The Secret of Success

① {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do. Ask yourself, "If money for free?" Then just do what you like to do.

② {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Think about what you are going to do. You have to start somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning. Whether you are beginning in business or you're dreaming to be a star, you have to start at the bottom.

③ {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Great ambition(目标) is necessary. An English student called Richard Branson opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old. But he didn't stop there. He also opened a record business with many shops, and now his company has planes, trains and cars.

④{#blank#}4{#/blank#}The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery(彩票) winners. You need a "can do" attitude(态度) and you must work step by step, which will help you get what you really want. You are on the right way to win the success.

⑤{#blank#}5{#/blank#}If you always say someone is successful, it doesn't mean anything to you. Learn from those who have already succeeded in something, especially where they do the same as you want to do.

A. Think big                     B. Start small

C. Follow the leaders              D. Find the work you love

E. Be prepared to work hard

    Do you want to be happy? {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They will help you become a happy person．

   ★Be thankful. There are so many things to be thankful for. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Thank your parents for preparing meals for you ; thank the school bus driver for driving you home safely and thank the mailman for bringing you your letters every day. By doing this you will feel happy．

   ★ {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For example, read a good book , listen to your favorite music or spend time with your close friends. Don't spend too much time worrying about the future, such as going to college or getting a good job．

   ★ {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You may forget about your trouble by joining in some activities like singing, dancing or swimming．★Help others. Many people feel happy after helping others {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You can help a friend with his or her studies. You can read books for the children in your neighborhood. You can also be a volunteer to help the old or the disabled．

Lei Feng Spirit Carrying on

    On December 18, 1940, Lei Feng was born in a poor peasant family in a little mountain village of Hunan Province. He didn't go to school till 1950. At the age of 18, he worked as a steel worker. He was often praised for his good job. On January 8, 1960, he joined the army. In the same year, he joined the Communist Party. He loved the Party and the people, and constantly did good for others. “It's my duty，” Lei Feng always said when he was thanked by those. He became a model soldier one year later. Lei died in an accident in 1962.

    After his death, Chairman Mao called on the people to “Learn from Comrade Lei Feng”. And 5 March has become the official “Learn from Lei Feng Day” since 1963. People got to know more about him after LeiFeng'sDiary was first presented to the public. Now the term “Living Lei Feng”has become a noun for anyone who is selfless, anyone who has deep love for his country, anyone who works hard, or anyone who is always ready to help others...

    The whole nation are moved by Lei Feng's deeds. And Lei Feng's spirit will live in our heart forever and we surely will practice his spirit in life as he did.

From：Shanghai Middle School English Online

Information Card

    David wants to buy a Christmas present for his mother. David's father gives him $ 5 a week and David puts $2 into his bank account(账户) every week. After three months David takes $ 20 out of his bank account and goes to the shop. He looks for a great present. He sees a beautiful brooch(胸针) in the shape of his favourite pet. He says to himself, "My mother loves jewellery(珠宝), and the brooch costs only $ 17. " He buys the brooch and takes it home. He wraps(裹) the present in Christmas paper and then puts it under the tree. He is very happy and he wants to see the joy(喜悦) on his mother's face that day. When his mother opens the present, she screams(尖叫). She sees a spider(蜘蛛).

    Ms LaRosa is a great teacher. She can answer almost any question that you have about any history topic and if she cannot, she will try her best to help you find the answer. Although she has a hearing aid(助听器)，she does not let that prevent her from being a great teacher. She told the class about it on the first day and told us not to let it get in the way of our learning and not to treat her differently.

    We all like her class, especially an activity which is called the station. Stations are when our tables of four or five become our groups and we go through four various activities, such as Ancient China, in which we need to put together a sentence and write it using ancient symbols. Each station needs about 40 minutes to complete.

    Ms LaRosa has a policy that not many teachers give a second thought to. That is writing in cursive( 草书的) letters. She will provide you with various resources so that your cursive handwriting is the best that it can be. Ms LaRosa always says that she has a reason for everything that she does. Recently we just understood her reason for supporting cursive handwriting. Cursive writing can force you to think in words but not in letters. Also it has been proven that people who write in cursive letters do better on tests.

    Ms LaRosa's class gets to do various fun and exciting things. She also uses real examples from her own life, such as things that her daughter has done. Ms LaRosa also has absolute trust in her students. She always leaves her purse on her desk.

    Ms LaRosa is a great person and a great teacher who is always there for you, and I feel like I can tell her anything.

Dear Bill:

    I'm glad to receive your letter, thank you 9 for i your caring for the weather and my health. Now I'd like to tell you something about fog and haze.

    Since the winter last year, fog and haze has happened a lot of times, it has done great harm to our daily life, many traffic accidents happened just because of the heavy smog weather, more and more people have to go to see the doctor because the serious disease caused by fog and haze, quite a lot of flights have to be put off, a great number of people have to stay at home for fear of the poisonous air caused by fog and haze.

    People have realized the| great harm caused by fog and haze and the importance of protecting the environment. people all over the country are taking measures(方法) to reduce fog and I haze weather. The government suggests people go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the underground. Also we should plant more trees.

    According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won't throw the waste anywhere in addition, I will tell the people I meet to protect the environment as possible as they can would you like to tell me some good ideas? I'm looking forward to your reply.

Your sincerely

Mike