Dear children,

    How time flies! As your teacher, I'd like to talk about "behaving like a grown­up" with you before you leave school.

    During our lives, we need the strength of other people to achieve our goals. 1 of us can make it on our own.

    In an2world, we would all have thoughtful, helpful people to guide us in life. Imagine having a3who is devoted to keeping you healthy. Or imagine having a boss who wants you to enjoy your job and make progress in your 4. But many of us have difficulty dealing with(打交道) grown­ups who seem5 in their changeable moods. If we have immature(不成熟的) adults6 trustworthy adults around us, we will certainly  get into real trouble.

    What's more, if we are always7 that we're right all the time, while others are wrong, then we are like those immature adults. Our own personalities could be the8.

    A mature adult is someone who makes problems better, not worse. When this type of people face a bad9, they try to find ways to be calm and in control. They keep practicing solving problems10 they become members of mature adults.

    Maybe you're now too young to behave like a mature adult. When you run across a problem, try to stay calm and think more before taking actions, then you're really on the way to be a grown­up.

Yours faithfully,

Vivien

    Every child has a dream of what they want to be, right? When Renee Butts was little, her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one. Sadly, when she was 14, her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him. Renee's story doesn't end there, however, which is why I think of her as a true hero. She was strong­minded and never gave up, which makes her a good firefighter.

    Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency, like fighting a fire, dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick. Other days, she is in the driver's seat. Sometimes, Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24­hour shifts. She also has a family to take care of. Her husband is a firefighter, too.

    Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire. She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm. She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do.

When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is, she replied, "Helping people and saving their lives." I think that shows signs of being a true hero. She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need. With 140 people in her station, Renee is one of the only three women.

    I think she's great. We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others. Renee's deed helps me believe that I can do anything. I hope someday to be just like her: to wake up and help people every day.

—I think he should study harder than before.

    Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12­year­old singer, Mara Justine, who's one of the youngest contestants of America's Got Talent.

Reporter: Why did you choose to compete on America's Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions?

Mara: Well, America's Got Talent actually called me because I had auditioned before, when I was 9 or 10. I guess they looked over those videos. They asked me to audition again.

Reporter: How does it feel to be one of the youngest people on the show?

Mara: There are a lot of other people with more experience, but I just try to do my best. I always go onto the stage thinking good thoughts, never bad thoughts.

Reporter: Who is your role model or idol(偶像)? What inspires(鼓舞) you?

Mara: For singing, my idols are Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera, but a role model to me would be my mum. I love her with all my heart—she encourages me to believe in my dreams.

Reporter: What are your other hobbies?

Mara: I love playing video games, and I usually go to the park with my family. We usually play basketball. We also like to play tennis!

提示：

1）What impression(印象) do you have of your mother school?

2）What kind of school life will you have?

3）What's your dream and how will you make it come true?

参考词汇：school campus校园； enrich丰富；

ideal理想

Dear Jenny,

    I will say goodbye to my school soon.

Yours,

Lin Dan

—Well, it is fun and teaches us a lot of knowledge.