According to some experts, people form first impressions     1     (base) first on how you look, then on how you sound, and finally on what you say. Your physical appearance — how you look — makes up 55 percent of a first impression. This includes     2     (face) expressions, body language, and eye contact, as well as clothing and general appearance. The way you sound makes up 38 percent of the first impression. People listen to your sound and decide     3     you sound friendly or unfriendly, interested or bored, and happy or sad. What you say — the actual words you use —     4     (count) for only 7 percent of the message. People form their first impressions within ten minutes of meeting you. And first impressions don’t change       5     (easy).

Then how to create a great first impression? The key is to present yourself properly. Let’s start     6     the way you dress. What is the appropriate dress in a business setting? Ask     7     (your) what the person you’ll be meeting is likely to wear. For business and social meetings, appropriate dress is also different between countries and cultures, so it’s something     8     you should pay particular attention to when in     9     unfamiliar country. Make sure you know the traditions. Also, clean and tidy appearance is important. A good haircut and shave. Clean and tidy clothes. Neat and tidy make-up. Add all of this up and you are well on the way to     10     (create) a good first impression.

Parent-child tensions may disturb every teenager. Your physical changes may be one of     1     (they)causes. You are often worried about your developing rate,       2     (shoot)up in height or getting left far behind. Besides, you complain your parents’ incomprehension.     3     (balance)your developing mental needs maybe also result in a breakdown in your relationship with your parents. You expect independence in making     4     (decide)and taking action, while you ask your parents’ love and support,       5     they don’t seem to give you completely. Sometimes these tensions confuse you and your parents. Don’t worry. You can make     6     difference in improving the situation. The key to it is a peace and calm talk. When you disagree with your parents, slow down and then explain your     7     (act)and feelings     8     (calm), listen carefully, and address their concerns. Each of you     9     (have)to go through such a rough period, but you can get it over soon. You should remember that every change and challenge     10     (prepare)you for adulthood.

How do we help kids make wise choices about their money?     1     financial teacher in America, Anne Kersten, says that she starts it by opening an ongoing dialogue. Kersten leads two workshops     2    (design) for families. Both are values-based money management workshops     3     provide parents with tools and talking points on how to share, save and spend money     4    (smart). Children who attend the workshop receive either a blue piggy bank     5     a Cash Cache (贮存物).

Long before Kersten began teaching other people’s kids about wise money management, she taught her own daughters. When her daughters     6    (be) only 4 and 5 years old, they each received a small allowance (零用钱) to learn how to share, save and spend. “Saving is important because it helps mentally prepare for long-term     7    (aim),” Kersten says, adding that her daughters knew they would be responsible for a part of their college fee. After spending a term     8    (study) abroad, Kersten’s older daughter graduated     9     college last year. She used scholarships (奖学金) along with her savings     10    (help) pay her way. Kersten’s younger daughter saved enough to cover her fee and she will graduate debt-free in 2020.

How do learning habits influence learning results? It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous     1     (say) “Good habits lead to good endings”, which shows the importance of habits.

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” also     2     (show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body. Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge     3     (include)．At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude     4     the content of our learning.     5     (obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits—keeping     6     learning diary every day. We can start the habit by     7     (write) a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful. Keep it in mind,     8     gradually we will gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.

What’s     9     (much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits     10     well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice.

I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.