Amy lives far from her office. Five days a week, she gets up at about 5:30in the morning. After a quick breakfast, she walks to Finsbury Park Station.From there she goes to King's Cross Station in London by train. Then she goes to Holton in a bus. After that, she takes a taxi to her office. She gets there at about 8:00. It usually takes about two hours from her home to her office.

Enriching your life means trying to make your life meaningful and filled with joy as much as possible. You may have difficulty enriching your life. However, there are two steps you can take to make your life {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. 

Take risks (冒险) that challenge you. If you don't take risks, then you won't be able to enrich your life. So try new things. Do some new things that make you feel less safe. And whether you {#blank#}2{#/blank#} water, heights, or new people, make an effort to see that there's nothing to be so scared of, so that you can feel more confident. 

Take steps to meet people you don't know. Of course, talking to new people can lead to some {#blank#}3{#/blank#} conversations. However, the more you {#blank#}4{#/blank#} introducing yourself to strangers, the more likely you are to meet exciting and interesting people you can learn much from. 

I found it hard to communicate with my mother. Relations between us became difficult. 

One day I ran away from home and stayed outside for a few hours. When I returned home at night, I saw all the pain, anger and disappointment on my mother's face. We knew that we were in great need of talk. We agreed to havebreakfast together the next morning. In the end, we decided to go to a restaurant.

On our way to the restaurant, I noticed my mother had two notebooks in her hands. I asked her what they were used for. She explained to me that sometimes it was easier to write our own feelings than talking about them. We should write down our feelings.

Our first topic was"Why am I so angry?" I wrote a half page, and my mom filled up nearly three pages. I saw the tears run down her face while she was writing. I never realized anyone could hide so much anger. After we finished writing, we exchanged our notebooks. As soon as I started reading my mother's words. I began to cry and so did she. When we finished reading, we discussed our feelings. Finally, it felt like all the anger inside me went away from my body. Our talk helped me realize so many things I had never thought of before, not only about my mother but also about other people.

My mother and I continue using our notebooks as a way of communicating. We know that no matter how we feel about each other, our notebooks are a safe place to express our feelings. We have come to an agreement that we write"I love you" at the end of each other.

In our school, all students have their favourite subjects. But students in different grades like different subjects.

In Grade Seven, students' favourite subject is always Chinese, because it's their mother tongue. They like PE and music, too. Students at this age like playing sports. Why is music welcome? Because most of them think music is relaxing.

In Grade Eight, some students like maths very much. But they aren't very good at maths, because maths in Grade Eight is a little difficult. They also like science and geography. They can learn a lot from science, and they seem(似乎) to go around China in geography classes.

In Grade Nine, English is some students' favourite subject. It's useful. Students often talk with friends in English. They also watch English movies to learn English.

School years around the world

①Do you have a tidy desk or an untidy desk at home? Do you want to keep your desk clean and tidy for a long time? A tidy desk helps you find things easily and do things well. It is also helpful for your study. Here are some tips（提示）for you.

②First, only put things you need on your desk. For old books, you can put them in the bookcase. Get a box for small things you don't need every day, and you can put your pens and pencils in a pencil box.

③Second, don't put food or drinks on your desk, because they can make your desk dirty. Go to the kitchen when you want to eat.

④Third, put important things next to you. Then it is easy for you to get them. If you have a drawer（抽屉）under your desk, you can put things there.

⑤Fourth, clean your desk every day. If you do it every day, you can have a new day with a tidy room the next morning.

⑥If you do these things, you can have a tidy and clean desk. Why not have a try now?