The beginning of a new year finds many people making New Year's resolutions. Though they are easy to make, few people stay true to them. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} , it's a new year and many want to turn over a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} leaf.
If you're one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} , you'll be more successful if you make SMART goals! Each goal should be:
Specific. Don't say you want to lose some {#blank#}4{#/blank#} , read more or exercise. Decide how much weight to lose, how many books to read, or how many times a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to exercise.
Measurable(可衡量的). Weigh yourself daily, count the number of books you read {#blank#}6{#/blank#} , and make notes of how many times you exercise each week.
Attainable(可达成的). Don't set impossible goals. For example, don't make promise to lose 10 kilograms in a week. Or if you have just {#blank#}7{#/blank#} running, realize you won't be running a long-distance race in a month.
Relevant(相关的). If you love history, you probably {#blank#}8{#/blank#} read eight books a month about science. You won't stick with it if the subject isn't {#blank#}9{#/blank#} .
Timely. Set deadlines. How long will you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to read a book?A new year is about starting over— so start now!

    Oliver Twist is a famous novel {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(写) by Charles Dickens. It mainly talks about the boy named Oliver Twist. His parents  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(死), he has to grow up with many poor {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (陌生人). One day, when nobody pays {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(关注) to him, he runs away in a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (仓促) to London. After he gets to London, he is cheated by one bad guy called Fagin who is very {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (不礼貌的)and then he starts his life of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (偷). In Fagin's house, Oliver also meets some good partners who really care about him. When Oliver is taken to the police station, a good man  saves him and is quite {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (耐心的) with him. He teaches Oliver how to read books, how to learn {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (明智的) and how to be a gentleman. These abilities are very {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（有帮助的）to him. More importantly, Oliver's happy childhood has finally come to an end

A ceremony（仪式）where boys become crocodile（鳄鱼）men

    When does a teenager grow up and become an adult? In many countries, it happens on your 18^th {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（生日）, but in some parts of the world, you have to do something special to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （进入）the world of grown-ups.

    On an Oceanian island, some people live near the Sepik River, which is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（充满的）of crocodiles. They believe that crocodiles made the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（地球）and its people. When it is time for teenage boys to become men, a "crocodile ceremony" takes place.

    The boys are taken to small house {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（叫作）the "Crocodile Nest". In the house, the boys are told to think of their crocodile "fathers and mothers". Old people in the village say that if the boys think of their crocodile parents, they will be stronger and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（勇敢的）because the ceremony will cause great pain. To take their minds off the pain, the boys tell jokes in the house, rather than just stay {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（沉默的）. Surprisingly, some of the boys even sleep {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（在……期间）the most painful parts of the ceremony! It will be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（八）weeks before they leave the house.

    When the boys {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（最后）leave the crocodile house, there is singing and dancing in the village to welcome the new crocodile men.

    Life doesn't always give us the joys we want. We don't always get our hopes anddreams{#blank#}1{#/blank#}we don't always get our own way.

    But don't {#blank#}2{#/blank#}hope. You can make a difference, one situation and one person at a time.

    Look for love around you. You'll find love in a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, a kind word or a helping hand.Believe in the love of friends, family, and humankind. Love {#blank#}4{#/blank#}all around, if you just{#blank#}5{#/blank#}it.Show{#blank#}6{#/blank#}love. You will find the power in life along with the joy,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}, patience, and understanding. Love {#blank#}8{#/blank#}bring you hope and beat everything

    Even when you feel that there isn't a lot you can do {#blank#}9{#/blank#}unhappiness or problems, you can always do a little. A little at a time{#blank#}10{#/blank#}makes a big difference.