1 . 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.

2 . I loved my first grade teacher. She was Mrs. Gross, who had such a sweet smile and was _______ to us. I wasn’t sure what her_______was at the time but she already looked very grandmotherly. She always spoke gently and never _______her students. To me it felt like having a second grandmother as my teacher. I clearly remember the times I spent in her _______.

One such_______ is still with me to this day. We were doing subtraction (减法) math problems while Mrs. Gross walked around the classroom_______our work. I finished first and lifted my_______up, finding that Mrs. Gross was walking towards me. She looked at my work and _______, “Well done, Joe. You’re a very_______boy.” As she walked on, she gently touched my shoulder and I felt ________. It felt so good to be________. From that moment on I always tried my best. I always wanted to be what she________me to be. She made me have the________to be the best person I could be. With her gentle love and________I started down a wonderful path that I am ________on today.

David Whyte, a famous author, wrote, “People are________, and one good word is bread for a thousand.” I think the good words Mrs.Gross gave me helped me________my own good words with others. I think that kindness I ________helped me to give love to others.

We should learn to________. Every kind word, every loving act, every helping hand is a ________in the eyes of someone in need. Fill your days with good words then. Make your life a gift of love.