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A friend of mine (call) Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul (come) out of his office, a street naughty boy (call) himself Jim, was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes, my brother (give) it to me for Christmas. " "You mean your brother gave it to you and it (not cost) you anything? I wish... " said the (surprise) boy. He hesitated (犹豫).
Of course Paul (know) what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he (have) a brother like that. But what the boy (say) surprised Paul greatly. "I wish, " the boy (go) on, "that I could be a brother like that. "

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here is how.
1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you can have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule of your time. First time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room. Free from everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what your teachers say.
4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teachers mentioned in class. If you want to know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read the material in advance. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
How to Become A Better Student?

General methods	How to	Advantages
plan you time carefully	● make a list ● make a	force you to realize is
happening to your time
find a good place to study	free of everything but study	you can on the subject
make good use of your time in class	● listen to everything the teachers say ● take	really listening in class means work later
study regularly	● go over your notes ● new materials	Help you it better, remember it longer
develop a good attitude about tests	don't be worried	remember your new

The most world famous novel Harry Potter is written by a British gifted __________, J. K. Rowling, who wrote a __________ of seven books. It was said that she had the extra __________ of looking after baby daughter when she was writing the novel and she mainly wrote __________ __________ for __________ of money. So it was difficult for her to be successful and she even might have given up before she overcame all the difficulties. She had __________ to publish a book every year, but __________ __________ it took her about ten years to complete. Finally her books __________ __________ readers of all ages.
And the Harry Potter effect is not only in the English-speaking countries. Her books had been __________ __________ more than 55 languages, and thus, Rowling became the first writer __________ __________ a billionaire.

Frankenstein, dreams to give life to a____ body. Finally, using bones from dead bodies, he creates a Monster that ____a human being. But when he finishes, the beauty of the dream ____, and horror and _______ fill his heart. The creature is extremely ugly, _____ anyone who sees it. His black hair and his white teeth ______ horribly with his yellow eyes, his _____ yellow skin. However, he is intelligent and has human _____. When Frankenstein ______ to create a wife for him, he ______ the scientist's brother, his best friend and his wife. Thus, the scientist ______ the monster to destroy him. In the end, both of them die in the snow.

用所给词的适当形式填空：
cheer, classical, relieve, compose, generally, rhythm, instrument, come from, be true of, regard as
Life without music is like a severe winter without sunshine. I realize that this ___ everyone. Music can be ________ a good lifetime companion. It helps you ease your strained feelings, ____ the tension from the problems of a hard day, and _____ you up when you sad.
Music is often divided into several categories. Some of the categories are _____ music, traditional music, rock music and jazz music. Most of the original classic music was _____ in Italy, Germany, Austria and Russia. Beethoven and Bach were two famous composers of classical music. Each culture has its own traditional music that is played by special ______. Rock is ________ a loud kind of music, played with a strong beat. Jazz probably _______ Africa originally. It has a different kind of _____ from other kinds of music.