Dae Jang Geum(《大长今》)is a hot new Korean TV series．Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly degraded．My girlfriend used to cook every evening．Well, now she does nothing but 　　1　　 in front of the TV when she’s not at work, and commands me, “You－go to make some instant noodles．Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean 　　2　　．”

　　She also swears to learn all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum．So she orders me to 　　3　　 the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking．But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal．“You can 　　4　　 get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy(笨拙的)kitchen performances on 　　5　　．So I decided to 　　6　　 her a new kitchen knife．In a store, she became unusually patient when making her selection．She finally picked one that was 　　7　　 Jang Geum’s．To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt(钝的)knives, she 　　8　　 her cutting．As a result, she hurt her fingers three times．Fortunately the knife is not 　　9　　 the salesman boasts．

　　My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean 　　10　　．Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a butterfly knot like the one on Jang Geum’s dress．Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop(孕妇专卖店)where I recommend one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” 　　11　　, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time．They were 　　12　　 when they saw what we were doing．

　　The Dae Jang Geum series 　　13　　 realizing the ambition of the youth．However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s．　　14　　 being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand．This situation has 　　15　　 even though the series is now over．

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Dear Future Me,

　　Happy 30th birthday!It's me, your 20-year-old 　　1　　．Do you still remember the day when you wrote this e- mail?

　　The other day, Rachel was having her 30th birthday, and she was 　　2　　 out thinking that she had achieved nothing．It 　　3　　 me that I should make resolutions about what I want to 　　4　　 before my 30th．

　　This idea got me to 　　5　　 my future．Before, my life was 　　6　　 with the only theme-college．Now, looking 　　7　　, there will be people I have to get along with though I may 　　8　　 them, and things I have to deal with which I 　　9　　 to regard as worthless．The way to 　　10　　 is not cold war or stubbornness(固执)　　11　　 compromise and communication．

　　What I am going to 　　12　　 is a society, not a locked classroom．So what are you doing?Do you still lock yourself up when you 　　13　　 people around?

　　I know I am shy and only 　　14　　 my attention on study．But I 　　15　　 hope that you are not like me, a mind easily affected by the outside world．After years of experience, hopefully you have 　　16　　 out of that small world and hold a place of your own．

　　　　17　　, there are also things that I don’t want you to change．Are you still the guy who 　　18　　 his judgment and has faith in life?Remember：try to find something 　　19　　 in spite of difficulties．

　　I hope you are the way I want to be．But no matter what you are doing or what your life is like, I’ll always 　　20　　 you．Just be happy and healthy．That’s all I asked for．

Yours

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　　Life is but a hard and torturous(曲折的)journey．It 　　1　　 us to face many difficulties and troubles．Therefore, I 　　2　　 like to say, “No matter what happens, be self-confident．”

　　When I was 14, I suffered 　　3　　 a lack of confidence．I was very timid(胆小的)and overcautious(过分谨慎的)I dared not answer teachers’ questions in class and was 　　4　　 in public．My classmates often 　　5　　 me．I was sad but could do nothing．

　　Later, something happened, 　　6　　 changed my life．It was a speech contest 　　7　　 at our school．My mother persuaded me to take part, which meant that I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school．

　　　　8　　 idea! I could not even collect enough 　　9　　 to talk to a single person alone．But my mother had 　　10　　 confidences in me．She had wonderful dreams 　　11　　 my future．Her confidence 　　12　　 me to take part in the speech．

　　I 　　13　　 a topic most appropriate to me, “Self-confidence and Success”．I tried my best 　　14　　 my whole speech 　　15　　 it more than 100 times before a mirror．With my mother’s great love and encouragement, I 　　16　　 the contest．

　　I could 　　17　　 believe my ears when the news was announced that I had won the first place! I heard 　　18　　 from the audience．Those classmates who once laughed at me，now 　　19　　 me．My mother embraced me and cried excitedly．

　　Since then, everything has changed for me．In 　　20　　 I do, I try to remind myself that self-confidence is the first step towards success．This is true for each single person as well as for a nation．

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　　Dae Jang Geum(《大长今》)is a hot new Korean TV series．Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly degraded．My girlfriend used to cook every evening．Well, now she does nothing but 　　1　　 in front of the TV when she’s not at work, and commands me,“You－go to make some instant noodles．Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean 　　2　　．”

　　She also swears to learn all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum．So she orders me to 　　3　　 the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking．But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal．“You can 　　4　　 get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy(笨拙的)kitchen performances on 　　5　　．So I decided to 　　6　　 her a new kitchen knife．In a store, she became unusually patient when making her selection．She finally picked one that was 　　7　　 Jang Geum’s．To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt(钝的)knives, she 　　8　　 her cutting．As a result, she hurt her fingers three times．Fortunately the knife is not 　　9　　 the salesman boasts．

　　My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean 　　10　　．Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a butterfly knot like the one on Jang Geum’s dress．Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop(孕妇专卖店)where I recommend one suit to her,“Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?”　　11　　, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time．They were 　　12　　 when they saw what we were doing．

　　The Dae Jang Geum series 　　13　　 realizing the ambition of the youth．However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s．　　14　　 being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand．This situation has 　　15　　 even though the series is now over．

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