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    Everyone has birthday. Ways of celebrating birthday are different.

In America, parents have a party for their birthday kid. The birthday kid can get lots of presents and eat birthday cake with friends. In Brazil, special candles are needed for birthday. In England, the birthday kid is lifted up and put down by his classmates happily. In Thailand, two tall candles are lighted the night before birthday.

    As we all know, it is getting popular to have cake on birthday in China. But parents usually cook a big dinner for the kid on birthday. The birthday kid eats long noodles and eggs. Long noodles mean long life and eggs bring good luck.

    People in different countries have different ways to celebrate birthday. It is important for us to celebrate birthday. Everyone grows one year older after his or her birthday. Relatives(亲人) and friends feel happy for his or her growing up.

Hot pot(火锅) and Hotpot

    I'm learning English in the UK where I meet a lot of new friends and eat something delicious. Hot pot is many Chinese people's favorite food, including(包括) me. After having three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes in the UK, how excited I was to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students. On the way to the canteen, I seemed to smell the hot pot in the air.

    To my surprise, when I stepped into the room, in front of me were still potatoes and bread. Where was the hot pot?

    With many questions in my head, I sat down to have the free meal. After talking with a French girl, I got to know that hot pot is completely different from hotpot. Chinese hot pot is written in two words and hotpot, one word, is a traditional English dish.

    Hotpot is made from mutton and onion. On the top there are sliced potatoes. People put it in the oven all day in a heavy pot and on a low heat. You can often see it at parties in the UK because it's easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive.

    Hotpot doesn't taste bad. However, I still miss hot pot, two words!

①Smile! A smile is the most fascinating part of your face. But sometimes you don't want to smile. Why? Because your teeth are crooked (不整齐的)? Have you seen some kids with a mouthful of metal? These are called braces. Today, doctors can work wonders with your teeth. Just as you go to a doctor with an upset stomach or an eye doctor to test your eyes, your teeth also needs attention and care.

②Teeth help in eating. Crooked teeth will not allow you to chew food properly, so some unchewed food will go down to your stomach. Besides, crooked teeth are difficult to clean and hurt the gums (牙龈). Space between the teeth is also dangerous. Sometimes food get stuck between the teeth. If you do not take it out with a normal brushing, they may do great harm to the teeth.

③The best time to solve the problem is when you are a child and your teeth haven't completely set. It may be from 8 to 14 years of age. By 12 or 13 years of age or so, the milk teeth falls out and permanent teeth come in. It is also at this age that the jaw (下巴) is growing. As a child is growing, his jaws is still weak and reshaping is easier.

④The dentist corrects the teeth by spreading your mouth with braces so that the teeth fit in correctly in its place. Putting pressure to the jaw makes the jaw grow in the direction of the pull.Putting braces helps change the shape of your jaw.

⑤Teeth can be corrected at any age. However, as you get older it takes longer time and hurts more. The older you are, the more painful it gets as the jaws and permanent teeth have set.

Confidence( 自 信 )is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude(态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident. 

Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak aloud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident. 

Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence. 

Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done. 

Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding and popular. And it will also make you confident. 

Get rid of（消除）fear Fear comes along with failure. But it's easy to overcome（战胜）if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.