Have you ever had problems in your life and don't know how to be happy?If 1 ,you will find Being a Happy Teenager(青少年) written by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews useful.
In his book,Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and 2 the questions of teenagers.
There are many subjects,such as parents and friends.And the book says we should stop 3 and forgive(宽恕).The book tells us some useful skills(技能),such as how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 4 your memory better.
Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good exam result or praise(赞扬) from other people.But you can 5 be happy when there are no 6 “good”things.
Success comes from a good attitude(态度).If you 7 problems,you will have success in the future.
Some school students have problems.such as being too tall or too short.But Matthews tells us that happiness comes from thinking about things 8 a positive(积极的) way.If you are tall,people notice you and you can get a 9 view at the movie;if you are short,your clothes and shoes take less 10 in your bedroom!This is Matthews's most important lesson:you choose to be happy!
China is home to more than 1,300 kinds of birds.That's 14% of 1 birds in the world.Many countries have their own birds as the national birds(国鸟).But China hasn't got a bird as a national 2 yet.
China planned 3 its own national bird years ago.Some popular ones were the red-crowned crane(丹顶鹤),the magpie(喜鹊)and the golden pheasant(红腹锦鸡).
The red-crowned crane was 4 .The bird has a very long 5 in China.To many people,the bird 6 good luck,long life and health.Most of them are in China.The magpie doesn't have colourful feathers or a beautiful 7 .But it's one of our closest friends.They build their nests near people's homes.Chinese people believe that they can 8 good luck and happiness.The golden pheasant is native to China.They live 9 grain and leaves.The bird has a long tail.Most of the male birds 10 red and golden.