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　　If you are a teenage boy, and you want to succeed in life, you'd better read this great book．

　　"From Boys to Men"by an American writer, Michael Gurian, tells teenage boys that they are living through the best years of their lives．There is no reason for them not to love life．

　　You may think that only your body is growing at the moment．But the book says your mind is growing, too．The book tells teenage boys that they need to help their bodies and minds grow．To do this, they should stop spending their time playing computer games and should start playing sports．Sports, the book says, keep you healthy and teach you important life skills．They teach you how to be a leader and how to work as part of a team．

　　The book also tells boys how to love life if they're being bullied(被欺负)．It says boys have to stop being scared(害怕的)of such bullies．It is the only way they can become more successful people．

　　To become the man you want to be, you have to think for yourself and believe in yourself．But, most importantly, the book says, you must always dream of success．Never be happy with what you've got, and always want more．

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　　I am Steve．I was born and grew up in South Wales．My favourite place to play was out on the hills where my imagination had plenty of space to expand(拓展)．

　　My family moved out of Wales when I was thirteen．I went to a new school．One of my subjects was French．Because I had never learned any French, my teacher told me to sit in the corner and write anything I was interested in．That's the time I started writing, just for myself, and I've been writing ever since．

　　I have always loved BIG IDEAS, and so I enjoy writing fantastic stories．And I also write horror(恐怖的)stories．I think they are like the old fairytales(童话故事), and can teach you important things．

　　I am in my forties on the outside, twelve on the inside．I like rock music, Indian and Chinese food, and I enjoy drinking．I live in a small village with my wife Mary, ducks, cats, goats, hens and lots of rabbits．If you' d like to find out more about me and hope to buy my books, go to www．sbowkett. freeserve．co．uk．

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　　Last year,I learned from a newspaper that some sick kids needed help.I phoned the newspaper and I was asked to 1 little girl named Lisa,who had mental illness.

　　A short time later,I went for a 2 to Lisa.After having been at the mental hospital for years,she had recently been allowed to be at home.In the beginning,I did most of the 3 ndline.Lisa,however,was too quiet and introverted(内向的),shyly sitting in the corner of the sofa and listening.She was careful not to allow our eyes to 4 ndline.Over time,Lisa felt more comfortable little by little while I was 5 ndline.Our weekly get togethers usually 6 sharing a cup of hot coffee,window shopping or taking slow walks in the country.

　　Lisa 7 discussed how she felt about our friendship,even after we completed our first year together.However,she knew she could always 8 me.

　　Then one day I got a call from our volunteer group.“Mary,would you and Lisa like to be interviewed on a local TV news show?”Excited,I answered,“Wow!Let me discuss it with Lisa.”I didn't think Lisa would be 9 going on“live”television.But to my surprise,Lisa wanted to be interviewed,too.

　　At the interview,she said,“10 I can help other people understand how important our 11 is.and how it has helped me,maybe they'll volunteer,too.Mary,wouldn't that be great?”with tears running down,we smiled at one another.

　　From then on,Lisa never 12 a chance to plant seeds (种子)about the volunteer group with others.Her face lit up whenever she talked about our special friendship.

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When I was about twelve years old,I had an enemy,a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings(缺点).Week by week her list became 1 　 I was very short,and I wasn't a good student,I talked too much,and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could.Finally,I became very 2 ndline.I ran to my father with tears(眼泪)in my eyes.

　　He listened to me 3 ndline,and then asked,"Are the things that she said true or not? Jane,have you ever 4 　 what you're really like? Now you have that girl's 5 ndline.Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 6 ndline.Pay no attention to the other things that she said."

　　I did 7 　 he told me.To my great surprise,I found that about half of the things were true.Some of them I couldn't 8 ndline,like being very short,but a good number of them I could.I wanted to change the bad things in me,and for the9 　 time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

　　I brought the list back to my father.He 10 　 to take it."That's just for you,"he said,"You know better than 11else the truths about yourself,but sometimes others' opinions are also important,so you have to learn how to 12 ndline,and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt.When something 13 　 is said about you is true,you'll find that it will be of help to you.Our world is full of people who think that they know you.Don't shut your ears.Listen to all of them,14 　 hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do."I have remembered my father's 15 　 at many important moments.I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

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