Kate’s brother Danny is going to ________ some New Year’s resolutions this year. ________, he is going to learn ________ the guitar. He is going to take the guitar lessons ________ practice every day. Next he wants to get good ________. He is going to study ________ and he is going to do all his homework ________ he watches TV. Finally, he wants to learn ________ new language. He is going to buy some ________ CDs and practice ________ at home every morning.

Some children wish to be writers when they grow up. That ______ that they want to write stories or books. They would be happy if many people read their stories or books some day, but I would like ______ these children that they will need to be good readers and read a lot before they become good writers.

Nearly all great writers often listened ______ others’ stories long before they started school. They also ______ on reading for years. Even when they had become writers, they spent much of their time ______ books instead of watching TV in the evening.

If you are a good reader, it won’t take you long ______ the reading homework your teacher asks you to do. Then you will have time to read ______ books for fun. You will read so ______ that you will always want to look for more books to read.

If you want to be a writer, reading is very ______. When you decide to become a writer, you had better tell ______, “I must read more and more if I really want to become a good writer.”

Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true. When Tom was only 13 years old, he first thought about what he should do in the future. He used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, he gave up these dreams because he was too short. Then he thought about going into music, so he bought a guitar. But he couldn’t play it very well. Then he had to give up his dream again. After that he thought about being a reporter and he worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, his dream came true and he became a reporter. Finally, he learned that he should never give up and he must work hard.