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.

    When Helen was in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} grade, she joined the city {#blank#}2{#/blank#} competition. She practiced dancing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} five hours every day and her dancing teacher came four times a week to help her. Then the big day finally {#blank#}4{#/blank#} .She was so nervous when they called her name. She went up and started to dance. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} she was dancing, everyone sat quietly and watched carefully. She danced {#blank#}6{#/blank#} making any mistakes. Then she waited for them to called out the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of the competition. When she heard her name, her heart was beating so {#blank#}8{#/blank#} that she thought she would stop breathing. She {#blank#}9{#/blank#} believe it. She {#blank#}10{#/blank#} the first place in the city dancing competition. It was the happiest day of her life.

    The first thing people notice about other people is the way they look. If you look clean, people{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(feel) as if you are a hard-working person. A nice look shows that you value{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(you). A nice look doesn't mean you have to spend a lot of money{#blank#}3{#/blank#}clothes or accessories(配饰). Someone can look uncomfortable in{#blank#}4{#/blank#}expensive suit if they don't brush their hair or clean their clothes. Someone else can seem to be good-looking in an old shirt and pants that has been cleaned. Besides, it's also important {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(consider) if your look is suitable for the situation. You may look lovely in your party clothes or feel {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (confidence) in your business suit,{#blank#}7{#/blank#} these would look out of style in a more casual(随便的) situation such as at a picnic or at the movies. It's important to be comfortable in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you're wearing, but you also need to fit in with what other people will be wearing. Wear suits for {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you and the situation best: jeans and T-shirts are fine for friends and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (movie); a nice shirt and pants are more suitable for work.

    There was a grocery shop(食品杂货店) in a town. Plenty of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} lived in that grocery shop. Food was not enough for them. They {#blank#}2{#/blank#} everything and destroyed all the bags. They also wasted the bread, cookies and fruit of the shop.

    The owner of the shop got really {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. He thought, "I should buy a cat and let it stay at the shop. In this way I can save my things." He bought a nice, big fat {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and let it stay there. The cat had a nice time hunting(追捕) the mice and killing them. The mice could not move {#blank#}5{#/blank#} now. They were afraid that anytime the cat would eat them up.

    So the mice had to do something. They {#blank#}6{#/blank#} a meeting and all of them said, "We must kill the cat. Can {#blank#}7{#/blank#} have a suggestion?" All the mice sat and lost in thought. After a while a smart mouse stood up and said, "The cat moves softly. That is the problem. If we can {#blank#}8{#/blank#}a bell around his neck, then things will be fine. We can know {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the cat is coming." "Yes, that is the answer," shouted all the mice. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} old mouse slowly stood up and asked, "Who wilt tie tile bell?" After some moments there was no one there to answer this question.