Problems and     1     are normal in life. Talking to some-one helps a lot.     2     we talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel worse.

Laura once lost her     3    , and worried for days. She was     4     to tell her parents about it. She even walked three     5     to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept thinking, “If I tell my parents, they’ll be     6    !” In the end, she talked to her parents and they were     7    . He dad said he sometimes made careless     8     himself. They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more     9    . “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.

We say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you’re     10     to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it.

Claire had always been a perfectionist (完美主义者). No matter what she did, whether it was organizing her own birthday party or working on a science project, she had to do everything perfectly to the last detail (细节). She said: “If my work does not turn out well, I     1     very upset for days.”

When Claire heard about the singing competition     2     by the community centre, she made up her mind to win the first prize. “It     3     a wonderful experience! I     4     five golden-medals before. Now I will get the sixth.” Claire made sure she was well-prepared. Not only did she spend a long time     5     a song, she also put in a lot of effort to sing each note correctly. However, on the day of competition, while she     6    , for some reason, she could not remember a whole line of the lyrics (歌词). Not knowing what     7    , Claire just passed over that line completely. She was very upset with herself and nearly     8    . “What a silly mistake I made!” She thought. Finally she took the second place, Claire burst into tears on stage.

Claire’s mother comforted her. She said, “It’s perfectly all right to make mistakes. That’s how we learn.” Claire had never thought of it that way. She     9     her tears and agreed. “Maybe it is not that bad     10    .” Back home, she put up the plaque (奖牌) on the wall in her room. It would remind her how mistakes help her to learn and improve.

When I was a teenager, I was always unhappy. I often became unhappy with my parents by     1     at them and not talking with them. Later on, when I thought about it, I understood it was wrong to do that. I decided     2     myself and be good with my family. I also had another teenage problem. I cared about my looks very much and     3     lots of time in front of the mirror every day deciding what my hair should look like.

As time went on, I learned that sometimes looks aren’t that important. True beauty(美丽) should     4     inside our hearts, but not on our faces.

Perhaps all teenagers have these problems, but I believe if you solve them properly, they     5     you become a better person. You can expect to learn a lot from your problems.

If you think of after-school activities as a waste of     1    , you are wrong! After-school activities can help us grow up in many ways. They     2     us chances to practise what we learn in class. Through activities, we can also learn more     3     today’s society and a lot of new things that we can’t learn from our     4    . What’s more, they help to develop our abilities that we need both for our studies now and for our work and life in the     5    .

We are busy with our studies in school. Many students like to stay in the classroom to do homework     6     of going out to relax. I hope the students can have     7     homework and have more time to do after-school activities. Some will make us     8     and healthy; some may even change our life. After-school activities just make it possible for us to breathe (呼吸)     9     air and remove tiredness. Then, we can pay attention to our studies and get good grades. So, all the students, come out and take     10     in after-school activities!

Nowadays, many students are busier on weekends than weekdays because their parents take them to     1     kinds of classes. Because of this, most of them are under too much     2    . One of the main reasons why parents do so is that they are always     3     their own children with other children. Doctors say it is normal to want successful children, but it is     4     important to have healthy children. Therefore, there is no need for them to push their children so     5    .