As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your c . Once you find a dream, what do you do w it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that m our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it isn’t possible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts p you from reaching your dream, the book says. In f , everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind. D let it leave your heart.Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is made up of many small o . Please never give them up. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest comes from yourself. You need to d which is the most important. Studying iof watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get c to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident. Speak loud When you are not confident, you can't do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident. Play sports .Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2) Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you've done. Pick up a hobby.If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident. Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it's easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don't hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better. 在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________ ___________ 将(2)处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________ 回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident? ______________ 找出并写出所给句子的同义句。 If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible. 找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
词汇运用 (用括号内所给词的适当形式填空)。 (15分) My father promised ______________ (not smoke) any more . You shouldn’t keep your worries to___ (you), boys. The police found the old man __________in the house,but they didn’t know when he died. (die) People like to have their homes _______(paint) white because white can make them calm down. He seemed ______________ (active) at first, but now I've realized he's lively. Of all the teenagers, my cousin is _____________ (humour). We all like him. My penfriend _____________(reply) to my e-mail just now. My dream is____________(become) a great writer like MoYan. The results of the competition ______________tomorrow afternoon. (announce) The 23-year-old man was out of breath(气喘吁吁) after he climbed to the ________ (40) floor. ___good marks in the coming exam, students are busy revising their lessons.(achieve) How stubborn he is? You can't make him give up____________ (easy). Shall we do something _________(relax) to make ourselves calm down? Students aren’t allowed __________(hand) in homework late. What great ____________ (suggest) you offered me! Thank you.