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Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If so, you will find “Being
a Happy Teenager” _1___ (write) by Australian writer, Andrew Matthews, useful.
Andrew Matthews is a ___2___ (write), cartoonist and speaker. His books __3___ (translate) into
20 languages. He has been on over 2000 ___4___ (radio) and TV programs.
In this book, Matthews tells us how___5____ (have) a happy life and answers the questions of
teenagers.
There are many topics such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop ___6___ (be)
angry and forgive. The book tells us about ___7____ (use) skills such as how to put what you have
learned into pictures of your mind to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that ____8___
(happy) comes from a good exam marks or praise form other people. But you can still be happy when
there are no such “good” things.
_____9____ (succeed) comes from a good attitude. If you learn from ___10____ (problem), you
will have success in the future.
Some school boys have problems such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us happiness
comes from ___11___ (think) about things in positive way.
If you are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view at the movie; if you are short, your
clothes and shoes take ___12___ (little) room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important
lesson: you choose to be happy!
1.written 2. writer 3.have been translated 4.radios 5. to have 6. being
7. useful 8. happiness 9. Success 10. problems 11. thinking 12. less