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This year my dream is to learn an instrument. And I still want to take more exercise to keep{#blank#}2{#/blank#} , too. You know, last year I spent much time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} swimming. So this year I want to do something exciting and unusual. I'm {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to learn the violin. So I'm thinking about taking violin lessons. And I'm going to practice much {#blank#}5{#/blank#} than usual. It says that practice makes perfect! What is your plan?

    When you talk to people in the training camp, you'll probably find that a lot of them are feeling just like you are. They're all new to the school and don't know what to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Talking about a common interest with your classmates can help you develop{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    The work in high school sometimes worries freshmen a lot. The work in high school gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you may find it's a bit more challenging. If you ever find your work too difficult, teachers can {#blank#}3{#/blank#} you.

    High school also has more after-school activities, such as music and theatre groups, sports teams and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. This is a good chance to learn how to be more independent. It is also a good time to develop your interests and try new things.

    Hans Christian Andersen (安徒生) was born in a poor {#blank#}1{#/blank#}^.He was very interested in arts {#blank#}2{#/blank#}he was a little boy. At the age of 14, he left his hometown and started a new life {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a singer, dancer, and actor in a big city. However, he wasn't successful at first and became very {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Later in his life, Andersen {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a lot of money from a rich person and he used it to go to university and entered the world of {#blank#}6{#/blank#}Andersen's first book of fairy tales (童话故事), which was published in 1835, sold very well, so he {#blank#}7{#/blank#} writing stories. In his whole life, he wrote many fairy tales {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he died in 1875.Andersen's fairy tales were not only for young children {#blank#}9{#/blank#} also for people of all ages. Because these stories are touching and easy to understand, they are{#blank#}10{#/blank#} very popular today.