going to school? Can we draw money without going to the bank? All these things seemed to be impossible, but now they have become quite possible.

   The Interact helps us open our eyes and our minds. The internet often gives us new ideas. In a word, it helps us in many ways. Great changes have taken place in our life since the appearance of the Interact.

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There are many kinds of tigers all over the world, and the largest tiger is Northeast Tiger. Most Northeast Tigers live in the northeast of China, like Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province. Because there are many forests and mountains, the tigers usually like living there. In the forests and mountains, there are fewer people getting out and coming in. So the tigers are very free. They can run after each other, catch and eat some small animals, like rabbits and deer.

 The Northeast Tiger are different from the ordinary tigers. For example, the Northeast Tigers can swim very well, but can’t climb the trees. The Northeast Tigers’ hearing is the best, and no matter how low the sound is they can hear it.

 As the number of the tigers becomes smaller and smaller, we should protect the tigers as well as we can from now on.

As I never had a job before, I really wanted to start it. I got my job at the age of 22,When I arrived, I was a little nervous at first, but everybody was so friendly that I felt at ease (舒适的) soon.

My work at first was to help with auditing (审计) information on the computer. I was busy with lots of numbers all day. Being a friendly and great team of eight people to work with, the workers were always ready to help. That really made me know how to work effectively (有效率地) in my job.

Before my work, I did not know what auditing was, but now I do better in the job. I become more confident (自信的) with learning something new for future jobs. I can say that you may feel nervous about your first day at work, but you will soon be a part of the team. Now I work here for three years, and I enjoy my job very much. I thank all the workers for making me feel welcome and a part of the team.

I think people should have a work experience (经历) — it is an excellent way to get skills (技能) and make you feel more confident for future jobs.