Jiatai Su from China Five years ago, when I was a student in a Chinese middle school, I transferred to a better school in Hefei, China. For me, everything in there was new and strange, so I felt very uncomfortable. Therefore, I didn't put much effort into studying. However, the other students in the class were studying hard. After I had been there for two months, there was an important test in the middle of the term. It covered all my courses. In that test, I didn't get a good grade, but most of my classmates got an A or A-. It made me upset for a long time. I felt everything in the world was changing. I thought my classmates were all better than I was. However, I didn't think about why I didn't get a good grade or what I should do to improve my grade. During those days I was very unhappy. One day, my aunt talked with me. She said I just wanted good grades, but I didn't put enough effort into getting them. She also told me to think about what I did in the past and what I should do in the future. I was shocked by her words. I thought about what I did during the past months, and I found I had done nothing to improve my grades. I thought I should work harder. After that, I paid more attention to the teacher's talking in the class, and I asked my teachers or my classmates when I didn't understand something. I usually studied very late at night. On the weekend and on holidays, I still spent a lot of my time studying. As a result, I did better in some unimportant tests. About three months later, the most important test was coming up at the end of the term. This time, I got a better grade than the first time, and I was better than many of my classmates. From then on, I have tried to do my best when I do something because I know it I want something, I should work hard for it.
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