I'm Molly Brown, a student from New York. Every day, there are {#blank#}1{#/blank#} terrible rules around me. In the morning, Mom's rules come—“Get up now and make your bed!”, “Don't leave your dirty dishes in the kitchen!” After that, I run to school {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I can't be late. At school, I also have more rules {#blank#}3{#/blank#} —don't be noisy, don't eat in class, …

    I can't play basketball after school except on weekends. Dad's rule is “You {#blank#}4{#/blank#} do your homework.” After dinner, I have to read a book. So I can't relax, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. No games, no TV programs, only rules, rules.

    However, Dr. Know tells me that parents and school are sometimes {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, but they make rules to help us to behave well in daily life. I believe rules are necessary.

My First day at college

    I remember my first day at college. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} at 8:30 and {#blank#}2{#/blank#} lessons at 9:00. We {#blank#}3{#/blank#} from 9:00 to 11:00. The teachers {#blank#}4{#/blank#}to us a lot! Then we{#blank#}5{#/blank#}basketball for an hour. At noon we {#blank#}6{#/blank#} lunch at the canteen (食堂). In the afternoon we continued (继续) the lessons and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to the teacher carefully. Then at 4:30 the lessons {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. It was a long and tiring day!