Character, courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes. These words can describe you! Take action as follows and you’ll be a hero, too!
Part 1: Character
Character is something that makes you the person you are like being honest, friendly, and helpful. See the chart below. On the left is our standard of good character. Write down your promise for each line on the right. Then, get a witness（证人）to sign it. Put it up where you’ll see it every day and do your best to keep it.

If? you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:

Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.

Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.

Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.. Don’t make you want to keep talking to that person?

Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.

Take one small step at a time . Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’ Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.

Title:? Advice on? 1.?? to be a little braver

You hurry into the kitchen，open the refrigerator and suddenly you forget why you open it．“What am I looking for？”You ask yourself．“What am I doing here？”Don't worry．You are not losing your mind．We have all had this kind of thing．If you think about something very quickly，it goes into your short-term memory and it goes right back out in just a few seconds．You have not moved things from short-term to long-term memory，so you won't be able to remember it later on．
What can you do to help get back your missing short-term memory？You may go back to where you were．So，for example，if you were sitting in a chair listening to the music in the living room，just go back into the living room．This will help you remember，and when you are back in the living room，you will suddenly think，“Oh，yes，I was thirsty and I wanted something cold to drink．That is why I went to the fridge．”If，sometimes，you can't go back to where you were before，just try tracing your steps back in your mind．Think back to things you did before，and this may help you．
【小题1】We sometimes forget why we open the refrigerator, probably because___________.        

When I was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a   41 .
It was the early autumn of my   42  year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away.   43 , no one knew who I was. I was very   44 , and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart   45 . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to    46  me.
 Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily   47 . At that moment, a boy   48  the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and,   49  a word, smiled.
Suddenly, I   50  the touch of something bright and friendly.   51  made me feel happy and warm.
That smile   52 my life. I started to talk with the other students and made friends. Day by day, I became   53  to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t   54  smiling at me!
It doesn’t   55  because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

【小题9】

A．in B．with C．besides D．without