Success is often considered to be the opposite of failure. To teenagers, it is the achievement of a goal. Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured (判定) the success of their children according to grades, but now they pay special attention to moral (道德的) education and character-building.

Schools encourage students to take part in different kinds of activities. They can enjoy some forms of success by taking part in activities. For example, those good at speaking skills are advised to take part in speech competitions while those interested in art are expected to perform in front of their classmates.

Teenagers are often told that success is not easy to achieve and that success comes from hard work. Another good quality (品质) is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed.

Sticking to moral value is the key to success, too. Honest teenagers will win the trust of friends leading to good relationships. Self-motivation (自我激励) is another quality to be developed. Self-motivated teenagers prefer performing a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement.

随着年龄的增长，青少年需要在生活中不断提高自我管理能力，才能不断提升自我，请以“Learning to Manage Our Own Lives”为题，用英语写一篇短文。

Learning to Manage Our Own Lives

These days, we Chinese teenagers often depend on our parents in our daily lives.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In short, the earlier we manage our own lives, the better it is for our future.

I can’t wait for the school holidays. Let’s meet one day.

At the beginning, I will stay with my grandparents. They will take me out to a restaurant for my birthday party. My mom and dad will not be there. Do you want to come?

When I get back from my grandparents’ home, we will go camping on the beach. My mother says we can take our bikes, because there is a nice path (小径) next to the beach to ride on. My father says he would like to teach us to play basketball when we go to the park on Saturdays. He wants to start a new basketball team! I feel nervous (紧张的), but it does sound like it could be interesting. How about it? Do you want to play?

I will also take art lessons. It will last a week! On the lessons, I will learn pottery (陶艺) and painting. After finishing the lessons, I am sure I will be able to make something fantastic like a beautiful vase (花瓶) for my mom’s flowers!

See you soon!

Allen

Do you have a beautiful dream? What are you going to be when you grow up? I know almost everyone has their own dreams in their life. The dreams are very important to them. The dreams can make them work harder.

I am studying in a school now. My dream is to be a teacher in the west of China. Many children there want to go to school but they can’t. Their families are very poor and the parents don’t have enough money to send their children to school. But going to school is the only way to change their life. Teachers are greatly needed there, so I want to be a teacher to help them. I will be kind to my students and make friends with them. I will give them love and teach them how to be a useful person. I think it is the greatest job in the world.

I Want to Be a/an ________