When high school started, Becky and I became best friends．We 1many interests and quicky became inseparable．When high school ended, we both cried 2we would attend different colleges in the fall．
Our first term of university life was 3, We had a huge telephone bill and our emails were incredibly long．In the second tern, I found some new friends with whom I felt very 4 ． These were friends with whom I could be myself and 5out my feelings．I was eager to share my new friends with Becky．
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited．She 6 a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life．However, something unexpected happened when I 7her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the 8 within them．My new friendstried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed 9to accept it．I didn't understand 10 the people 1 loved most couldn't love each other． Becky left．I knew she was not happy．I thought long about what had happened．After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was 11 ．She saw me with my new friends and 12
that we longer shared the same experiences．She saw all she fun I was having 13 her and wished she could be a part of it．She wished she could be in their 14 ．
I wrote a letter to Becky 15she's always my best friend．I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest 16 ．Becky wrote to
me back soon．She was in 17and felt sorry about what she had done．
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it18can influence our friendship and change the experiences we've shared．We are now walking on two different paths of 19 while
new friends arc special and exciting, old friends are always there, 20to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart．
Legend has it that President George Washington never told a lie． Still, he was not perfect． A library in New York has a document to prove it． According to a written record of the library, Washington checked out two books on October 5, 1789, and never brought them back．
More than 220 years have gone by since Washington borrowed the books, and a lot has changed since then. Back in 1789, there was no Washington, D．C．． The U．S． capital was New York City, and that was where the President lived． There was only one place in the city to borrow books, the New York Society Library． It was there that Washington checked out the two books that were never returned． Washington had been President for just five months when he borrowed the books． One book was about international relations, and the other focused on lawmaking, which helped with his new job
The librarian wrote down the titles, the dates and the name of the borrower． Washington was listed simply as “President”．
Under the rules of the library, the books should have been handed back by 2 November that same year, and their borrower would have been faced with fines of a few cents a day ever since． Over time, Washington's fine grew and grew． Today, the library is owed about 200,000 dollars for the two missing books． “We're not actively concerned about the overdue fines，” the head librarian Mark Bartlett said．“But we would be very happy if we were able to get the books back．”
As for Washington's reason for failing to return the books he borrowed, we may never have an answer． Perhaps he was too busy and just forgot about them． Maybe they were lost． Even though he were alive today, Washington might prefer to keep the truth a mystery． After all, it was he who famously said, “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one．”
Teens don't want to be seen with their parents, much less talk to them or do anything with them． That's what we hear all the time． I don't believe it． Oh，sure, when my daughter and my son were in their teens, they wanted to spend most of their free time with their friends． But there were always those special times planned when we enjoyed being alone with each other, when we connected deeply, and when we were reminded again how much we loved one another．
I recall how delighted my 14-year-old daughter, Alisa, felt when I asked her for a date to see a movie． It was a bittersweet Italian movie, Cinema Paradiso, and I wanted this story to give her a sense of how I grew up as an Italian boy in a small town, where life was simple and where everyone knew one another． I wanted her to know how her father had been brought up and shaped．
We both laughed and cried during the same scenes in the movie． She was attached to the movie． I decided we should complete our evening with some lively conversation at a nearby bakery． I told her the movie was now so much more special for me because I had shared it with her． She smiled． She understood． We made a memory that night．
From our living room window, I saw my 13-year-old son, Jason, tearfully searching our vegetable garden for a place to bury his pet boa constrictor (蟒蛇)． Because my son had suffered from asthma (哮喘) and allergies, he could never have a dog, a faithful friend that he wanted so much． Every pet he owned—lizards, fish, or snakes—had died．
I was at his side as we searched for the best gravesite (墓地)． We dug the grave, said our goodbyes and then he cried． He cried hard and he asked me why every pet he had owned died so soon． I could feel his heart break against my chest． I just held him close． He let me hold his aching soul． He needed me while he was confused． Share your heart with your teens． Show them repeatedly that you know and love who they really are． There are tender memories waiting to be made．
假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：
焦虑症状建议：头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等;1． 考前制定好合适的复习计划2． 考试期间正常作息3． 睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠4． 其他建议(内容由考生自己拟定)
注意：1．根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。2．要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；3． 词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。
参考词汇：头晕—dizzy(adj．)
