Going from junior high school to senior high school can be a     1     (challenge) process for many teenagers. With new classes, new students and a new school, it’s easy for them to feel     2     (confuse) and lost.

However, Orientation Day (迎新日) is     3     (clear) a great opportunity for them to know about the school. It is at the     4     (begin) of the school year and is a way     5     (welcome) new students and help them know the school. Each campus holds     6     (it) own orientation. Some schools set aside a single day, while others spend several days or     7     entire week. One of the most basic activities is the campus tour. The new students will get their schedules and find out     8     their classrooms are. They also will learn what facilities they can use, the history of the school and some relevant information. Another big thing is that the new students     9     (learn) about the school policies and the rules. School teachers and     10     (volunteer) will be happy to answer the questions raised by the students. Besides, schools may provide students a meal and there may possibly be fun events for them to enjoy as well.

It is said that a course offered at     1     university in East China will link students’ weight loss     2     (direct) to their marks in a bid to limit student obesity.

The course from Zhou Quanfu, a teacher at Nanjing Agricultural University in Jiangsu Province, aims     3     (encourage) overweight students to control their diets and increase their exercise.

Zhou said 60 percent of a student’s grade will     4     (determine) by their weight loss. If they manage to reduce 7 percent of their     5     (origin) weight, they can pass the course.

One student     6     declined to give her real name said that the students run on treadmills（踏步机）in the school’s fitness room and walk 10 kilometers every Monday and Friday evening. Every Wednesday afternoon, the teacher leads them on a mountain-climbing trip.

“We use mobile apps to record daily food intake.” added the student. Before     7     (eat), they send photos of their food via a mobile app for     8     (suggest) from nutritionists.

“Only students     9     more than 30 percent body fat or a body mass index（指数）over 28 can sign up for the course,” said Zhou.

Physical fitness test data showed that between 2013 and 2014, around 13 percent of the students in Zhou’s university were obese. He hopes the course will help them lose weight and become more confident in     10     (them) day by day.

【推荐3】Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance     1     (see) your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term lets you take up new hobbies. In Britain, it is common for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Most schools offer different kinds     2     hobby classes. Students     3     (usual) take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for but some     4    (be) free. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class     5     is offered by my school. But when I learnt how to play the drum, my parents had to pay for the lessons.

The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club. Students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed     6     those without any. But the students with hobbies left school with many extra     7     (skill). I haven’t continued any of the hobbies I     8     (begin) at school. But I have never regretted taking     9     (they). My     10     (good) friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class.

Emma was on her way home when she heard a sudden scream. Looking around, she saw a little boy on the sidewalk gasping (急喘) for air, his     1     (frighten) mother begging for help. Emma rushed to the boy, whose face     2     (turn) purple. “What’s wrong?” “A candy! In his throat!” It was lucky that Emma had learned how     3    (perform) the Heimlich maneuver (海姆利克急救法) at school. She acted quickly. Soon, the boy coughed up a piece of candy and began breathing again. He was saved in time.