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Everyone wants to succeed in their life, don’t they? Even as a teenager, you can achieve success in your life; it isn’t really that hard. Here are some important points that you may find helpful.

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No matter how boring it is now, education will help you be an active member in society. Try your best for being excellent in school: listen to the teachers, do your homework, study, and get good grades. Doing so will help you get into a better university, which will make you have a bright future.

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Volunteering in your neighborhood can make you happier. Studies show that people who volunteer are less likely to develop depression (抑郁) than people who don’t. Find chances to do volunteer work that interests you. When you help others, it will make you feel better about yourself.

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Remember, they’re there to help you be the best that you can be. Keep in mind that they do these things because they care about you. You don’t get to choose your teachers or your family, but you still have to get on well with them.

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Start thinking about dream jobs you would like to do, but make a good choice according to your interests. Challenge yourself and you’ll be surprised what you can do after a hard job!

【推荐1】Mr. Brown is a teacher. He is from New York, America. He would like（想）to work in China because he likes our country. He thinks Chinese people are very friendly and he likes to live in China. He is happy to work in our school. He likes the school life here. He teaches English. There are 50 students in his class. Mr. Brown is kind. He and his students are good friends, too.

Now some of Mr. Brown’s students play sports on the playground（操场）. Bill and Mike play tennis. Tom and John play ping-pong. The other students play basketball. Mr. Brown is happy to play basketball with them. They have a good time.

【推荐2】Every school has notice boards. let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.

【推荐3】Thailand is a country near China.   These years, many people have been there.   The journey is nice. Most of the tourists enjoy it. The weather in Thailand is always warm. Tourists can wear summer clothes. The food there is a little spicy. But lots of Chinese people love spicy food. That's just a piece of cake! Chinese also needn't worry about the language. In Thailand, many people can speak both a little Chinese and a little English. Usually, people would like to travel around Thailand together with Singapore and Malaysia. The whole trip needs about a week.

【推荐1】What do you usually do in your free time? Do you watch short videos on some apps? According to the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of short video users reached 773 million in March, 2020. That is, about 86% of all Chinese Internet users are watching or making short videos, or both! If you say short videos are only popular in China, you are wrong. Tik Tok has more than 800 million users around the world.

Many users like short videos. They say the videos not only make them relax, but also teach them useful skills. "I love watching Lao Qiao's short videos on my phone", Francis, one of the short video users, says, "Lao Qiao is a famous cook and his videos are my favourite ones. From his videos, people can learn how to make Shanxi noodles in no time".

However, quite a few people think short videos are not that good. "There are many other ways to relax, like watching movies, reading books and playing sports," they say. "All of them are more meaningful." What's more, if people start watching the short videos, they can hardly stop. There are always new ones waiting for them, so they always spend hours on them.

Some researchers say people should not spend too much time on short videos, "Most of them are just for fun," they say. "They don't teach people to think or to improve themselves. It's not good for the people, and not good for society, either."

It’s lunch time. You’re hungry and want to get your favorite meal in the restaurant, but there are a lot of people waiting at the door. Don’t worry－in cyberworld (网络世界), you can get your meal just on the Internet.

“Shopping has never been so easy. With just a single click (点击) on your mouse, anything that you ordered online can be taken to your door quickly,” said Bian Jing, a twenty-year-old girl.

“I don’t want to spend too much time shopping, so I like doing shopping online better than in a usual store,” said a boy from a middle school. “It’s easy to find the things you want online.”

If the shoppers buy something online, they can find lower prices and wider choices of things. But many teachers and parents are worried that shopping online is becoming too popular.

“It’s not a good way for middle school students to spend their monеу,” said a teacher. “I don’t want them to shop online.”

“It’s also dangerous to lose money at online stores, because some of them just want to cheat shoppers,” another teacher said.

Most parents are not willing to pay the money their children spend on the Internet.

【推荐3】Matt and Allie were waiting in the line to sign up for the High Flyer Competition. They carried their design and they couldn't wait to start making the kite. The line was long and filled with kids of all ages. Two teenagers stood in front of them. Matt looked at their designs and his eyes widened. “Their kites are a lot better than ours. Look! This kite looks like an airplane, and that one looks like a spaceship, but our kite is a boring diamond（菱形）!”

“What if we give it a cool-looking tail?” Allie suggested.

They cheered up a little and worked together on their kite all the weekend. To make the kite look better, they added a tail with beads（珠子）and tiny mirrors.

On the day of the composition, Allie and Matt carried their kite to the starting place between the spaceship and the airplane. The rules were simple. The kite that flew the highest for the longest time won. Round One began. Allie held the string while Matt ran down the field with the kite. He lifted it in the air. The kite shook and fell to the ground. Round One was over for them.

Matt ran back to Allie. “It's the tail. The beads and mirrors are weighing it down.”

“But they're so pretty,” Allie said.

“Do you want pretty or do you want to win?” Matt asked.

Allie nodded. Matt pulled off the beads and mirrors. He finished just in time for the start of Round Two. As he ran with the kite, he could feel the wind picking it up. He let it go and ran back to help Allie. They let out the string as far as it would go, right past the spaceship and the airplane. Their kite flew the highest for the longest time.

“I guess looks don't mean a thing in kite flying,” Allie said.

“Yeah.” Matt said, “It's right to make it simple.”