The children at the top of the class succeed by knowing a few basic skills that others can easily learn．According to the education experts and students themselves,．here are the secrets of top students．

　　Study is the first thing．Once the books are open or the computer is on, phone calls are unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks unnoticed．Study is business; business comes before everything．

　　Study anywhere or everywhere．Study times are different for different children．Some work late at night when the house is quiet．Others wake early．Still others study as soon as they come home from school．However, all agree that consistency(．持之以恒)is needed．

　　Get organized．Don't waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper．Keep everything right where one can put one's hands on it．Even for a student who doesn't keep his own study area organized, a bag or a drawer is needed to put tilings in to save time．

　　Learn how to read．The secret of good reading is to be an active reader－one who continually asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the writer's message．

　　Use your time best．Even the best students put off their work sometimes．But when that happens, they face it．“If you want to be at the top, make sure to finish the work on time．”says Christi Anderson, a top student at Lyman High School．

　　Take good notes and use them．Reading the text is important, but the teacher is going to test you on what he or she emphasized(强调)．That's what you find in your notes．

　　Another kind of important“secret”of the top students is not so secret at all．For almost all of them, their parents' help is important．

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　　When I was about twelve years old, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings (缺点)．Week by week her list became 　　1　　：I was very short, and I wasn't a good student, I talked too much, and so on．I tried to stand(忍受)all of these as long as I could．　　2　　, I became very angry．I ran to my father with tears(眼泪) in my eyes．

　　He listened to me quietly, and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever 　　3　　 what you're really like? Now you have that girl's ideas．Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are 　　4　　．Pay no attention to the other things that she said．”

　　I did as he told me．To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true．Some of them I couldn't 　　5　　, like being very short, but a good number of them I could．I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the first time I knew something about myself in a very 　　6　　 way．

　　I brought the list back to my father．He refused to take it．“That's just for you,” he said, “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself, but sometimes others' opinions are also important, so you 　　7　　 learn how to listen, and not just 　　8　　 your ears in anger and feel hurt(受伤害)．When something that is said about you is true, you'll find that it will be 　　9　　 to you．Our world is full of people who think that they know you．Don't shut your ears．Listen to all of them, 　　10　　 the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do．” I have remembered my father's advice at many important moments．I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life．

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