It’s well known that New Year’s resolutions don’t have a high success rate(成功率). But why do people make ________ every year even though so few of them follow through?

One reason is the idea of ________. The beginning of a year gives people a fresh start. The idea of making themselves better is another ________. Most people have a natural habit of self-improvement, and New Year gives ________ a special day to get ready for improvement.

Many people ________ making New Year’s resolutions can go as far back as Babylonian(巴比伦的) times. It’s said that Julius Caesar started the tradition ________ making resolutions on January 1st.

It’s ________ to make a New Year’s resolution. People keep making resolutions every year ________ they don’t always follow through in the end; but the fact is that they try to improve themselves and become better.

Some studies ________ making a New Year’s resolution could get people closer to their goals. One study found people who made resolutions were more ________ than those who had a goal and thought about it, but at last didn’t make a resolution.

Some children are going to be writers some day. They want to write stories or books for people to read. That’s good! But they should know that they need to be good readers first before they are really good writers. They should read a lot of books, instead(代替) of watching TV and spending a lot of time playing games when they are free.

There is more fun in reading, and you want to look for more books to read. Before you decide to be a good writer, you’d better say to yourself, “I must read more and more!”

Everyone has a dream job and we all hope our dreams can come true. Mr. Brown works as a reporter at a TV station. He wants to know what jobs teenagers are going to do when they grow up. He went to the Evergreen School to do a survey last Friday.

Mr. Brown asked the students to discuss with each other and then fill in a form with a pen. He told them to tell the truth. Mr. Brown thought most students would like to be teachers. Teacher is one of the best professions（职业）in the world. Maybe some students would like to be scientists. Rich knowledge would help them. A few students would like to be soldiers（士兵）so that they could keep our country peaceful.

Teachers helped Mr. Brown before school was over. They gave out one thousand eight hundred questionnaires（调查表） to the students. When the survey's results came out, Mr. Brown and the teachers were surprised. Please look at the results.

Kim made some New Year’s resolutions this year. First, she’s going to learn to play the piano. She’s going to take the piano lessons and practice it every day. Second, she wants to get good grades. She’s going to study harder and she’s going to do all her homework before she watches TV. Finally, she wants to learn a new language. She’s going to buy some Japanese CDs and practice Japanese at home.

Kim’s brother Danny made some New Year’s resolutions this year, too. He wants to become fit, so he’s going to exercise more and eat healthier food. He also wants to improve his English. He’s going to get a pen pal from the United States or Australia, and he’s going to write letters in English to his pen pal. And he also wants to learn how to make a banana shake from Kim. When Danny grows up, he wants to be an engineer. So he’s going to study harder in his math and science classes.

What am I going to be in the future? I can’t answer this question now.

When I was a child, I dreamed of being a(n)     46     because I like playing the violin. Later I wanted to study medicine to be a(n)     47    . But after     48     it with my uncle, an engineer who got     49     in a foreign university, I wanted to be a pilot. To     50     sure my dream could come true, I made a(n)     51     to exercise every day to improve my     52     health. However, my father didn’t     53     with me. He wants me to be a(n)     54     like Tu Youyou. I don’t know what I should do, so I’m not sure about my future. But I know I should study hard and try my best to     55     good grades now and find out what I’m interested in.