How are you getting along with your senior high school? It may be hard for you as this is the first time that you {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(leave) your parents. I know that you are now having trouble {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(communicate) with others, and you may often feel lonely. That's {#blank#}3{#/blank#}you are new here and people don't know about you. But I think you can overcome the difficulty if you can follow the advice below.

    First, you should attach great {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(important) to taking an active part in the discussions and show your own opinions about the matters, and at the same time, learn to listen to other people's views {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (careful). Second, you should learn about your classmates' likes and dislikes,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}can make you get familiar with them. Only in this way can you get to know more {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(difference) people and show them that you are just as friendly. Last but not least, I'm always here ready to help. We can take part in some {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(activity) together and I can introduce you to others.

    There's no need {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(worry) too much, people will know you more very soon and will like to make friends with you if you can do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the above. Just remember, "God helps those who help themselves".

    When you're a teenager, it's usual to feel like your parents are{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(constant) giving you a hard time, which makes you {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(confuse) However, maybe you should try putting yourself in their shoes once in {#blank#}3{#/blank#} while because, according to a recent study, parents with teenage children have a lot to put up{#blank#}4{#/blank#} . In the study, 2,000 parents of teenager children {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (ask) at which age their children had been hardest to raise. It turns out {#blank#}6{#/blank#} 14-year-old girls are the biggest source of parental stress. When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (explain) why teenage girls were so hard to bring up, parents talked about their wildly-changing moods. Teenage boys were more likely to worry their parents by refusing to communicate properly. Most parents agreed that girls matured {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (fast) than boys, which makes girls harder{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (handle) due to their greater desire for independence. If you disagree with these {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (find), maybe you should reserve your judgment until you have teenage children of your own!

    If we are honest with ourselves, most of us have dreamed of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be)rich and famous. Most musicians form a band because of the same interest {#blank#}2{#/blank#}writing and playing music. They may play anywhere {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (earn)some extra money as well as achieve their dreams. However, the Monkees, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} started differently, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(begin) as a TV show with musicians playing jokes and music in the programme. Only after a year or so {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they become more serious and they {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(produce) their own records and later became even {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(popular) than the Beatles in the USA. The band once {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(break) up and then reunited. In memory {#blank#}10{#/blank#}their former time as a real band, they produced a new record in 1996.

One question type that appears on SAT and ACT involves vocabulary. One of the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(easy) and most natural ways to broaden your vocabulary is by{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(simple) reading more. If the test you are going to take{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(use) texts from literary works, the best way to prepare is to increase your familiarity with these kinds of works. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(choose) a book from earlier times, such as The Great Gatsby and mark seemingly important words{#blank#}5{#/blank#}are unfamiliar to you. Also, mark any words that look familiar but do not quite fit{#blank#}6{#/blank#}context. Look{#blank#}7{#/blank#}these words in a dictionary and write down the sentence in which you encountered the word. You can then use that sentence when{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(study).

If you are not a greedy reader, there are still{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(technique) you can use to improve your vocabulary. Keep your ears open for new words you hear on the news, radio or in everyday conversation. Try to infer their meaning from context but always check with a dictionary. Then, try to use those words{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(you).