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　　Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members, and in particular, their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice．

　　It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among them on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members．

　　However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．The question of “choice” is an interesting one．

　　Who chooses your friends?

　　Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?

　　Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?

　　Your answers are welcome．

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　　Have you ever complained(抱怨)why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes 　　1　　 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and 　　2　　 all the time．If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you．

　　On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself．Just before you go out, it 　　3　　 starts to rain．Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather．But dear friends, why 　　4　　 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼)in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest(收成)．

　　　　5　　 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses．It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success．　　6　　 difficulty isn't terrible．The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it．Difficulty is 　　7　　 a spring(弹簧)．If you are 　　8　　, it will be strong．So when you meet difficulties, don't give up．Instead, you should face them with a smile．

　　Attitude 　　9　　 everything．With an optimistic(乐观的)attitude, life is easy and 　　10　　．If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules．Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less．The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain．

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　　New rules and behavior standards(行为规范)for middle school students came out in March．Middle school is going to use a new way to decide who the best students are．The best students won’t only have high marks．They will also be students who don’t dye(染)their hair, smoke or drink．The following are some of the new rules．

　　Tell the truth．Have you ever copied someone else’s work in an exam?Don’t do it again! That’s not something an honest student should do．If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don’t tell your parents you have done homework．

　　Do more at school．Good students love animals and care for other people．April is Bird-Loving Month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate?You should join! That way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them．When more people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone．

　　Have you ever quarreled(吵架)with your teammates when your basketball team lost?Only working together can make your team stronger．Be friendly to the people you are with．Try to think of others, not only yourself．

　　Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon?Don’t look down on new ideas．Everyone’s ideas are important．You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone．

　　Protect yourself．Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates?Don’t let it happen to you．If you have to go home late, you should let your parents know．

　　Use the Internet carefully．The Internet can be very useful for your studies．But some things on the Internet aren’t for students, so try to look at Web pages that are good for you．You can use the Web for fun or homework．Can’t you find any good Websites for children?Here are some：

　　http：//kids.eastday.com　　http：//www.chinakids.net.com　　http：//www.cycnet.com

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