Justin was so good at basketball that he could beat any of the older guys at the court, and the younger guys didn't have any chances. But one day everything changed. When Justin was shooting around at the local court, some guys from another neighborhood appeared before him. The biggest one said that he had heard that Justin was the best and he wanted to see if it was true. Justin didn't want to play. But his cousin begged," Come on, Justin, beat this guy!" Justin decided to do what his cousin wanted.

Just as Justin was going to win, the big guy knocked him down hard. Justin broke his right leg. The doctor said he might never play basketball again.

During the first six weeks, Justin just lay in bed with his leg in a long cast. He watched TV all day and ate one bag of potato chips after another. Justinblew up like a balloon as he watched his future fade away as a basketball player.

Then Justin's sister Kiki came home from the university, bringing exciting stories of a far away land called college During those days, they talked and studied together, and Justin felt much better. Because of that, he realized he shouldn't give himself up. Basketball used to be his favorite thing, and he was good at it. But now there was only school, so he had to get good at that.

Justin worked so hard. By the time he got to senior year in high school, his GPA was high. The last thing that Justin had to do to get into college was score well on the ACT. Well wouldn't you know it?

Using the study skills he had learned from his sister, Justin made a score of 24 on the ACT.

Every university that Justin applied to accepted him. When the fall came, Justin had his choice in colleges.

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Jack is my friend. He {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (work) in an office. He {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (do) not  go to work  on Sundays. He usually does some washing(洗衣服) {#blank#}7{#/blank#}Sunday morning. In the afternoon, he goes to his grandparents' farm with his parents. The farm is not big, but they have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (many) work to do. In the evening, they have a big{#blank#}9{#/blank#} /ˈdɪnə(r)/ with his grandparents. Then they go home by car. They have a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} / gʊd/ day on the farm.

Recently (最近) I didn't get on well with my mother. She thought I was still a child! And she was very 1 with me. She told me I 2 be out after 8:00 in the evening. She also said. "If 3 goes to climb a mountain, will you do it, too?" I 4 those words, so I sometimes wanted to say, "If I can, I will get away 5 you." I knew this wasn't true. 6 I was so upset. My dad understood my 7 and agreed that I could go cycling with my friends after dinner for half an hour. However, my mom didn't agree to let me ride. How should I 8 the problem?

It's hard to say if it's unfair about 9 my mom has done, but it sounds like she's having some trouble. She doesn't want to 10 that I'm getting older and I will become more independent. Usually, it's difficult for some11 to let go.

I plan to ask my father for help. He seems to understand me 12 . I will have a good talk with him and tell him like this, "Dad, I feel upset when Mom sometimes 13 what I want. I love Mom and I don't want to make her 14 . I know she wants me to be better, but we need more communication. Can you help me talk to her about this?" I hope this can be 15 to me.

A 16-year-old boy named Li Tao lived in a small town in China. One day, while Li Tao 1 his science homework, he came up with a great idea. He worked out a way 2 a new type of power supply（供应）for his town, which had a problem with its electricity supply.

To make his idea come true, Li Tao began to experiment at home. He believed 3 him from inventing. He made and took apart many models. Even though he faced lots of challenges and failures, he 4 give up. He corrected his mistakes, changed his plans, and kept working hard.

5 two years of hard work, he finally succeeded. He made a small device（设备）that could 6 change wind power into electrical power. This was 7 new, environmentally-friendly way for his town's power problem.

News about Li Tao's invention quickly spread around his school and town, and everyone really took pride 8 his achievement. The group of science-technology of the town decided to help him improve the invention. He 9 to give a speech to encourage other teenagers to learn more about science and be more creative in the Science and Technology Meeting.

His story encourages teenagers that being young is not a barrier（阻碍）to achieve-their dreams. Even a common teenager can do 10 !

Anna Mary，known as Grandma Moses，grew up on a farm. As a child，she loved drawing. But she hardly（几乎不） did it because she had to do busy farm work. Grandma Moses spent all her life on the farm. When she was old and found farm work difficult，she started to paint at the age of 78. 

An art lover found Grandma Moses's paintings in a shop in 1938. He bought them，and the next day he went to her farm and bought all her paintings. Soon Grandma Moses became famous. In 1940，at the age of 80，she had her first painting show in New York. "Do your favorite thing，and you will finally be successful（成功的），"she once said. 

Grandma Moses died in 1961，at the age of 101. She painted over 1600 paintings in the late part of her life. Many people loved the bright colors and beautiful farm views in her works. After knowing Grandma Moses's life story，they felt relaxed about their future（未来） because becoming old didn't mean anything. Also，they thought confidently about their future. They finally knew that age wouldn't be a problem for those who wanted to make a change（改变）.