Last year my English class was difficult. First of all, it wasn't easy for me to understand the teacher when she {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(talk). She spoke so {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(quick) that I couldn't understand every word. I was afraid to speak in class {#blank#}3{#/blank#}I thought my classmates might laugh at {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(I).

    Then one day I watched {#blank#}5{#/blank#}English movie called The Sound of Music. I fell in love with it. So I decided {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(watch) other English movies. I realized I could get the meaning {#blank#}7{#/blank#}listening to the key words. My pronunciation improved as well. I think that doing lots of listening practice {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(be) the secret of becoming a good language learner.

    Another thing that I found very difficult was English grammar. So I started to take lots of grammar {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(note) in every class. I wrote my own original sentences using the grammar I was {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(learn). It's amazing how much this helped.

    Now I am really enjoying my English class.

When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these six ways can help make you feel good about yourself.

Look in the mirror and say to yourself, "I am a special person and there is no one in the world like me. I can do anything." It may not sound so good, but it really works.

Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.

Smile! Be friendly to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.

Learn something new! Have you always wanted to design your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges (挑战) are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished!

Start to write a story. Turn off the TV and let your imagination (想象) fly! Write down your thought, dreams or anything you want! It can help to express your feelings.

Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your mom or dad or maybe even your cousin.

Whether we're young or old, rich or poor, we have one thing in common: The moon has always looked down at each of us when it lights up the night sky. 

Just like a mirror(镜子), the moon reflects(反射) the sun's light. It can also reflect people's feelings. This is probably why the moon is always popular among Western and Chinese music, poems and other forms of literature. So when we look at the moon, what do we see looking back at us? Well, that depends on who's looking. 

The ancient Greek poet Sappho, for example, saw the moon as a woman who lit up space with her beauty. 

Later in England, however, the moon's image(形象) was completely different. In the Middle Ages, English people often drank to get away from difficult life. In their eyes, the moon was a man who liked drinking. In London, at least three pubs(酒馆) were named Man in the Moon. It's probably because the bright moon at night looks like a man's red face after drinking. 

 ▲  Chinese Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's Quiet Night Thought reads, "I look up to the bright moon, and then I look down and think of my home town. " Similarly, Zhang Jiuling wrote in another poem, "Looking at the moon and thinking of one far away. " So in Chinese culture, when people look at the moon, they may miss their home town and someone. Very interesting, right?