2 . Everyone wants to perform well at school. Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!

    1    I cannot stress how important it is to pay attention to what your teacher is teaching you. Take part in class discussions if you have something worth adding. Pay attention during class.

Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he or she writes on the blackboard, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.    2       In this way, it will help you learn more effectively by thinking about what you are writing.

Don’t skip school. You will be missing courses.    3    However, you will have more work and you have missed lectures. Also, try not to be late for class. It’s most likely that your teacher won’t appreciate it and you will get yourself behind.

Keep a good attitude (态度) towards things. If you have an “ I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students.     4    

Always ask questions.     5     If you don’t understand, ask someone. Read your textbook and notes, and then if that fails, ask a teacher, friend, classmate, parent, etc.

5 . Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things. I teach my daughters to develop a habit of _____ others. They can make you feel how _____ it is to be kind and helpful.

We live in a rural (乡村的) area. Most of what we _____ is beautiful nature. One of the exceptions to the _____ is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows as they drive along the rural roads. One of the few _____ of living there is short of _____ public services, such as rubbish collection, which is common in the _____ .

My daughters and I regularly _____ rubbish in our neighborhood. They will often say to me in a(n) _____ voice,“There’s some rubbish, Daddy-stop the car!” And we will often get out of our car and pick it up. In fact, we ______   it. We pick up rubbish in parks, on sidewalks, almost everywhere.

One day I saw a stranger picking up rubbish on the road. He ______ his head and smiled, “I saw you doing this with your family. It’s a good ______ to protect our environment.”

There are many other ways to ______ kindness for others. You may share dinner with a beggar, visit lonely old people in the nursing home, or help the blind ______ the road. You can think of something that can be finished ______ but helpful. It is fun, self-satisfying, and what’s more, it can set a good example.

9 . How to pass an important test

Whether it's a first grade science test or College Entrance Exam, all tests have one thing in common: you have to pass.    1    Stuck in a situation where you don't know what to do? This article can help.

Tips

★1. Once you get the study guide, make plans right away to study as soon as possible. No excuses! Killing time with friends isn't worth it，since you can always hang out with them any other day.

★2. Get plenty of rest.    2     If you walk into the classroom sleepily, you'll most likely not finish the test because you are so tired.

★3. Eat a good meal for breakfast.     3    Some healthy breakfast suggestions are oatmeal (燕麦片), high fibre food, and grapefruit with the fresh fruit salad.

★4. Bring all necessary materials.    4     Bring pencils, pens, pencil sharpeners, snacks (if allowed)，erasers, the calculator (if allowed) and anything else you'll need for the test.

★5.    5    Showing up late cuts back the time you'll have to take for the test if it's already testing hours. You'll probably miss any important information needed in completing the test. In some tests，late comers are not allowed to take the test.