Three students are giving their opinions about what a good friend should be like.

Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing may have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friends or a group of friends. But the real challenge（挑战）comes when you meet strange people. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some more talks.

Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in the newspapers and prepare（准备）your views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.

The easier way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, the beach, a club, a party or any other places that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.

Hi, everybody! My name is Bob. My town is a great place to live in. It’s the best place to have fun. There are three movie theaters in town. They are all good, but the one nearest my house is the best. Shopping is also easy. There are many shops and most of them are trendy (时髦的). They sell very fashionable clothes. The shops are also cheaper than those in other towns, so students love to shop here.

There are also a lot of video and music stores. They are very popular with students. I go to the music store every week to buy a new CD. The most crowded place for students to hang out is the park. Everyone goes there, so it’s really interesting. Sometimes there are even street performers. Some students think they’re boring, but I think they’re the most creative people. I want to be a street performer, too.

An unhappy horse went to see the God. “My God! Thanks for making me but I want to be more beautiful.” The God was very surprised. “You are already beautiful.”

“No, I am not beautiful enough,” the horse lowered (放低) her head. “I don’t know how to make you more beautiful,” the God wondered. “Tell me what you want to be like.”

The horse raised her voice, “If you can make my neck (脖子) a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.”

Then the God made a camel (骆驼) appear in place of the horse. “Oh, God. I want to become more beautiful. Am I more beautiful now?” asked the horse anxiously.

The God got angry. “This is what you asked for. You have become a camel.”

The horse cried, “Oh, no, I don’t want to be a camel.”

The God said, “Never try to get more than I have given you. If you want more and more, you won’t know what the result will be.”

Tony was a middle school student. He liked ________. In the evening, he always watched TV to 11:00 p.m. The next day, he ________ late and didn’t have breakfast. He didn’t like ________. He often felt tired. ________ he didn’t think it was a big problem.

One day, he had a ________ test in P.E. class. All his classmates ran ________, but only he was slow. He was not happy with that. After class, he asked ________ friend Jim for help. Jim said Tony was in bad health. He told Tony to ________ his bad habits and start good ones.

Tony listened to him. Now he ________ stays up late. He usually gets up ________ and has a good breakfast. After school, he always plays sports with his friends.

Now he feels well every day and does well in all his subjects.