1. He (分开) a cake into pieces and gave them out to his children.
2. Jack enjoyed reading all kinds of books. These books (塑造) his ideas about the world.
3. Nora’s birthday is not in this year’s (日历). Do you know why?
4. The book seems to be more a dictionary than one on (语法).
5. The boy received high (赞扬) from his neighbours for helping their children with their lessons.
6. Don’t be nervous because it is  (普遍的) that students feel quite stressed before exams.
7. It was nearly half an hour before the bus (start to be seen) at the street corner.
8. We usually like people who are (be like sb/sth but not the same) to ourselves.
9. Our classes begin and finish at (not changing) times.
10. When I read his first article, I knew that he was a(n) (having a natural ability or skill) writer.
11. Now more and more people need (can produce something new or a work of art) education.
12. This great player is (not talking much about his or her own abilities) about her success.

1. What main factors influence your personality development according to the passage?
2. How does school environment affect students’ personalities?
3. Which environment (home, school or society) has influenced your personality the most? Why?