It is a fact that family spending on education in China     1     (increase) in the past decade. A large number of     2     (factor) contribute to the ever-increasing education spending, “letting children win at the starting line” being one of them. Many parents spend a lot of money on pre-school education,     3     (send) kids to the best kindergartens, the tuition fees of which are much higher than     4     of universities. Choosing better primary schools also takes money. Normally, students     5     (expect) to attend schools within the district where they live.     6    , many parents prefer to send their children to     7     better-known school in other districts regardless of the large sum of “donation”. Apart from formal education, parents also pay for various after-school programs,     8     common painting or dancing classes to expensive overseas summer camps.

There is nothing wrong with parents' passion for education, but parents should keep in mind that spending money doesn't     9     (necessary) guarantee a better education for children. Money should be put     10     it matters most.

Colleges are attaching too much importance to tests. Students who receive higher scores on the SAT and the ACT are considered to be    1    (intelligence) and as a result they are usually    2    (admit) to better schools.

    3    , these tests donˈt necessarily ensure oneˈs future success in life.    4    (become) better test-takers than others, some students would like to have more preparations. Several SAT and ACT pre-classes are offered by various companies and individual tutors, giving rich students    5    better chance to improve their scores. Some students even take medicine before their test. Although    6    is not proved that taking these drugs will increase a studentˈs score, the nature of the drug is to increase attentiveness, concentration, and mental processing speed.

In addition, these tests canˈt show some of the skills and characters    7    are a key part to success. According to Bob Schaeffer of the National center for Fair and Open Testing,     8    (creative), perseverance and self-discipline are just a few basic qualities that are useful in the professional world that arenˈt measured by these tests. A high test score tells you nothing about how a student    9    (handle) the future life or how well they will adapt    10    their surroundings.

Who is Li Ziqi? For about 8 million watchers on YouTube and 23 million micro bloggers on Sina Weibo, that’s    1    easy question to answer. She holds an account on each of the two platforms, and uploads her videos    2    (concern) her rural lifestyle.

The beauty of Li’s videos    3    (root) in the revival of the ancient relationship between humans and nature.    4    (dress) in traditional Chinese-style clothes, Li reflects the self-sufficient lifestyle of ancient Chinese people. From making paper to weaving cloth, from making a silk quilt to building her own bread oven with blocks, nothing seems impossible with Li’s crafty hands,    5    they work their magic to have brought these things into    6    (exist).

Of course, via her videos Li has spread Chinese culture to the world. She lets the world know that Chinese people love good food and have a good command    7    making art out of even simple raw materials. She lets the world witness how Chinese people live    8    (harmony) with nature. And it is these qualities that have captured the hearts of her global audience.

Now Li    9    (become) one of the most successful Internet celebrities. Though being famous also means being the target of controversy,    10    is not doubtful that she lets the world know and love Chinese culture.

When Lin Qiaozhi was 18 years old, she didn’t follow the     1     (tradition) path of marriage like the majority of girls. Instead, she chose to go to Peking Union Medical College,     2     she studied medicine and got the Wenhai Scholarship. And then she worked as a doctor in-the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. A few years later, she     3     (send) to study in Europe and then in the US. Her American friends wanted her to stay in the US,     4     he refused and told them she wanted to work for her motherland with great     5     (determine).

In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever     6     (appoint) director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. After the department was closed because of the war, she opened her own clinic.

Dr Lin Qiaozhi played a key role in the medical field of our     7     (new) built country. Though she held many important positions, she still tended patients,     8     (publish) medical research on care for women and children, and trained the next generation of doctors.

Known     9     the “mother of ten thousand babies”, Lin Qiaozhi died on 22 April 1983,     10     (leave) her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.

Two disabled Chinese citizens who have planted trees     1    (voluntary) in Northern China have been voted (投票) by Chinese citizens as their inspiring heroes.

The vote     2    (organize) by Xinhua News Agency since 2011 to inspire moral strength in the public by highlighting the good deeds of ordinary people. The event is the first of its kind     3    (find) heroes among grassroots people.

Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, both of     4     are aged over 50, have arm and sight disabilities. Disabled     5     they are, they have planted over 10,000 trees in Jingxing County over the past 13 years, preventing their village from flooding and improving the environmental surroundings.

“I am his hands; he is my eyes,” says Haixia. “We are good partners.”

Fully     6    (devote) to protecting the environment, they have turned the wasteland into a green one, which attracts     7     large number of birds.     8    (plant) trees has become an important part of their life.

Despite their disabilities, they form a great team that makes a huge     9    (different). They deserve to be called heroes     10     their unusual effort and amazing deed!