A new year is coming. Today I asked some students about their New Year's resolutions (决心). Here are their answers. Betty is going to get better _______ in the New Year. She is good at English and math, but she isn't good at Chinese. So she needs to improve her Chinese. Jack is going to exercise more to keep ________ because he is becoming ________ than before. He often gets up very late. In the coming year, he is going to get up earlier. Bob is going to eat a balanced diet. Although he likes________ junk food, he is going to eat more vegetables and fruit. They can make him strong and healthy. Sally is going to help her parents do the housework. She wants to communicate better with her parents. In a word, every student ______ to make next year better. They should _______their best to carry out their resolutions. As their teacher, I am really very happy.

On New Year’s Day, just as humans do, animals also make 【小题1】. On this day, all animals go to the Lion’s home and 【小题2】 about their resolutions for the coming year. The Monkey says, “I wanted to learn how to swim last year, but I am still not 【小题3】 to do that. My mother told me to do only what I can do. This year, I am going to take up a new 【小题4】 like painting and I may 【小题5】 a beautiful picture of the animal world one day. “The Dog says, “I hope to have a better 【小题6】 with humans. Last year. I helped the police catch some criminals. This year I’m going to bring more happiness to people.” The Fox says, “I’m going to 【小题7】 my acting and become the 【小题8】 actor in the forest.” “What about you, Pig?” the Lion asked. “I am still not 【小题9】 about my plan, but I want to have my 【小题10】 room so I can sleep well every day.” “Haha…” the other animals laughed.

We got more than 1,000 letters, faxes (传真) and e-mails from our readers about their New Year’s resolutions(决心). Many readers are going to work 【小题1】 at school this year. To be more healthy, lots of readers are going to do 【小题2】 and some readers say they are going to eat more vegetables. Some girls say 【小题3】 are going to exercise more to 【小题4】. Some parents are going to study the subjects which their children learn at school. They want to get on better 【小题5】 their kids. An old lady said she found a job as a foreign language 【小题6】. She is going to teach English in China next year.