One day before my final exam, my dad gave me a gift. It completely changed my life.

    On that day I had a 1  with my friends and it was a difficult time with my studies. I was unhappy. Then I noticed the gift. I 2 it and saw a DVD inside. Its name was “THE SECRET”. However, I was in no mood （心情） to watch it. I sat down to study, but the 3  in my life—the fight, the sleepless nights and my poor health...everything came to my mind. I wanted an answer but I wondered 4  there was any. Just then, I saw the DVD again. Maybe it would be helpful. I   5 my DVD player. I had no words to describe the feelings I experienced while watching it. The moving （动人的） stories of human beings made me so moved that I wouldn't 6  any of them.

    Thanks to my father's gift “THE SECRET”, I discovered 7. Everybody has difficulties in their lives. The important thing is that you should be 8 enough to face them. Now I have started 9 my studies and my friends. And I'm in good health, too. I often hear people say, “Wow! 10  perfect life you have!”

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    American schools begin in September after a two-month holiday. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June.

    Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen years old when they finish high school.

    High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and they have homework every day. After class, they do many interesting things.

    After high school many students go to college（大学）. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to spend a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

—She said she would never forget some pleasant ______while working there.