Is it good to be in the middle? Sometimes, no, like when you're in the middle seat on a long car ride. But sometimes, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, like when you're in the middle of a great movie. What will happen next? Middle school is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} bit like that.

Middle school is called middle school {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it's in the middle of your school years. Elementary school is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you. High school and possibly college still await(等待) you. Middle school often includes sixth, seventh, and eighth {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, but you might go to middle school earlier or later, depending on how it's done in your area.

    For a kid, going to middle school is often a big change:

       ·First, it often means moving to a new {#blank#}6{#/blank#}, which takes some time to adjust(调整) to.

      ·Second, it may mean taking a different bus, with different students.

      ·Third, the friends you {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in elementary school may end up going to different middle schools.

    All that can make you {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a bit scared on the first day of school.

Other things that probably will be different are the teachers and the work. Have you heard that middle school teachers are really mean and the homework is really, really {#blank#}9{#/blank#}? Oh, dear. We've heard those, too, but usually they're not {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. Yes, you'll like some teachers better than others, but middle schools are not special for teachers!

    As we are growing up, we really need advice from adults. Here are three people talking about their experiences.

    Jasper, 26, actor

    You're not alone.

    Sometimes when you're a teenager, you feel as if you're all alone and there's {#blank#}1{#/blank#} you can talk to. Do you know twenty to thirty percent of teenagers in the US have a hard {#blank#}2{#/blank#} going through the period? They feel lonely and sad. I think life is so much easier if you {#blank#}3{#/blank#} your troubles with others. I regret that I didn't take the advice when someone {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it to me.

    Steve, 27, teacher

    Your teachers only want what's best for you.

    When I was in school, I never thought I'd become a teacher. I acted badly in class, and feel {#blank#}5{#/blank#}about that now. I love my job and I know how challenging it is, so I hope kids can show their teachers more respect (尊重). I hope kids can {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that teachers push them to do their best and not just to give them a hard time.

    Anna, 29, doctor

    Money doesn't grow on trees.

    When I was a teenager, I never learned {#blank#}7{#/blank#}to save money. I just spent it! My parents gave me everything I wanted, but I realize now they spent little {#blank#}8{#/blank#} themselves. Now I wish I knew {#blank#}9{#/blank#}about planning my money, and I am not the only one! It seems that today's teenagers know about money planning even less {#blank#}10{#/blank#}me years ago. I do wish they could learn about it earlier.

A: Do you have any plans for this weekend?

B: No, I don't. I just want to have a good rest. I suppose I will just stay at home and listen to music.

A: Oh, what kind of music do you like?

B: I prefer music that is not too {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Smooth music can relax my mind. What about you?

A: I like music that has beautiful {#blank#}2{#/blank#} .A wonderful song is like a poem.

B: That sounds nice.

A: By the way, if you have spare time this weekend, would you like to watch a movie with me?

B: Hmm, it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on which movie. What is the movie about?

A: It is a love story and the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} is Feng Xiaogang. It has a sad ending.

B: I like {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I just want to laugh and don't want to think too much.

A: In that case, I will ask someone who likes love movies.

B: Oh, I have to go. Have a good weekend.

A: The same to you.

A: Mona, what are your predictions about future?

B: The future? Well, I think we needn't work outside. Even there's no {#blank#}1{#/blank#}for us to do.

A: No work? Who will do the work?

B: Robots will do all the work for us. Don't you think so?

A: How about teachers? Won't there be{#blank#}2{#/blank#}teachers?

B: No teachers. We will study on computers at home.

A: No work. No teachers. What will we do?

B: We can relax and play sports to keep {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

A: What will our parents do then?

B: Our parents will take long vacations to enjoy their lives.

A: Vacations? Where will everyone go?

B: Somewhere quiet and {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, or to the sea, or to the moon!

A: Why don't we take vacations on the earth?

B: There will be too many people and too much {#blank#}5{#/blank#}on the earth. We even have no place to live in.

A: I think that's interesting, but unbelievable.