【推荐1】“USA? Britain? Which country is    1    (good) to study in?” We often hear such discussion. As China opens its door, it is a dream for many Chinese students to study abroad. They want to learn about the outside world.

It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop    2     (they). Their foreign language skills will    3     (improve) and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems    4     should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time    5     (learn) another language.

Students must also learn    6     (live) without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they didn’t have to do before, like looking after themselves. There are     7     (report) about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties     8     giving up in the end. When they have to take care     9     themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad    10     (be) very high. But is it worth it?

Have you ever asked     1     (you) why children go to school? You will probably say that they go to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other     2     (subject). That is quite accurate. But why do they learn these things?

We send our children to school     3     (prepare) them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves. Nearly everything they study at school has some     4     (practice) use in their life. But is that the only reason for     5     they go to school?

There is more in education than just     6     (learn) factors. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school, we can continue to learn. A man who really     7     (know) how to learn will always be successful, because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself,     8     be able to teach others how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is either unable to do something new, or just does it     9     (bad). The purpose of schools, therefore, is not to teach languages, arithmetic, history science, etc., but to teach pupils     10     way to learn.

Like many other students, you may have various people, including family members and friends,     1     (give) input on your college decision.

While many of your trusted relatives and peers (同龄人) may have very     2     (value) advice that can help you to make the decision, finally the choice is yours and yours alone. Only you can fully realize which aspects of a college will make you truly happy and     3     (satisfy), so keep that at the front of your mind.

Moreover, fully consider each option. It can be easy to let a particular school     4     (become) a front-runner early on       5     your decision-making process, and it may even become the winning choice — but be sure to carefully evaluate every school     6     has accepted you, since you had particular reasons for applying to each school.

Do keep     7     open mind. Students can change majors, but remember that there’s no re-living a certain semester (学期), and there’s no making up for lost time. Don’t go to a school     8     (specific) for a high school relationship     9     to make someone else happy. A     10     (student) college experience is his or her own, and the student must put his or her education first.