Dear Editor

I am writing to you to  1  you about my problems with my family. I am very   2  now and I need your help.

I don’t think my parents  3   me. They don’t care what I like doing, but always talk about how   4  study. They don’t let me  5  out with my friends at weekends. They always ask me   6   home and study. I’m sure I could still study very well even if I had more time to play, but they just  7   me. We often argue(争论) with  8 .

I really hope that my parents can 9  my friends. What shall I do ? How can I get them to understand me? Please give me   10  . Thank you !

Yours

Michael

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Everyone needs friends，and if you f  1   to make friends，you should think whether there is anything wrong with your personal qualities．

To make friends，you must be friendly．A cheerful person smiles．A smile always makes the others like you．Smile at someone and you are s  2   to get a smile back from him．

A friendly person does his b  3   to make the others feel at home．Put yourself in their place and make them feel welcome．

Try to r  4   names．It makes your new friends feel happy when you call them by their names，because you don't forget them．

If you do not a  5   with other people，you should still be friendly．Do not argue，b 6 discuss．You always lose friends if you argue too much．And you should think m  7   of others than of yourself．

It is important for teenagers to have one o  8   a group of good friends．This is very important in children's growing up，because friends can discuss things which are too d  9   to say to their family members．

F  10  , don't believe those who leave their friends when they are in trouble．A friend in need is a friend indeed．