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mom：　“What？”　“No；　nothing；　I　was　saying　your　instructions　are　correct。”　Seeing　her　look　was　stern；　I　added　quickly。　“That’s　more　like　it。”　Said　mom；　*iling；　“Don’t　be　too　self…centered；　remember；　you　need　friends　when　we　are　departed。”　I　nodded　as　my　answer。

The　next　thing　that　nearly　drove　me　crazy　was　I　barely　lost　the　receipt　made　out　by　the　hotel　manager。　Without　it；　I　won’t　be　able　to　prove　how　many　days　I　had　paid　and　ask　for　the　deposit。　Finally；　I　manage　to　get　it　out　of　a　pile　of　changes。　I　felt　it　really　necessary　to　take　good　care　of　the　important　things　such　as　receipts；　identification　card　and　credit　card。　I　swear　I　won’t　be　so　careless　any　more。

Mom　is　right。　Anyway；　I　need　to　grow　up　and　be　mature；　to　change　myself　into　a　socialized　person。

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Watching　movies

Friday；　July　27；　2007

Movies　play　an　important　role　in　my　English　progress。　I　used　to　step　into　a　wrong　idea　of　English　learning：　thinking　that　doing　exercises　as　many　as　possible　will　certainly　improve　my　English。　For　this　reason；　before　the　English　petition　which　took　place　in　my　second　year　in　junior　high　school；　I　did　plenty　of　exercise；　dreaming　of　getting　the　first　prize。　But　the　reality　was　fierce：　I　missed　it　by　two　points。　After　a　sorrowful　weep；　sanity　controlled　me　and　I　began　to　think　about　my　flaws　in　the　preparation。　Then　I　realized　that　maybe　my　methods　were　not　so　effective　and　my　English　was　still　too　poor。　I　needed　to　cheer　up　and　find　another　effective　way　of　learning　English。　I　am　not　a　person　who　gives　up　easily；　“nothing　is　impossible”　is　my　belief　and　I　fully　understand　Rome　wasn’t　built　in　a　day。

When　I　became　a　junior　3　student；　I　met　Sara；　a　young　and　pretty　lady　from　America。　She　encouraged　me　to　learn　English　by　watching　for