The winner will be posted on our writing contest website or on Teen Trend Report after Nov.26, 2016.

　　1．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．How to write an essay.

　　B．How to protect our planet.

　　C．October 2016 writing contest.

　　D．Some environmental problems.

　　2．Which of the following essays will be accepted?

　　A．A 300­word essay taken from the newspaper.

　　B．A 400­word essay on air pollution.

　　C．A 500­word essay full of imagination.

　　D．A 600­word essay on plastic bottles.

　　3．How can one know the result of the contest?

　　A．By sending an email.

　　B．By visiting the website.

　　C．By calling the organizer.

　　D．By reading a scientific report.

　　B

　　Are you bad at math? If you answer yes, consider this question: Are you bad at math because you didn't study hard enough to learn the material or because you lack the ability to be good at it?

　　As it turns out, many children believe that they don't do well on math tests because they're intellectually incapable (无能的) of understanding the material. They have no reason to try harder, thus trapping them in a state of being bad at math.

　　Educators Miles Kimball and Noah Smith argue that this is a big problem, "Math is the great mental subject of an unconfident America. If we can convince you that anyone can learn math, it should be a short step to convincing you that you can learn just about anything, if you work hard enough."

Psychologist Carol Dweck took on the task of convincing a group of students that if they worked hard they could become smarter. The truly