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Success is often considered to be the opposite of failure. To teenagers, it is the achievement of a goal or completion of something they really need, such as good grades and the ability to get along well with their classmates. Some schools used to agree with most parents who measured (判定) the success of their children according to grades, but now they pay special attention to moral (道德的) education and character-building to make sure teenagers achieve success in building human relationships.

Schools give chances to students to discover their hidden ability so that they can enjoy some form of success. For example, those good at speaking skills are advised to take part in speech competitions while those interested in arts are expected to perform in front of their classmates. Teenagers also get the pleasure of success when they join their favorite clubs.

Teenagers are often told that success is not easy to achieve and that success lies in hard work. Great efforts have to be put into project work. Doing things much later than planned should be avoided as this will lead to a mountain of work which finally makes them nervous. Another good quality (品质) is a sense of responsibility which makes them remember that a task has to be completed.

Sticking to moral values is the key to success too. Honest teenagers will win the trust of friends leading to good relationships. Self-motivation (自我激励) is another quality to be developed, for self-motivated teenagers will have the strong will and drive to perform a task and finally get to enjoy a sense of achievement.

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. In order to celebrate this festival, people do a lot of things, such as 1． the whole house, posting couplets, visiting friends and 2．, and so on. Setting off firecrackers is one of the most important activities. Do you know why?

This is a story about Nian. Once 3． a time, there was a bad monster 4． Nian. On the Eve of the New Year, Nian would come up from sea and eat the villagers. People were so 5． that they would stay at home. One Spring Festival’s Eve, the monster came again. The villagers hid in 6． houses. The monster went to the first house. Suddenly they heard a loud noise: BANG! BANG! BANG! The noise frightened the monster. It saw fire and red paper around the door. It quickly ran 7．.

The villagers went to the first house. The people in the first house told them 8． Nian was afraid of red, light and thunder (雷声). So 9． it saw the red paper and the lights and heard the firecrackers, it just ran away.

Since then, people get together and have a family reunion (团圆饭) on New Year’s Eve. They put red couplets on the door, wear red clothes, set off firecrackers and keep the house bright for 10． whole night.