In China, more and more middle school students are getting{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（short）sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（hour）every night, because they have much homework{#blank#}3{#/blank#}（do）.Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by{#blank#}4{#/blank#}（they）parents.Also,some students don't know{#blank#}5{#/blank#} to save（节省） time.They are not careful enough while they do their homework,so it{#blank#}6{#/blank#}them a lot of time.Some students spend too much time{#blank#}7{#/blank#}（watch）TV or playing computer games. They stay up（熬夜）very{#blank#}8{#/blank#}.Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long{#blank#}9{#/blank#}from home to school.

    Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} children, we should make best use of（很好地利用）our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will find it much better for both our study and health.

    I was 18 years old when I lost my father in a car accident in July, 2000.At the end of that summer, I had planned to take an {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(importance)exam to the engineering school. I wanted {#blank#}2{#/blank#} study engineering so much and I was very good {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Maths. My best friend Rob was also going to take the same exam in September. We'd like to imagine that {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we both became engineers, and that we could do many projects together. We knew that the whole world was {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(wait) for us. But that was before my father died. Rob called me from time to time to encourage me to study. I had always said "yes", but deep down in my heart. I knew I stopped {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(believe)in myself. On the day of the exam, I didn't attend the exam.

    But later, I regretted(后悔).I thought no one would care about me after my father died. But at least there was still one person：{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(I).I shouldn't have let the chance pass by. I should have tried. I could not change my father's {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(die), but I could change my attitude. Losing a chance without trying is {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bad)than losing a loved one.

    Since then, I've grasped each chance to everything that I have, and I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(get)my master degree in engineering in 2008.

    Last year I went to Australia to study and travel. I stayed in Sydney for three months. I visited {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (place) of interest in the morning and took English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed in a host {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (family) in Sydney. The family were very friendly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} us. We talked about a lot of things with each other in English. My spoken English improved greatly in {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (Australian).I used to speak very little English in China. But in Australia, I had to use it very often. I was soon able to {#blank#}5{#/blank#} with my teachers and host family freely. To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House. You can look at it from different sides. It is beautiful. I cannot {#blank#}6{#/blank#} very well, but when I was inside, I really wanted to sing. Time {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (fly) while I was in Sydney. Soon came Christmas, then the New Year. I had to spend the New Year {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (with) my parents. I felt a little lonely. I missed them so much. In the evening, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (call) them. When I heard their {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (voice), I began to cry. My host mother held me in her arms and comforted(安慰) me. How kind they are!