My English teacher was very tall. The moment she     1    (enter) the class, we would all sit     2    (quiet) and open the books. She would encourage me by giving me important assignments and also morning news to read during the assembly. She would come down and listen to my English debate,    3    made me take part in all debate competitions.

    4    same was true of my biology and science teacher. She was very nice and sweet. She would always give me extra information on the biology project. I could not go to the lab for experiments, so she would bring the lab down and help me with the biology and science     5    (experiment) and would give me excellent marks.

My friends made me monitor and the naughty boys listened to me. My friends used to help me with my notes when I was     6    (absence). My teachers always gave me important project work and I felt proud when they patted me     7    the back after I finished it quickly and correctly. I was never shouted at or made fun of or scolded by any of my friends and teachers.

Today I often see the terrible punishments     8    (give) to students on TVs. I feel very sad.

I really want to express my love and thanks to all my wonderful teachers and friends. Without them my school life would not     9    (be) so excellent and     10    (forget).

Moving in with my mom wasn’t just a necessity. It was a chance for a much     1     (deep) family relationship.

A few weeks after my father’s death, I returned     2     my childhood home and discovered the dining room smelt of dead flowers. I     3     (throw) them all into the green waste bin, wondering how she would live her life without my father. Who would keep the house from     4     (feel) too empty? Independent as my mother was — she was a research     5     (science) who still headed her own lab — who would watch out for her?

I looked around the kitchen, trying to picture living here with her, my husband, and my twin sons,     6     were under a year old. She never asked openly for her children to return home, but we were supposed     7     (understand) these expectations without explanation. She and my father had done so much for me and my brothers and sisters, and just     8     they’d had a duty to us, we had a duty to them.

Within     9     (day) of our arrival, my mother began developing her own habits. One morning before she left for work, she put on a CD and danced     10     (happy) with her grandsons in the kitchen. “The way they laugh lifts my day,” she said, with her face brightening. To me it was a ray of sunshine after her sorrow.

When you enter an unfamiliar environment, what do you feel? Do you second-guess yourself? Although confident people are not immune from self-doubt, they enjoy a strong s    1    of safety, clarity, and trust in themselves.

Studies indicate that confident people tend to be healthier and live longer. It could be due to the    2    (积极的) effects of emotions associated with confidence, happiness and     3    (满足，满意). People who l    4    confidence often struggle with emotions like fear,    5    (忧郁，沮丧), and anxiety, which will harm health. Confidence can also help you with fitness goals.