The new year is always a wonderful time for everybody. People celebrate(庆祝) the new year with parties and special dinners. The new year is also a great time to make{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (决心). A New Year's resolution is a{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (诺言) that you make to yourself on the first day of the year. It is a new{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (开始).

    Next year I am going to take up some {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (爱好). I want to learn how to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (用颜料画) and take photos. In my free time, I plan to make money and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (买) anew bike. And I am going to try something new. It is going to be an exciting and great year. I know I'll be {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (忙碌的) and happy next year.

    I think my resolutions have to do with my {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (计划). What about you? What are your New Year's resolutions? Are you going to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (维持) them? I think you should try to do that. Say to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (你自己), "I can do that!" You should believe that they will happen.