For this month's Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be really shy and took up singing to deal with her {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(shy). Now she's not only shy anymore and enjoys {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(sing)in front of crowds.

    I asked Candy how life was different after she became famous. She explained that there are many good things, like being able {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(travel)and meet new people all the time. “I didn't use to be popular in school, but now I get tons of attention everywhere I go.” {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(however), too much attention can also be a bad thing. ”I always have to worry about how appear to others, and I never dare to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(care) about what I say or do. And I have much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (little) private time now because there are always guards around me.”

    What does Candy have to say to all {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(that) young people who want to become famous?”Well,”she begins {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(slow),”you have to be prepared to give up your normal life.You can never imagine how difficult the road to success is. Many times I {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(think) about giving up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(work) to succeed. Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”

    I had a trip all over China. I was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (interest) in how different the weather was in different cities.

    In Qingdao we ate seafood, drank beer and even swam in the sea, In Harbin we {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (wear) our warm clothes and saw the amazing ice and snow sculptures(雪雕).

    Shanghai made me {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (think) of a city in Europe or America. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}are lots of Western cafes.

    Guilin is a good place to visit during the Spring Festival. Fireworks filled the sky and the streets {#blank#}5{#/blank#} busy with excited people. I visited the old  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (build) and walked around a beautiful lake.

    But Yangshuo is my favorite city. I could not stop {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (take) photos of the beautiful mountains and the Li River, I rode a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} along the Yulong River in the warm sun. I ate strawberries {#blank#}9{#/blank#} drank tea from the farms in the mountains.

    Now I am back in Beiing. I am {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (look) forward to my next trip. I think I will go to another warm place!

    Exam time! Most kids don't like exams, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} we can't live without them. They play an important role in our lives.

    Exams are not all the same. There are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  kinds. One kind tests our knowledge and skills. The other kind helps find excellent students in different fields. For example, universities {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (use) it to choose students.

    At middle school, exams are about answering {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (question) on paper. At university, doing an experiment or even {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (draw) a picture can also be exams.

    Kids in different {#blank#}6{#/blank#} take different exams. In the USA, many school children do a book report or a science report {#blank#}7{#/blank#} part of their exams. In Australia, middle school students need to use {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they have learnt in class to make speeches. Sometimes, teamwork is part of an exam.

    So exams are our lifetime "friends". Be nice and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (patient) with them. They {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(help) to make US better than before.