When we were little, my brother and I were best friends. We did everything together and we had the same friends and everything. When we _______ older, this changed (改变) so much. We did not talk and were different _______ each other.

When Gary was at school, he was a top student. He _______ had any problems in his classes. All of Gary’s teachers liked him because he was so _______. However, school was _______ for me. I had lots of problems at school._______ I had a hard time, the teachers were still strict with me. They thought that I should do _______ because my brother was so smart.

When I was in middle school, I played every _______ I could. I really like sports-all of them. I could not just sit and do _______. I had to be doing something at all times. But Gary never got into sports. He tried to play _______ at school, but he couldn’t kick (踢) the ball well. He was more into homework. My brother and I became so different. How could we be best friends again?

Hello! Welcome to our program! I'm John. I'm in a health club now. I'm having a talk with four students. They are members(成员)of this club.

David	Hi! My name is David. I want to be healthy. Health makes me feel good and helps me to study better. So I joined the club. I come here on Tuesdays and Fridays. I exercise for thirty minutes each time.
Alice	Hello! I'm Alice. I am quite heavy. My classmates said I looked unhealthy(不健康的). So I came here to exercise. I come here three times a week and spend fifty minutes each time. Now I look healthy.
Ann	I'm Ann. I have too much homework to do every day. I often feel tired. I think exercise can make me relax and help me to study better. Although(尽管) I am very busy every day, I spend forty minutes here.
Bill	I'm Bill. I always wanted to sleep in class, although I slept nine hours each night. The doctor said I was unhealthy and needed to exercise. So I came here. I find that I'm full of energy (活力) after twenty minutes' exercise each day. Now I never sleep in class.

The winter vacation is coming. During the vacation, you can do what you like and prepare yourself well for the future. You’ll enjoy your winter vacation with the help of the following suggestions.

※Take exercise. After studying hard for months, you must be bored and tired. Taking exercise is the best way to get energy again. Skiing and walking are perfect choices for you. All kinds of exercise are good for your health.

※Master some basic life skills. You will live an independent (独立的) life one day. Therefore, you should learn some necessary and useful basic life skills such as washing clothes and cooking. At the same time, you should help your parents with the housework to express thanks to them.

※Do some travelling. The world is a book. Those who don’t travel only read one page. Travelling is so interesting. Have you made your own plan? If not, do it at once. During the trip, you will have a chance to get more knowledge. While learning about different cultures and customs, you will also make a lot of friends.

※Enjoy the time with family members. Family members play an important role in your life. They give you love, care and support all the time. Don’t forget to spare sometime together with them. You will find it great to stay with them, talking about dreams, hobbies or anything you like.

As long as you follow the suggestions mentioned above, you will have a wonderful vacation.

Some friendships don’t last long. One reason is that some people don’t give friendship back. To have a good friend, you must learn to be one.     41     Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest (坦诚的), be generous (慷慨的) and be understanding.

    42     Good friends always trust each other to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes friendships grow. It’s important to share interests, ideas and feelings.     43    

Everyone needs understanding and help with problems. If something goes wrong at school, talking about the problem with a friend can make it easier to solve.     44     Try to put yourself in your friend’s place to understand the problem better.     45     But all true friendships have three things in common: honesty, generosity and understanding.

Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have     46     with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about     47    ?

Some people believe the     48     thing is to do nothing. Laura Mils, a teenager     49     London, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot,     50     we talk to someone, we’ll     51     feel worse.”

Laura once lost her wallet, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even     52     three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking, “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” In the end, she talked to her parents and they were     53     understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes     54    . They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more     55    . “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.

Jane was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her. As a result, Jane became very shy. She was scared to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud in front of others. It seemed that she felt afraid of everything in her life. She used to believe that she would be like this all her life.

But one day, her friend Paul’s words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, “If you can give it a try, you will have a chance to make a change. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse.” Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, “Why not have a try? After all, I had nothing to lose.”

The first thing Jane did was lose weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself.

A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up (鼓起) the courage to sign up for the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak loud in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize!

After the competition, Jane made a to-do list and started changing rapidly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she became more and more confident.

Jane was still making progress now. And she will never stop.

66. 每个人都是独一无二的，都会发出自身特有的光芒。结合自己的爱好、性格和生活经历，以“What I like about myself”为题，并根据写作要点和写作要求，用英语写一篇短文。

What I like about myself

Everyone is special, so am I. What I like about myself is _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________