As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult and they may seem to happen quickly. Don’t be nervous! You are sure to deal with them. You are a young adult now!

With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about your choices so that you can make healthy and balanced decisions that will help shape your future. You may already know your career path or you may have no idea what you want to do. Both situations are fine. Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. You will probably want to be independent. But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. Your family have been with you since you came into this world.

It is also perfectly natural in this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family. Choose your friends wisely. A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens. This period is part of the life cycle. There are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey and there will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not see all of your classmates again.

You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices. So making the right choices will be important for you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!

It may be difficult for you to deal with bad moods(心情). Different people have different ways to improve mood. The following advice can help you find your best way.

Do something you enjoy. It will keep you away from the bad mood. 【小题1】 What makes you feel happy? Let yourself do that thing.

Spend time with a friend. Go to have lunch, coffee, or watch a movie with your friend. It’s OK if you don’t like these. You can visit a park with your friend. You can just sit and talk. 【小题2】 You can use the phone to talk with them. They may make you happy.

Change your environment. You can go out for a walk to improve your mood. It helps you get out of your current(当前的) environment. Sure, you can also stay at home. But you should at least change the light of your room. 【小题3】 And then it will improve your mood.

Deal with your problems. You may need to do a little self-assessment(自省). It helps you know your bad mood. 【小题4】 Sometimes the answer may be an easy one. Sometimes it is bigger. You just need to spend more time on it.

Teeth are very important for our health. They will be our lifelong friends. So we should learn to protect them at a very young age. Here are some tips：

First，we should eat right.

◆Don't eat too much candy or drink too much cola，or our teeth will go bad easily.

◆Have more cheese，milk and yogurt to make teeth strong.

◆Eat more vegetables and fruits to help clean teeth.

Second, we should keep these numbers in mind.

◆2/Day   Brush your teeth at least twice a day: in the morning and before bedtime.

◆2～3Minutes   Brush for at least two to three minutes every time.

◆3 Months   Get a new toothbrush every three months.

◆6 Months   Go to the dentist every six months for a check-up.