My teachers thought I couldn't study well. My family also had {#blank#}1{#/blank#}same thought as my teachers.

    When I was going to give {#blank#}2{#/blank#} my study, a new teacher, Miss White came to our school. She was young,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(beauty)and knowledgeable.

One day, I was sitting alone in my classroom, Miss White came up to me and talked to me happily. Soon her smile drove away my unhappiness. “Do you think I can go to college?” I didn't know why I {#blank#}4{#/blank#}( ask )such a question. I thought she must say “no”,  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}everyone else said so. But she said, “Dear, you can do{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(something) you want. Just try, and you'll get closer to success. I believe you are the best!”

    I was touched(感动) _{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(deep)by her words. I decided to study hard. From then on, we became good  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(friend). She often helped me with my study in her free time. In the end ,I did well in my studies and went to a good college. Miss White is an angel. Her words have kept me {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(go) forward. She helped me to see that I am special and can be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(success) in life.

    "How are you?" It's a question that seems simple, but {#blank#}1{#/blank#}can really make people feel very strange.

    Last month, Alina Simone wrote in the New York Times about the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(difficult) that Russians have with this question. The same question, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Russian language and culture, is always answered in a negative(负面的) way. In Russia, when asked "How are you?", people usually complain(抱怨) about health, weather or things that {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(happen) recently. So when they're asked, they don't know what to do.

    In English speaking countries, "How are you?" has one standard answer: "Fine, and you?" That's because it is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}about getting information but a greeting. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}an English speaking friend really wants to know what's going on in your life, he/she is more likely to ask："what have you been up to?" or "what's new?"

    But I understand why people are so {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(surprise) about it. When we learn second languages, we have to learn rules for using words as much as words themselves. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}can you learn those rules? {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(watch) English-language TV shows is a good place to start. If you can, try to make an English-speaking friend or pen pal and talk to him/her {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(direct).

    So how are you?

    Last Thursday night, I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (stay up) to watch the soap opera. On Friday morning my alarm clock {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (not go off). I {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (oversleep). When I got up，my brother {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (finish) breakfast. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (put on) my clothes and hurried to the bus stop. My friend, Tom，said he would wait for me there. But he{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (not show up). There were too many people at the bus stop. I had to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (wait in line with) them. {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (luck), my English teacher saw me and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (give sb. a lift). By the time I got to school, my classmates {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) in class.