If you are a teenage boy and you want to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#}in life, you'd better {#blank#}2{#/blank#} this great book!

    From the Boys to Men, by American author Michael Gurian, tells teenage boys that they are living through the best years of their {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . There is no reason for them not to love life.

    You may think that only your body is growing at the moment. But the book says your mind is too.

    The book tells teenage boys that they need t o help their body and mind {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. To do this, they should stop spending time playing computer games and should start playing sports.

    Sports, the books says keep you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} and teach you important life skills. They teach you how to be a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}and how to work as part of a team.

    The book also tells boys how to love life if they're being bullied(被欺负). It says boys have to stop being {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of such bullies. It is the only way they can become more successful people.

    To become the man you want to be, you have to think for yourself and believe in yourself.

    But, the most {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the book says, you must always dream of success. Never be happy with what you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} , always want more. Real men always want {#blank#}10{#/blank#} .

    I knew a girl called Alice one year ago. She's a(n) {#blank#}1{#/blank#} girl When she was small, she wasn't in good {#blank#}2{#/blank#} condition (状况). She had a strange disease (怪病). Her parents took her to many hospitals. The {#blank#}3{#/blank#} didn't know what happened to her.

    Now Alice {#blank#}4{#/blank#} She's fifteen years old She isn't {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to see or hear clearly. But she is a happy girl. She says to herself, "In the future, I will {#blank#}6{#/blank#} see or hear nothing, but I will enjoy my life." With her parents' help, she took up many {#blank#}7{#/blank#}one of them is traveling. Alice likes traveling and she always shares the interesting things she sees along the way with her friends.

    Alice is a lucky girl she got money from a foundation (基金会) fighting the disease. Also, her doctors are still {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a cure (疗法) for her disease. I hope one day she will {#blank#}9{#/blank#} healthy like other healthy children. I believe everything is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Around four years ago, I received a call from the headmaster of my son's school. He asked me to speak to a group the next morning. After the call, I became afraid. The time from his call to the next morning seemed like {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. The whole night, I could not sleep well. Many times, I wanted to call the headmaster with regret and tell him that I could not .come. Finally, I had some {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I thought, "If I miss this chance, surely the school will {#blank#}3{#/blank#} invite me again to any of their programmes.  "

    The next morning, I reached the school on time. Before my turn came, my whole body was shaking with fear. When my turn came and I started {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry! I wasn't even able to read my paper {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. I didn't know where I was standing and what I was reading. That was the day when I realised what my biggest weakness was, Public Speaking.

    After my speech, I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} with the headmaster and explained what happened to me. He told me that this happened to {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Even great speakers faced the same things when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.

    Around one month later, I was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to give a talk again. This time I was feeling comfortable. My speech was appreciated (赏识) {#blank#}9{#/blank#} both the headmaster and the teachers. They praised my efforts a lot.

    After that, I became more confident when giving speeches. I learned that everything is {#blank#}10{#/blank#} if we have the courage to take the first step.

    This year Mary studies at a new junior high school. She feels {#blank#}1{#/blank#} at first. She wants to make friends with her {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, but she finds most 7{#blank#}3{#/blank#}them are foreigners. Then she misses one of her {#blank#}4{#/blank#} friends, Linda. Their {#blank#}5{#/blank#} lasts for years. But they had a quarrel last month. Looking at the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that Linda sent her before, Mary misses Linda more {#blank#}7{#/blank#} usual. She holds the phone, but she is afraid to call her. She worries about {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Linda could answer her phone. Luckily, Linda answers her telephone. When Linda hears that it is Mary, she is touched and she says that she {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Mary very much. At that moment, Mary feels that she is happier than {#blank#}10{#/blank#} else in the world.

Dear Xia Yu,

    Do you know that there are two special days for parents in America? One is Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May, and the other is Father's Day on the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sunday of June. On these two days, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} children often give gifts to their parents or take {#blank#}3{#/blank#} for lunch or dinner. Common gifts are flowers and cards for mothers and shirts or ties for fathers. I heard that it is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} more and more popular to celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day in China. I wonder if children over there also give similar gifts to their parents. I believe that there are many ways to show our love. Actually, we don't have to spend a lot of money. It is also a good idea to help parents {#blank#}5{#/blank#} something instead.

June