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Do you want to know how you can succeed in a new school term？ Here are several tips for you from some teachers.

Use a calendar or chart. Write down special tasks， activities and important dates on a calendar. This helps you remember things you should do.  Then， use colorful pens to circle or draw a line below your homework， reading tasks or other activities. By using such a chart， you learn how to plan for studies.

Buy folders in different colors. Put your notebooks in different folders according to the subject.  Staying organized and keeping everything in order will prove very helpful in your life.

Visit the bookstore or library every few weeks to find a new book to read. The more you get excited about reading， the more confident you will become.

Join all kinds of clubs or sports.  Joining sports clubs or other group activities is a good way to help you learn how to get on with your peers. During this process， you can learn how to solve problems and respect others.

Dont hesitate to turn to others for help. Youre never too old to ask for help. You can consult your teachers when there is a question about homework， projects or relationships with your family members.

A. Sports can keep you fit.

B. Make friends with books.

C. You can also make a chart.

D. A calendar should often be at hand.

E. This helps you keep papers and notes organized.

F.  Its important to communicate with other teenagers.

G. They are always there to help solve problems and listen to you.

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If you were told that reading is the most important skill you will need in life， would you believe it？ I didnt， but over time I realized I was .

It started with my high school testing scores. When I got my  back， I scored in the eighth percentile （百分位） in the reading category. After  this， I walked through the halls silently as everyone compared  with each other. I looked at peoples faces， embarrassed at how  I did. Shortly after， my dad and I had a（n） . He said he found a reading program. It was through the Huntington Learning Center. I wasnt really excited about the idea  it was three days a week， for two hours each day. My dad said， “If you do this now， it will  in the long run.” I  and gave it a shot.

The first time I walked into the Huntington Learning Center， I thought， “Now， I get to go to  after school.” I was wrong. I  being there， and became so motivated （有積极性的） to get my  done that I was completing almost twice the work each time！ When I ， Doug， the owner， told me I was set for a schedule that would  14 months. I proved him wrong and finished my entire  in 10 months.

I took the test for the second time later that term， and  my overall score by four points， and my reading by 10. Im  that I raised my reading level four grades and happy that my classes have become much .

My dad  tells me， “Its not where you start， its where you finish that .” I now understand it.

1. A. clever B. selfish C. right D. wrong

2. A. records B. lists C. results D. books

3. A. seeing B. giving C. reading D. finishing

4. A. presents B. papers C. numbers D. pictures

5. A. badly B. carelessly C. slowly D. perfectly

6. A. exam B. trip C. meeting D. talk

7. A. unless B. but C. because D. though

8. A. turn up B. take off C. add up D. pay off

9. A. stopped B. arrived C. agreed D. refused

10. A. school B. hospital C. church D. market

11. A. considered B. enjoyed C. hated D. minded

12. A. cleaning B. duty C. work D. experiment

13. A. volunteered B. listened C. searched D. started

14. A. stay B. last C. wait D. hold

15. A. course B. party C. test D. plan

16. A. achieved B. improved C. had D. got

17. A. thankful B. hopeful C. proud D. confident

18. A. higher B. longer C. safer D. easier

19. A. sometimes B. always C. also D. still

20. A. matters B. happens C. exists D. comes