How to Succeed in High School

You have been familiar with the learning environment in your middle school，and it feels like home．So it is not always easy to say"（1） 　　" to middle school．

After entering high school，you may face some new challenges．The schoolwork may become more difficult and require greater skills．Most students need support．Teachers and parents may give you a hand．However，you can't（2） 　　others all the time．What can you do？Here are some suggestions：

▪Understand what kind of learner you are．Do you need silence to focus？Then make sure the TV is not on when you are studying．Provide yourself with a（3） 　　learning environment at home．Some students focus better in the morning；others at night．Find the right（4） 　　so that your efforts will work well．

▪Learn to be better organized．It might be helpful when you get used to making a to﹣do﹣lit of all your schoolwork，and checking each item off when it is completed．Try to（5） 　 __ 　your work．This will create smaller，more manageable tasks out of the larger ones．Big projects seem less difficult if they are done step by step．

▪Form good reading habits．Read every day ﹣ the more，the better．It doesn't matter what you read．Reading newspaper regularly is a good choice．Newspapers provide plenty of details and background．（6） 　　，information you get from newspapers is usually official and true．

High school life can be enjoyable．Old friendships might come undone and new ones will develop．Hope you will feel confident and perform well in high school!

（1）A．hello	B．bye﹣bye	C．sorry	D．thanks
（2）A．care for	B．depend on	C．compete with	D．worry about
（3）A warm	B．clean	C．quiet	D．safe
（4）A．time	B．place	C．habit	D．skill
（5）A．divide	B．finish	C．remember	D．correct
（6）A．For example	B．In brief	C．On average	D．In addition