【推荐2】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

There is much discussion about the necessity of daily homework for students. Some say homework is necessary since only practice     1     (make) perfect, while others disagree. In my opinion, daily homework is necessary for students. However, this might be misleading that one may believe all forms of homework     2    (be) necessary. Actually, only proper amount of homework in proper form is     3     (accept); some homework may not only fail to help the students, but on     4     contrary bore them so much     5     they may lose their interest in studying. “Proper” homework, in my opinion, should vary in its forms,     6     might be some extensive reading, a paper, or even just a game, as well as other ordinary exercise. And it should leave enough     7     (free) to the students so that they could do things they really like to do with self­motivation, rather than unwillingness. We should always remember that homework is something for us to guide the students, rather than     8     (drive) them. Only if a teacher     9     (keep) this     10     his/her mind, the homework could be of the most help to the students.

【推荐3】语法填空

What is senior high school like? The path     1     you will go leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.     2    , the opportunity (机遇) lies in each challenge. When you rise to the challenges, you       3     (have) the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal       4    (grow). Most       5    (important), your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential (潜能).

    6     (realize) your potential, it is important for you to make the most of your school resources. Take advantage of your       7     (class), learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of your school facilities. Good study habits, useful skills and a good state of mind     8     (be) equally important. As     9     senior high school student, you must make efforts to improve your communication and problem-solving skills. Last but not least, always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. In time you will find yourself    10    (develop) into a well-rounded person.

【推荐3】Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Different background shouldn’t mean less education, Fifty years ago, in a primary school classroom, two boys aged 11 took an examination called the 11-plus,     1     would make decisions about the rest of their lives. Paul passed and went to a “grammar school”. Baz failed the examination and went to a “secondary modern school”. They did not see each other again for years,

Many grammar schools     2     （establish） hundreds of years ago to teach the Latin language to children who were not from rich families. They encouraged students     3     （study） until they were 18 and then to go to university. Secondary modern school students left at 16, usually with fewer qualifications than grammar school students. Baz says the secondary modern school had     4    （few） resources and the quality of teaching was not as good.

Things have changed. In the 1960 s and the 1970s “comprehensive schools” were created. Today, 90 percent children aged 11 to 16 from the same area to the same school without     5     （take） any entry examination.

The British often disagrees about the best way     6     （educate） their children. Many people say that comprehensive schools help more children to succeed because they provide everybody     7     similar opportunities in a fairer way. Another view, though, is that more intelligent children, especially     8     from poor homes are better supported at grammar schools. Now, the government plans to open new grammar schools     9     almost two million children will go to the same type of school that Paul attended.

And Paul and Baz? Aged 60, they met again and compared what had happened to them. After university, Paul was qualified as a teacher     10     Baz went to work in a factory at 16 and later became an engineer. In fact, Baz had a much higher salary than Paul— so perhaps life is fair after all.