1 . Can you imagine going to university at the age of 14? This year, Jia Zijun, from Henan, did just that. He became the _________ freshman (大一新生) at Beihang University and planned to study aircraft design.

“I didn’t know I was the youngest _________ I got here, and it felt quite cool!” Jia told The Paper.

Jia took part in the College Entrance Exam in June and got a total score of 642. People often think students like him must be geniuses (天才). But Jia owes (归功于) his _________ mainly to curiosity (好奇心) and good learning habits.

“When I was in Grade One, I was _________ in what we were going to learn next. So I borrowed Grade Two _________ and learned the lessons during my summer holidays. I enjoyed exploring new information.” he said. _________ this, Jia skipped (跳过) Grade Two, and then Grade Four.

As he went to high school, he found things were getting _________ to learn. So he started to make plans every day and set goals for himself. “I would _________ follow the plan, and gradually (逐渐地) I’d see my _________.”

Jia would also __________ what he learned each day before going to bed. If there was something he couldn’t remember well, he’d take a look at it the next morning.

“I was not good __________ English in high school, so I printed the vocabulary list and lay it onto my bed. Every morning when I woke up, I __________ them, and it’s a good way to remember things.”

When Jia felt stressful, he had a special way to __________—working on math problems. “I liked to find difficult problems to __________ myself, and when I worked it out, I felt really happy.”

As he told The Paper, he hoped he could __________ his curiosity and learning habits in university, and make himself become a better person.

3 . Hanfu (汉服)

Now a growing number of young people are wearing traditional hanfu, or Han Chinese clothing. You may see them eating, shopping, travelling or even working in hanfu.

Hanfu becomes popular in part because the government is developing traditional culture. Period dramas (古装剧) have also helped develop the public’s interest in traditional Chinese clothes.

What hanfu is like is different since each Han-controlled dynasty (朝代) had its own style, but the clothes are usually loose (宽松的), with sleeves that hang down to the knees and flowing robes (长袍) around the body.

In modern China, people in different fields are interested in wearing hanfu: from history lovers to students and even young workers.

“Clothes are the foundation (基础) of culture” said Jiang Xue, who is a member of a hanfu club in Beijing. “If we as a people and as a country do not even understand our traditional clothing or don’t wear them, how can we talk about other important parts of our culture?”

However, there is still a long way for the style to go into people’s daily life. Some say they are afraid of being watched by others when wearing hanfu in public.

Zhang Guimei is the headmaster of Huaping High School for Girls, who has been given the title “Role Model of the Times” for     1     girls from poor families. She believes     2     is very important to the girls. She moved to Lijiang to teach in the middle school in Huaping county     3     the age of 17. Once, she got badly ill but had no money. The local people raised money and helped her. “From then on, I told myself that I must do something for those people who helped me,” Zhang said. She was sad when she saw her     4     couldn’t afford (负担得起) to go to school.     5    , a dream appeared in her heart. In 2008, she managed to     6     up Huaping High School for Girls. This is a free school for girls from poor families. When people asked why she     7     so hard, she just said, “I hope these girls can live a     8     life than me.”

With her great efforts, she has     9     more than 1,800 students to universities up to now. As a teacher, Zhang loves the children like they were     10     own. She says, “Love is the key for heart-to-heart communication between teachers and students. The children gave me the honor of a teacher, the consolation (安慰) of being a mother, and the happiness of being a woman. My life is my teaching.”

Bethany Hamilton, from Hawaii, likes surfing very much. She began to surf (冲浪) ______ a young age. When Bethany was eight, she took part in her first surf competition and ______. This started a love for surf competition in her.

One day, while she ______ in the sea, a big shark (鲨鱼) came over to Bethany suddenly. The shark got her left arm, and hurt her _____. Luckily, she tried her best and swam back to the land. Bethany lost over 60% of her blood and was taken to ______.The doctors saved her life. The girl was brave and strong-minded.

Though she lost her arm, she ______ still surf. Later, Bethany returned to the water. She didn’t ______ her dream of becoming a surfer, but she had to practice ______ than before. The next year, Bethany got the first place in an important surf competition.

As time went by, Bethany became ______, and people all over the world began to know about her and her story. Bethany set a good ______ to young people. And later, an exciting movie about her came out.