Share your feelings when you need help. Sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. However, maybe it’s     13     hard to tell someone that you are feeling sad or worried. If you think you are too shy and want to be a little     14     than before, just try the following things.

Talk with your dad or mom, who cares a lot about you, and you may feel much better. Don’t forget your parents have more experience, and are always ready to help you. But sometimes the     15     between parents and children is also a problem. So if you don’t want to talk with your father or mother, what should you do? It’s better to find another person you trust to talk to,     16     a teacher or a friend. That helps you feel more comfortable.

Once you know who you can talk to, you should choose when and where to talk. If you think it’s difficult for you to say what you think, write it down on a piece of paper. Perhaps it’s more     17    . If others can’t understand what you mean right away, try to say it in a different way or give an example. Gain confidence gradually     18     making a little progress every time.

Then try to     19     a good talker. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or what people think of you. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice to the people around you. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to keep talking to that person? It is worth     20    !

Problems and     21     are normal in life. If you keep them in your heart and don’t talk about them with     22    , you will even fall ill at last. It is best not to run away from your problems. Just talk to someone about a problem; you are halfway to solving it.

Just as a famous saying goes, “Reading is to success what water is to fish.” Reading is very important for all humans. Then, how can you develop     27     interest in reading? There is only one way. Let me explain this to you. If you want to learn     28     to ride a bike, you have to get on the bike as many times as possible     29     you can ride skillfully. It works the same way with reading. If you want to improve your reading, try to read as much as you can. When you finish reading your first book, take another book. If you are going out, take a magazine, a book, an article or something     30     to read. When you are reading, try to understand what message the writer is giving to you. Good books are good friends. Reading     31     always a wonderful time.