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Success is often considered to be the opposite of failure. To teenagers, it is the achievement of a goal or completion of something they really need, such as good grades and the ability to get along well with their classmates. Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured (判定) the success of their children according to grades, but now they pay special attention to moral (道德的) education and character-building to make sure teenagers achieve success in building human relationships.

Schools give chances to students to discover their hidden ability so that they can enjoy some form of success. For example, those good at speaking skills are advised to take part in speech competitions while those interested in arts are expected to perform in front of their classmates. Teenagers also get the pleasure of success when they join their favorite clubs.

Teenagers are often told that success is not easy to achieve and that success lies in hard work. Great efforts have to be put into project work. Doing things much later than planned should be avoided as this will lead to a mountain of work which finally makes them nervous. Another good quality (品质) is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed.

Sticking to moral values is the key to success too. Honest teenagers will win the trust of friends leading to good relationships. Self-motivation (自我激励) is another quality to be developed, for self-motivated teenagers will have the strong will and drive to perform a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement.

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. In order to celebrate this festival, people do a lot of things, such as 1． the whole house, posting couplets, visiting friends and 2．, and so on. Setting off firecrackers is one of the most important activities. Do you know why?

This is a story about Nian. Once 3． a time, there was a bad monster 4． Nian. On the Eve of the New Year, Nian would come up from sea and eat the villagers. People were so 5． that they would stay at home. One Spring Festival’s Eve, the monster came again. The villagers hid in 6． houses. The monster went to the first house. Suddenly they heard a loud noise: BANG! BANG! BANG! The noise frightened the monster. It saw fire and red paper around the door. It quickly ran 7．.

The villagers went to the first house. The people in the first house told them 8． Nian was afraid of red, light and thunder (雷声). So 9． it saw the red paper and the lights and heard the firecrackers, it just ran away.

Since then, people get together and have a family reunion (团圆饭) on New Year’s Eve. They put red couplets on the door, wear red clothes, set off firecrackers and keep the house bright for 10． whole night.

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What would people like to eat on their birthday? The (1)_______ would be different in different countries.

In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of the candles (2)________ the person’s age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. 4. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake. The child (3)_______ the candy is lucky. 5. 在中国，过生日时吃蛋糕正变得受欢迎。But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are a symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.

All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.

Parents are the closest people in the world to children, but it’s not always easy to deal with(处理) the parent-child relationship. Now the Internet age brings a new difficulty. Parents and children have different ideas about the use of the Internet. Why does it happen?

Sometimes, children use the Internet for some useful information, but their parents don’t believe them enough. 家长们总是担心使用网络会对孩子们有坏处。Many children really spend too much time playing on computers or smart phones.

What can we do to help improve the parent-child relationship? Experts said, “If you don’t want your parents to worry about you, you should share more with them and tell them that you can plan your time well. Children should do more for healthy and close family relationship.”

Yang Li, a middle school student from Chengdu, said she believed the Internet brought her closer to her parents. She always shared some new apps with her parents. Sometimes she even taught her parents how to use them. After that, she found her parents understand her better and trust her slowly.

When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs (嫩枝) one day. Her school gave these twigs to the students to plant. None of them looked very well, but with hope for the future, I planted them in our backyard. Over the years, because of an accident with the lawnmower and poor soil, three of them died. Only one survived.

It grew very slowly. It never got very tall. A few years ago, I noticed that it was starting to die. Only the top third of the tree was still green. Last summer I did my best to save it by feeding it a lot of fertilizer (肥料), but it didn’t work.

Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I was wondering whether it would be better to just cut it down. As I walked over to take a closer look at it, I noticed something moving in the leaves. It was a bird patiently building a nest (巢) in the top branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or pretty, but it was still giving a bird a home.

This tree reminded me that all of our lives have purpose. It doesn’t matter if we are young and strong or old and sick. Until our last breath, we have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. We can help to make this world a better and more beautiful place.

How important is music? Many people usually think that listening to music is nice, but not very important. It is often only thought to be entertainment, but not the necessary choice for education. This opinion is wrong. 1．

Music tells us who we are. Music reflects the musicians’ thoughts and ideas, and the social environment they lived in. For example, Mozart’s music represents(代表) a lifestyle, and rock music also represents a lifestyle. 2． He introduced jazz into his music.

3． Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music explores(探索)emotional(情绪的)meanings. People need to use every possible way to learn about our world.

Music shows people’s thoughts and feelings. 4． Through the language we express our feelings, discoveries, ideas and hopes. All of these can be shared with others. 5． When we forbid our children to receive a good music education, we take them away from the meanings that music expresses. So music education is much more necessary than people usually think.

I’ve been in Japan for almost five years. I would like to share some customs of this country 1． you.

When you are invited to a Japanese home, you are 2． to take chocolates or flowers. Usually, you don’t need to take wine except when you visit a very close friend.

If the invitation says eight o’clock, then you should arrive exactly 3． eight. As soon as the guests arrive, they will be offered something to 4． such as tea, coffee, or perhaps just water. Japanese people think it is polite to accept a drink even if you 5． not thirsty. If you visit someone, you should always stay for a few drinks. When you have had enough to drink, you tap on your cup or put 6． hand over it. If you say “no”, the host will suggest having another cup to drink.

People’s private life is very important, so Japanese people 7． ask you personal questions. Usually the dialogues are about safe topics 8． the weather, films, plays, books and restaurants.

It’s difficult to know when to leave, 9． an evening meal usually lasts about three or four hours. When the host serves coffee, this is sometimes a sign 10． the evening is nearly over, but you can still have as much coffee as you want.