【推荐2】You will meet many people in school, in college and at work. They’ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicer clothes. To them, life is a    1     (compete)—they have to do    2    (good)than their peer(同龄人)to be happy.

Here’s a secret: life isn’t a match. It’s a journey. If you spend it always     3    (try) to impress others, you’re wasting your life. Instead, learn to enjoy the journey. Make it a journey of happiness of continual improvement, and filled    4    love.

Don’t worry about having a nicer car or house or anything material, or even     5     better-paying job. None of them matters, and none of them will make you happier. You’ll acquire these    6    (thing) and then only want more. Instead, learn to be     7    (satisfy) with having enough and then use the time     8    would have been wasted to try to earn money to buy those things.

Find your passion, and go after it    9    (constant). Don’t work for only paying the bills. Life is too short         10    (waste) on a job you hate.

Motto is a short statement     1    (give) a rule on how to behave,     2     can inspire us especially when we are faced with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those     3     help themseives.” Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to make efforts to work hard, but the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself to     4    I am doing. I write my motto where I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto     5     (inspire) me with much confidence. My motto also makes me become an independent person. That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.

My friend, what is your motto?     6    you still haven’t got a motto, please choose one because a motto can have a great effect on you.

A science lecture 400 kilometers above Earth was delivered by Chinese astronauts on China’s Tiangong space station,       1     they displayed unique physical phenomena in the orbiting spacecraft. Although     2     (feature) interactive teaching, it was mainly targeted at youngsters.

In 2013,       3     the help of two other crew members, Wang Yaping delivered the country’s first space lecture, making China, following the United States, become the     4     (two) country to carry out a space lecture.

This year’s lecture,       5     (compare) with the class nine years ago, was greatly different. Apart from a     6     (big) “classroom”, it covered a wider range of subjects.     7     (previous) Wang showed students the laws of physics and the phenomena of weightlessness in space. But this year, biology     8     (add). The astronauts compared the growth and shape of cells in different environment to study their changing rules.

These space lectures showed various topics,     9     the aim behind never changed. According to China Daily, the space lectures aim to “spread knowledge about manned spaceflights and stir up enthusiasm for science among young people”. The astronauts sincerely invited young viewers     10       (conduct) similar experiments along with them to experience the fun of exploration.

【推荐2】“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?

In Canada, high school grades are used as the main standards for admission (准许进入) to college or university. However, a survey     1     (make) by scientists shows that nearly 75% of student success     2     (decide) by other factors (因素). These factors are often described     3    21st-century skills.

The important things that lead to     4     (successful) finishing post-secondary education at the student level are good study habits and stress     5     (manage). While a good mix of all the factors seems to be the best factor of student success,     6     is likely that strengths in one area can make up for disadvantages (不足) in other areas. For example, a student     7     has lower grades in high school can be good in university if he has clear     8     (goal) about his future.

Although high school grades will be used to decide if a student is admitted into an academic program, the student's ability     9     (deal) with challenges of the post-secondary world will decide their success. Good high school grades do not guarantee (确保) success； secondary schools and parents can be key players in     10    (help) to support the development of independent- thinking students who will be able to succeed at the post-secondary level.