【推荐1】We think that life in Chinese high school is an adventure in which we have to survive mountains of homework and all kinds of exams. Yet would it be    1    (surprise) if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as stressful and demanding    2    it is in China?
In US high school, everything must    3    (record) into your studying document, including your grades on quizzes, tests and final examinations. Failing    4    (turn) in your homework on time will directly affect your grade for a certain course. Perhaps completely different from    5    we used to think of the US high school students, they pay great attention to    6    (they) academic performance in order that they can get into a distinguished university.
Like university students, US high school students have the    7    (free) to choose the courses that most interest them. Even a ninth-grader can sit     8     the same classroom as 12th-graders. But this also     9     (mean) he or she has to work very hard, because the teacher will not treat him or her    10    (different).

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Nowadays, with the growing     1    (popular) of smartphones and computers, an increasing number of students are choosing to learn English beyond the classroom in     2    (vary) ways.

It can easily be seen that the percentage of students    3    choose listening to English     4     (song) and watching English movies is respectively 65% and 50%. However, those choosing reading English books and visiting English learning websites only account     5    18% and 12%.

As far as I’m     6    (concern), it is a disturbing trend. For students, what benefits most to their study is reading English books     7    (constant). Because of their lack of self-discipline, they’re more easily     8    (addict) to chatting online or playing games.     9     is urgent for students themselves to improve their self-discipline, and it’s also urgent for parents and teachers     10     (strength) the guidance.

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I’m Adam, a freshman at senior high school. Going from junior high school to senior high school is     1     really big challenge. First, I had to think very carefully about the courses     2     I wanted to take. The school adviser helped me choose the     3     (suit) ones: maths, English, chemistry, world history, and Chinese. I know that Chinese is a very difficult language,     4     I hope to be fluent when I graduate. My adviser     5     (recommend) that I should sign up for advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. I had to choose extra-curricula     6     (activity) ,too. I tried to join the school basketball team, but the coach told me that I didn’t play well enough. Obviously, I was unhappy, but I won’t quit. I’ll find a way     7     (improve) myself. I know I’ll have to study     8     (hard) than before and get used to being responsible     9     a lot more. I’m a bit worried about keeping up with the other students in my advanced course, and it will be quite difficult     10     (get) used to all the homework.