English people like DIY. A lot of people always spend their holiday making their homes more b  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  . If there is anything that needs repairing or decorating around their homes, such as p  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They s   {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  DIY experience with their friends. More and more people show an i {#blank#}4{#/blank#}    in DIY. Sometimes people also DIY in order to s  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  money.  They are trying to find ways to make their house better when they can't a{#blank#}6{#/blank#}   the cost. So, it is not surprising that DIY is very popular.

DIY can be difficult. People often find it not e  {#blank#}7{#/blank#}   to build a piece of furniture because they can't understand the instructions well. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture i {#blank#}8{#/blank#}   is difficult to build. DIY can also be d  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  . People should learn much about DIY work before doing it. Unluckily, many people don't care about that. So they may be in danger. It is r  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}   that in just one year thousands of people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including those who fell off  ladders.

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    Brian was not good at public speaking. One day, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(invite) to makea speech at a church. His younger sister, Ann knew he was nervous and tried to calm him down. "Don't worry. Everything{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be) fine. “When the day came, Brian's car had {#blank#}3{#/blank#}accident on the way to the church. Luckily, he was not{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(bad) hurt and arrived at the church on time. It was his turn. Whenhe stood up, hit coat became tangled with his chair. After a few minutes, he finally began his speech. but he was so nervous {#blank#}5{#/blank#}he dropped his book. Many people thought he would run,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} he went on.

    Suddenly, people saw something unusual{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(run) down from his nose, blood! He stopped speaking when he saw the blood. But he still tried to finish his still tired to finish his speech. Then Ann quietly moved to the front and handed him her handkerchief. Then she gave him a smile and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(return) to her seat.

    It was a really simple gesture, and might be the {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(simple). She just saw someone in need, and gave him a hand. In the end, Brian finished his talk, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} more confidence.

         Wonder why you get angry so{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (easy) while your friend smiles all the time? It's probably {#blank#}2{#/blank#}you both have different personalities（个性）.

         Personality is also about {#blank#}3{#/blank#}people think, behave, and react to everything around them from day to day.

         So what {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (make) people think and behave in certain ways?

         Part of the reason is that people are born like this. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}baby gets his blood type, genes(基因）and other physical things when he's still inside his mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be {#blank#}6{#/blank#}.

        But one's personality doesn't stop here. Family life, school learning and life experience can also make you the person you are. This doesn't mean it's impossible {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (change) your personality. You can always try to make yourself {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (good). Don't get too worried about your week points. Just accept them. This is a good way start making changes.

        If you don't know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you are too shy? Tell {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (your) to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.

        Don't give yourself a hard time about it. It's not easy to change lifelong {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（habit） overnight.

       Keep working at it. One day you'll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new one.

    When I was in Grade 7, I had no interest in history .I didn't listen {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in class and couldn't finish homework on time. So I didn't do well in this {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    In the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} term, there came a new humorous history teacher. I still had no passion for history. One day, she said,: “We'll have a test in the afternoon ”.Since I wasn't good at history, whenever I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a history examination, I had to cheat .At that noon, I made lots of cheat sheets quickly.

    In the afternoon, I entered the classroom confidently. Soon my history teacher came in, along with our geography teacher .They both wore mysterious smile on their {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. When the paper was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} out finally ,all of us found it was just a piece of geography paper. I became as {#blank#}7{#/blank#} as a wooden chick at once. Just then, our teachers couldn't help {#blank#}8{#/blank#} loudly. ,which is just like a slap hitting on my face. I only got 12 points that time.

    Later, I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} that day was April Fool's Day, but it wasn't interesting for me at all. It was a deep lesson for me. I learned that if I didn't {#blank#}10{#/blank#} hard, I might be a real fool one day.