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!”
A
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.
B
At the moment, high school students in the state of Philadelphia, USA, can wear their own clothes. However, next year the high schools must do one of the following:
●Either make students buy school uniforms (in other words, all students must wear the same uniforms)
●Or say which colors must be worn, but let students buy their own clothes in these colors
A survey made at Central High School, Philadelphia, showed that most of the students didn't think that wearing school uniforms was a good idea.
Rachel didn't like the idea of a uniform in the slightest. "It makes us look like prisoners (囚犯). Everyone's different, so why is the school trying to make us all the same?"
Sandra was wearing a brightly-colored shirt with her jeans. "No one else wears a shirt like mine, " she said. "I'm the only one, and I like that. I can understand that the school needs a dress code (准则). It's a problem if students come to school with their shirts open. We all understand that, but no one wants a uniform. Even my mum thinks it's silly."
Only one student, Ben, said he didn't mind wearing a school uniform. He said, "I used to wear a school uniform when I lived in Australia for a year. It wasn't so bad. You can wear a uniform and still be tidy. We used to wear grey trousers, a round-necked shirt and a jacket in blue or green. It wasn't a problem."
