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Think back to when you were in a classroom, maybe a maths classroom, and the teacher set a difficult problem. Which of the two following responses is closer to the way you reacted?

Early in her career, the psychologist Carol Dweck of Stanford University gave a group of ten year-olds problems that were slightly too hard for them. One group reacted positively, said they loved challenge and understood that their abilities could be developed. She says they had a ‘growth mindset’ and are focused on what they can achieve in the future. But another group of children felt that their intelligence was being judged and they had failed. They had a ‘fixed mindset’. They didn’t believe they could do anything to improve the situation.

Professor Dweck believes that there is a problem in education at the moment. For years, children have been praised for their intelligence or talent, but this makes them vulnerable to failure. They become performance-oriented (绩效导向的), wanting to please by getting high grades, but they are not necessarily interested in learning. The solution (解决办法), according to Dweck, is to praise the process that children are engaged in: making an effort (努力), using learning tips and improving. This way they will become mastery-oriented and will achieve more. She states that sustained effort over time is the key to outstanding achievement.

Psychologists have been testing these theories. Students were taught that if they learned something new and difficult, the neurons in their brains would form stronger connections, making them more intelligent. These students made faster progress than a control group. In another study, underperforming school children were exposed to growth mindset techniques for a year. The results were amazing. These children came top in the final tests. They came to see that making an effort was the key to learning.

So, back to our original question. If you answered B, well done—you already have a growth mindset. If A, don’t worry: everyone is able to become mastery-oriented with a little effort.

【推荐3】To travel around the world is the dream of many people. But very few people can afford a global tour because hotels, food and airplane tickets are too expensive. Some people, however, have thought of some ways to realize their dreams.

Laura Cody and Tan, a couple from Britain, decided to travel around the world. They have found a good way to pay for their trips.They look after pets for rich house owners. In exchange, they can stay in the houses for free. They have looked after horse, cows, cats, dogs and fish. In two years, the couple has been to Australia, Germany, Spain and Italy. They have stayed in big cities and small villages. The home owners are usually very generous and have given them food, wine and day trips.

Another person who tries to realize her travel dream is photographer Rhiannon Taylor. She travels around the world to visit, review and take photos of the best hotels. She shares the places she stays and the food she eats on the Internet with thousands of fans.

With these ways of making money, traveling around the world is no longer a dream. More and more young people are thinking creatively to make their dream come true.

【推荐1】China has named the nation’s first Mars rover (火星车) Zhu Rong. For all of us, Zhu Rong is a well-suited name.

In an ancient Chinese story, Zhu Rong had the face of a man and the body of an animal. He rode on two dragons. When he had a big fight with Gong Gong, the god of water, Zhu Rong won. But after the fight, the human world came into complete darkness. Then he brought fire from heaven (天国) to the world.

“Zhu Rong is regarded as the earliest god of fire in traditional Chinese culture,” a space official said. “The first Mars rover was named Zhu Rong. The name symbolizes light and hope for space exploration in our country, and means to guide humans to continue exploration.”

After leaving the earth last summer, Zhu Rong circled Mars for several months and landed on it in May. In recent years, our country has sent up the world’s first quantum satellite (量子卫星), and Chang’e-4 has made a soft landing on the moon. We have made great progress in space technology and will soon start building our own space station.

【推荐2】Do you know McDonald’s? It is a large fast food restaurant. Would you like to eat the best hamburgers and other specials? McDonald’s is a good place to enjoy them.

In McDonald’s, there are many kinds of hamburgers, like beef hamburgers, cheese hamburgers, chicken hamburgers, rice hamburgers and egg hamburgers. They are of large, medium and small with different prices.

It also has other specials. If you like, you can taste French fries, salad and fruit pies. They’re also very delicious.

As for drinks, it has coke, sprite, orange juice, ice tea, hot tea, hot coffee and milk shake. It has large, medium and small glasses of drinks. Sometimes, the drink is free.

All in all, it is convenient to eat in McDonald’s, and it sometimes gives young children small toys as gifts.

【推荐3】Do you want to make some new friends? Here you can know something about three different animal friends. Let’s have a look. I think you will like them.

	Hello! I’m Koala Bear. Do you know where I am? Yes, I’m in Australia. I’m two years old. I don’t often drink water. I like sleeping (睡觉) in the tree. My phone number is 81093456. Welcome to visit me.
	Good morning! My name is Mickey. I am from the USA. Now I am in Shanghai, China. I have big ears and eyes. I have a good friend and his name is Donald Duck. But he is in America now. I am always happy. Do you like me? My phone number is 96384251.
	Nice to meet you, everyone. I am Panda. I live in Sichuan, China. I am 3 years old. I like eating bamboo (竹子). Do you like me? My phone number is 71368997. Welcome to Sichuan.