Your Junior 3 year will finish soon. Do you want to say something about your junior school life? What were the rewards (收获) of the four y   86   ? Teens readers have their stories to share.

Lin Yijian, 14, Xiamen, Fujian

I got through a hard time in Junior 2 when my grades s   87    dropped a lot. I faced great pressure. In the following summer vacation, I worked really hard by studying from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm every day. It was crazy, but when I got back to the front seat of the class, I felt everything had been worthwhile (值得的).

Zhang Wanying, 15, Dalian, Liaoning

  In 2009 I had a trip to the US with some students and teachers. When we a   88    there, the other students and I didn’t want to eat the local food. The teachers were w   89    and tried to make us eat. When we finally finished the meal, the guide scolded (责备) us, saying that the world now sees how spoiled (被宠坏的) Chinese kids are. I felt really sorry.

Luo Shu’er, 14, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

    I lived in a dorm (寝室) during junior school. It was a great challenge since I had never left my parents before that. I had to take care of e   90    myself. I learned to tidy my bed and get along with roommates. I also learned to make a timetable to arrange my time. I’ve done a good job and I feel p   91   .

Yin Donghui, 13, Beijing

  I won first place in the rope skipping (跳绳) competition at our school’s sports meeting my first year in junior school. The sports meeting is a big thing at our school. To prepare for it I practiced h   92    and skipped rope 500 times every day. Finally I skipped over 210 times in one minute. You don’t know how excited I was then!