Have you ever picked strawberries yourself? The sweet fruit looks nice, but light pressure can make them out shape, so you have to be very {#blank#}1{#/blank#}  (care) when picking them. Nowadays, there {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) many young people who are just like strawberries. They {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (easy) break down when they face difficulties. There is a name for them –strawberry kids.

 Why are many children so easy to break down? Many students are the only child in their family. Their parents do almost everything for  {#blank#}4{#/blank#}   (they) in their daily life. They hardly ever get criticized (被批评) at home and always feel good about themselves. If these students are criticized strictly by teachers, they {#blank#}5{#/blank#}   (feel) upset and begin to doubt their own abilities. Many schools care more about   {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  (student) grades instead of developing their personality. As a result, students get satisfying grades {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  they are not mentally（精神上地）strong enough.

 Young people should learn how ot make themselves mentally strong. An expert said, “Whenever you are in trouble, don't ask for help too quickly. You should try {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  ( deal) with problems first by yourself. Take an active part{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  sports and social activities. That can help you become mentally strong.”

 Growing up is not just a happy process. Pains also go along.  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}   most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them.

      My friends and I got to talking about the rules that we have in school.

      At our school, we have to w{#blank#}1{#/blank#}uniforms every day. The problem is that all my classmates think the uniforms a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}ugly. We think young people should look s{#blank#}3{#/blank#}and so we would like to wear our own clothes. Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would concentrate more on our clothes t{#blank#}4{#/blank#}our studies. We disagree. We would feel more comfortable and that is good for s{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. If we can't do that, we should be allowed to design our own uniforms. That would be a good way to keep both teachers and students h{#blank#}6{#/blank#}. It's also probably a good idea for parents to a{#blank#}7{#/blank#}teenagers to study in groups during the evening. I know we get noisy sometimes, b{#blank#}8{#/blank#}we can learn a lot from each other. We also think that vacations should be longer. At present they're too short. Longer vacations would g{#blank#}9{#/blank#}us time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I had an opportunity to volunteer at the local hospital, but I couldn't because I had to go back to school. It would be a good experience for me because I want to b{#blank#}10{#/blank#}a doctor when I grow up.

    How can you get the most information from a book? Here are some{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (suggest)that can help you read effectively（有效地)．

  Read the whole thing．

    When you're learning something by reading，it's{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (important)to have a general idea than to understand every detail．In fact，no matter how{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(careful)you read，you won't remember or understand all of the details．So {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(remember)the main points will be OK．

Decide how much time you will spend．

    If you know that you have only six hours{#blank#}5{#/blank#}a book，it'll be wise of you to adjust(调整) yourself．The more clearly you know your limits(限制)，the more effective your reading will be．So never start to read without planning when{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(stop)．

Have{#blank#}7{#/blank#}purpose．

    Before you begin，find out{#blank#}8{#/blank#}you want to read this book．If you don't have reasons of your own， you can't learn much．After you start to read，try to think of four{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(question)：Who is the writer? What are the book's opinions? What are the reasons? What are the conclusions?

Read it three times．

    You'll get the most out of the book {#blank#}10{#/blank#}you read it three times—fast-reading for general ideas，reading for understanding，and then reading for note-taking and remembering．

    Hi，Lucy,how are you?What are you doing in America?Are you{#blank#}1{#/blank#}or playing at home now?Long time no see．So I{#blank#}2{#/blank#}you very much．You asked me in the e-mail，“What are you and your family doing?”Now let me tell you．My grandpa is drinking{#blank#}3{#/blank#}in the living room．My father is reading a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}there．My mother is washing the clothes．My brother is watching TV.And I'm {#blank#}5{#/blank#} relaxing．All of us are having a great time．