Nowadays in school life, a lot of students develop a fear of tests. It's not because tests are something to be afraid of. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don't always think they are well—prepared and they don't have enough self—confidence. If you follow the advice below, it's not difficult to overcome your fear of tests.

People who know that they are not well—prepared are usually those who fear tests most. However, most students don't know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as you know that you have studied well and long enough, you have reason to believe that you are well—prepared.

Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two results: either you fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据的) or you could actually do well in the test because of your confidence. Some students find that they experience the first result. However, this is only because those students might not have followed the first advice mentioned above. As long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your chance to succeed in a test. If you feel as if you have not studied hard enough, then you will not be as confident as you should be.

Ask your teacher in advance (提前) about the material that is going to be covered in the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you have to be brave enough to ask. Most students do not ask unless their teacher gives the information first, so make sure that you ask.

You should know that tests are only telling if you have got the knowledge, not how good or bad your IQ is. So, even if you do badly in one test, you should know that there are other tests to come. As long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your fear of a test. However, make sure that you are going to prepare well for the other tests.

Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, with the right attitude (态度) and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests by using these suggestions.

Susan and Annie are both from Holland. Here are their emails.
 

On social media platforms such as Xiaohongshu, we're seeing more posts with the tag lines "I will listen" and "listen to me." A puzzled person may have trouble deciding on where to go on a vacation, which restaurant offers the best seafood or whether Huawei's Mate 60 is a better buy than the iPhone 15. Write a post titled "I will listen" and it's likely that a warm-hearted person will quickly reply with a suggestion.

Now, the problem is, should you follow the advice of a complete stranger? Is his or her advice true or is it just a personal opinion? Opinions, after all, are not facts－they are just personal judgments. Still, it's important to take different voices into consideration.

Whenever I buy something online, I always read the comments ( 评 论 ) posted by the last customers. If there are too many negative comments, I probably won't consider buying it. On the other hand, if all of the comments are unusually positive, my doubtful brain takes over and I think the seller may be using comments to increase the sale of the product.

Apart from online business posts, other "listen-to-me" posts cause a more complex problem. In these posts, people are often giving advice on traps ( 陷 阱 ) and problems that could trouble other people. Personal problems such as relationships, job choices and even mental health are among the most common topics. Their suggestions may be truthful, but they don't necessarily fit in with the special situation of others.

For these big "topics", it's better to talk to friends, families, teachers and professional experts. Those people who are close to you know and care about you and will stay by your side, unlike an online poster you may never hear from again.

The Internet is like a great "shop" for getting and exchanging information. But, as with any shop, let the buyer be more careful.

注意：

1. 词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；

2. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

There's no doubt that the earth is our shared home. 

I firmly believe that only with our joint efforts can we make our environment better and better. Let's take action from now on.

Hello, my name is Jack. My dad hurt his hand at work. His doctor said he had to exercise the muscles (肌肉) in his hand to help it get better. So we bought him a guitar. But he didn't play it. He was too sad. 

My music teacher learned about this. She gave me a CD with guitar music in it. My dad loved it. But he said he     ▲    . 

When my dad picked me up after my music lesson, my teacher told him, " The guitar player's name is Django Reinhardt. He was one of the greatest guitar players in history. But he burned (烧伤) one of his hands. and only three of his fingers worked. "

The look on my dad's face showed he was amazed. After this, my dad played and played. His hand got better. 

Django Reinhardt has inspired (鼓舞) many people not to give up. His story shows that you can do almost anything if you really try.