My autobiography

　　My name is Xuan. There are five family members in my home, and I am included. I live in a small town of Tainan; the surroundings are very simple and quiet. I am glad that I born to my parents, for they are the best parents in the world. My father is both rigorous and benign to us. It is because he places great emphasis on our schoolwork and the development of reading. But instead of blaming my occasional bad scores, he often comforts and encourages me to study hard. Besides, when my father has free time, he sometimes takes my sisters and me to library to spend the holidays. Also, he is responsible for the whole family. He works very hard and late; besides, he never complains about the work. Moreover, he often encourages my sisters and I to study hard and to read more meaningful books in order to progress our knowledge. My father always teaches us “Never give up”, and he always holds a positive attitude toward life and it affects my personality a lot. Due to my father, I am optimistic and outgoing. Moreover, when facing the difficulties, I never feel frustrated. Rather, I take it as an opportunity to become more capable. When it comes to my lovely mother, she is second to none in my eyes. My mother takes charge of everything in my home, and she is very careful and easygoing. She is always willing to help others and never ask for rewards. From what is mentioned above, I learned a lot from my parents such as being optimistic when facing the challenges, and I always look on the bright side even if I fail what I want to achieve. The atmosphere of my family is very harmonious; therefore, I love my family very much.

　I applied to Department of Applied Foreign Languages of National Tainan Commercial Vocational Senior high school. It’s because I have a strong passion for languages, especially English. I’ve been learning English since I was an elementary school student. From then on, I found it is interesting to learn English. Nevertheless, I didn’t stand out on the crowd then; hence, I tried my best to strengthen my English ability for the enthusiasm and improvement. When I was a junior high school student, my English scores always on the first place in the class, but I didn’t satisfy and feel proud. I kept on learning English by listening to English songs, reading English magazines, watching movies in English, writing diary in English and so on. When I was an eight-grader, I passed the elementary level of General English Proficiency Test (GEPT). After graduating the junior high school, I chose to keep on my passion. Therefore, I applied to vocational senior high school in order to select the English as my major. In the NTCVS, I really improved my English ability a lot. The intensive English-related classes promoted me keep on listening, speaking, reading, writing English every day. Besides, I took part in a lot of contests related to English. For instance, I was selected from my class to contest the national vocabulary competition. Besides, my classmates and I were chose to perform the English story-telling in school. Moreover, I volunteered to take part in the English power point contest, and I also got a good grade. From the various competitions I had participated, I passed the intermediate of GEPT without effort. On top of that, I also join many extracurricular activities such as volleyball, basketball competition with my classmates. During the seniro high life, i leared a lot of things and became more mature. The memories in my senior high school are so wonderful and unforgetable that I will never forget.

　When it comes to my interests, I think I am really active and vigorous. As the saying goes,” All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Hence, my parents put great emphasis on schoolwork and entertainment. Besides studying, I’m fond of playing volleyball with my classmates. Not until I played it did I find it is so interesting! It’s because I love the atmosphere of teamwork and the feelings of victory. Additionally, the relationship between my classmates and me also become better and better in the volleyball contests. Apart from volleyball, basketball is also one of my favorite sports. I feel enthusiastic in the basketball contests and I always do my utmost to score on the court. Moreover, enjoying running, I practice running twice a week and so I can run faster than almost my peers; consequently, I was elected to take part in the race contests such as 100-meter race and 800-meter relay by my classmates in the sport meet. Aside from sports, I also like to practice my both Chinese and English typing abilities when I have free time. As a result, I got 72 words per minute in Chinese typing test. From what is mentioned above, I think my life is colorful and wonderful because I feel energetic every day.
　
　Having a passion for English, I am willing to dedicate myself to learning it after I graduate from senior high school. As far as I am concerned, learning English is not only for earning high scores in school but for satisfying my desire to advance my English abilities. Hence, I hope I have opportunity to enter English Department of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. With the wonderful facilities, exceptional teachers and competitive students there, I am convinced that I can and amass adequate abilities. With a view to entering my ideal university, I lay the breakground in my junior high life. When I was a senior high school student, I made great progress in English. As a consequence, I hope I can qualify for your university in the future.

Though learning well languagess is not so easy in a short time, I still stick to my faith that "No pain, no gain." Moreover, with my interest in English, I have confidence that I can overcome any predicament when learning it. As a result, I enjoy learning it and I hope I can become a valuable person in the foreseeable future.