Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think     1     matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about     2     birth order means. Some people say that the oldest children,     3     are smart and strong-willed, are very likely     4    (succeed). The reason     5     this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for the first child, and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for     6     same reason. What happens to the other children in the family?     7    (lose) in the crowd sometimes, middle children don’t get so much attention when a family has many children, so they don’t feel that important. The youngest child, however, often gets special     8    (treat). Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite     9    (difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in their lives. They usually     10    (follow) orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.

When I was young, I often saw my grandmother dancing in the garden.    1    she was old, her movements were still very beautiful. I fell in love with dancing at that moment. I started learning hip-hop. At first, I watched and followed the    2    （dancer）on TV. Then I joined a dance club and made a career of dancing. From then on, dancing has become the most    3    （wonder）thing in my life.

The influence that my parents have    1     me is great. They teach me to better myself and that happiness and success often come to those     2    are good at recognizing their own           3    (strong). Whenever J tended to quit, they would say, "Be patient. You can't expect to improve anything           4     (significant) in just two weeks."

During my childhood, whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I would climb the mountain near our house. Walking together, we had a lot of conversations through     1     I learned many valuable lessons. He always stressed to me, “You should have objectives and capacity like the mountain. This has     2     (large) influenced my life.     3     the mountain-climbing, we couldn't have had enough time to spend together because my father was busy.