Is it good to be in the middle? Sometimes, no, like when you're in the middle seat on a long car ride. But sometimes, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, like when you're in the middle of a great movie. What will happen next? Middle school is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} bit like that.

Middle school is called middle school {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it's in the middle of your school years. Elementary school is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you. High school and possibly college still await(等待) you. Middle school often includes sixth, seventh, and eighth {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, but you might go to middle school earlier or later, depending on how it's done in your area.

    For a kid, going to middle school is often a big change:

       ·First, it often means moving to a new {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, which takes some time to adjust(调整) to.

      ·Second, it may mean taking a different bus, with different students.

      ·Third, the friends you {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in elementary school may end up going to different middle schools.

    All that can make you {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a bit scared on the first day of school.

Other things that probably will be different are the teachers and the work. Have you heard that middle school teachers are really mean and the homework is really, really {#blank#}9{#/blank#}? Oh, dear. We've heard those, too, but usually they're not {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Yes, you'll like some teachers better than others, but middle schools are not special for teachers!

Deal with conflict(冲突)

    Losing friends is as easy as making friends if you don't know how to deal with anger and conflict. Conflict is part of everyone's {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. It will show up at school, at work and at home. It's OK to feel angry, annoyed(恼怒的)or sad. These feelings are {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, but different people deal with {#blank#}3{#/blank#}in different ways. Some people shout, call people names, or even hit the person who has {#blank#}4{#/blank#}them. Others do their best to keep away from dissension(纠纷)but very few deal with conflict {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    Dealing with conflict is a step-by-step progress. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you start talking about the problem, calm down, count to 10 and imagine a relaxing {#blank#}7{#/blank#}. Then, say what is really bothering(使烦恼)you, but watch how you express yourself. Don't complain. Share {#blank#}8{#/blank#} you feel by using". For example, don't say "You are always ordering me to do this or to do that," but "I feel sad {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you don't pay attention to what I think." You want people to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} your opinion so make sure you practice what you want to say. Listen carefully to the other person and accept that he or she might see the problem in a different way.

    Be open minded and willing to say sorry.

    It was a cold morning. There {#blank#}1{#/blank#} few people in the street. A young man {#blank#}2{#/blank#} on Henry's taxi while he was reading a newspaper. "{#blank#}3{#/blank#} the station, hurry up!" the young man shouted! Harry tried his best, but he couldn't {#blank#}4{#/blank#} fast in the busy street. "Be {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, or I will miss the train!" "I'm sorry, I can't. I don't want {#blank#}6{#/blank#} here!" Harry turned back and saw the man's face. "Oh, dear!" Harry said to himself. "He killed(杀死) a woman {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he robbed(抢劫)her. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} picture is in the newspaper." He had an idea. He went on driving when the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} were red. A policeman stopped him, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}, of course, he easily caught the young man.