One day before my final exam, my dad gave me a gift. It completely changed my life.
On that day I had a 1 with my friends and it was a difficult time with my studies. I was unhappy. Then I noticed the gift. I 2 it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was “THE SECRET”. However, I was in no mood （心情） to watch it. I sat down to study, but the 3 in my life—the fight, the sleepless nights and my poor health...everything came to my mind. I wanted an answer but I wondered 4 there was any. Just then, I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I 5 my DVD player. I had no words to describe the feelings I experienced while watching it. The moving （动人的） stories of human beings made me so moved that I wouldn't 6 any of them.
Thanks to my father's gift “THE SECRET”, I discovered 7. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be 8 enough to face them. Now I have started 9 my studies and my friends. And I'm in good health, too. I often hear people say, “Wow! 10 perfect life you have!”
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American schools begin in September after a two-month holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June.
Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.
High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and they have homework every day. After class, they do many interesting things.
After high school many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to spend a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
Kamishakuji 4-16-2
Tokyo
May 24, 2015
Concord School of English
23 Essex St
Concord, Nh 03301
Dear Madam or Sir,
One of the teachers at my school in Japan has told me that your school has summer courses. I am planning to go to the United States next summer and would like to take a one-month course.
I am 18 years old and I have been studying English for six years. I am going to study English at the university. I have ever been to a few countries, such as China, England, South Korea, but never to the US, and I think the trip will help me improve my English.
Could you send me a catalogue (目录）and an application form (表格)?I would also like information about New Hampshire and other places nearby.
I hope to do some traveling when the course is over.
Thank you. I am looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Mariko Kobori
Hello! My name is Messias and I (life) in Brazil. I am 10 years old and (finish) school in four years. Kids go to school from 7 years old to 14 years old my country. In Brazil we have only 4 hours of school a day. We have school uniforms that include T-shirts with the (school) name on. Here are some more facts about (I) country. Brazil is the world's (great) grower and exporter of coffee. Everyone in Brazil (like) soccer and there is a stadium in every city. 3/4 of Brazilians like to live in cities, and most of the cities are on the coast. I live in the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. It is in the (central) of Brazil. When I walk to school each day, I see many food stands selling pineapples, melons, (grape) and other fruit. In Brazil we speak Portuguese (葡萄牙语). (sad), 60% of Brazilian homes have no toilets, 52% have no waste collection, and 70% have no running water.
