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　　Dear Jane and Bob,

　　I’m writing to invite you both to my 15th birthday party on Saturday, June 14th．I’m having a meal in a restaurant with a few friends and then we’ll have a party at my house．I would love you both to come if you can．If you need a place to stay for the night, you can sleep on the floor in our sitting room but bring a sleeping bag, please! Haha, it’s only a joke．If you want to stay at my home for a night, please tell me．I will prepare it for you．

　　The meal is at Mama Mia’s, a good Italian restaurant．It begins at 7∶30 p.m．You can take the train which leaves London, Liverpool Street at 5∶00 p.m．and arrives in Cambridge at 6∶45 p.m．Then we will have the birthday party at my house at about 8∶30 p.m．My mother will make a birthday cake and some snacks for us．I think they must be very delicious．I heard that you have some nice CDs, could you please bring them to my party and enjoy the music with us?I believe we will have a good time．

　　Hope you can come!

Yours

Debbie

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　　Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure(失败)becomes an experience that means growth．We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail．

　　Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed．One way is to lower standards(标准)．When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn't stand still．Another way is to blame(责怪)others．If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid．

　　There's a problem with the two ways．It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world．The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win．A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course．But parents should not offer a quick consolations(安慰), prize or say, “It doesn't matter．” Because it does．The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it．

　　Failure never gives people pleasure．It hurts both grown-ups and children．But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it．You must learn to ask “Why did I fail? ” Don't blame anyone else．Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve．If someone else can help, don't be shy about asking them．

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阅读理解

　　Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure (失败) becomes an experience that means growth．We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail．

　　Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed．One way is to lower standards(标准)．When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn't stand still．Another way is to blame (责怪) others．If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid．

　　There's a problem with the two ways．It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world．The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it's possible to enjoy a game even when you don't win．A child who's not invited to a birthday party, who doesn't make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course．But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn't matter．” Because it does．The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it．

　　Failure never gives people pleasure．It hurts both grown-ups and children．But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it．You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don't blame anyone else．Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve．If someone else can help, don't be shy about asking them．

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