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Everyone knows about straight-A students. They always concentrate and learn effectively in class, turn in perfect homework and score highly in exams. Then how do super-achievers do it?     1     (know) how to make     2     most of your inborn abilities is important for more.” Hand work isn’t the whole story, either. “It’s not how long you sit there with the books open. It’s     3     you do while you’re sitting.” Keep all assignments or papers     4     (complete) and put in separate folders（文件夹）, so they’ll be     5     (ready) available（可使用的）for review at exam time.

Know the due dates of your homework and complete it early, so you have time     6     (polish) and review it. You should be aware that homework     7     (help) to strengthen what you have learned in class and find out some knowledge     8     you don’t understand, so it is worth putting effort     9     it whether your teacher checks it or not.

Discuss homework problems together, try different     10     (approach) and explain them to one another. Thus, you have a chance to see how others approach a problem and learn their methods of doing something.

【推荐2】       Imagine shopping in another country and spotting a beautiful scarf. The salesperson tells you the price,     1    it’s more than you want to buy. What do you do?

The answer depends largely on what part of the world you are in. Are you visiting Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America or Africa? In these places, prices often are not set in stone. In fact, customers     2    (expect) to bargain before agreeing to a price.

On the other hand, in North America, Europe and Australia, bargaining is rare and often not allowed. The price     3    (list) on a price tag cannot be changed.

Large stores and malls usually don’t allow bargaining. On the other hand, outdoor stalls and flea markets, even in Western countries, usually allow bargaining. When in doubt, consult a guidebook——or    4    (good) yet, a local friend.

    5    bargaining custom vary, a few rules of etiquette apply in most cultures. First, avoid wasting people’s time. If you don’t intend to make a purchase, don’t start bargaining. While bargaining, it is OK to walk away. But once you agree to a price, you     6    buy the item.

Even in countries     7    don’t allow bargaining, you may find plentiful opportunities to save money. Many stores sell old items on clearance. Others offer discount cards to regular customers. Some of these can function as credit cards     8    the store, and a few can even be used elsewhere.

    9    you go, understanding local customs can help you find good prices.

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More students than ever before are taking a gap year (间隔年) before going to university. It used to be called the “year off”     1     school and university .The gap-year phenomenon originated (起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.

This year, 25310 students     2     have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance     3     (provide) by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS).

That is a record 14.7% increase     4     the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible,” he said.

    5     not everyone is happy. Owain James,     6     president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship—young people     7     (force) into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to￡15,000 in debt.     8     is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money     9     (support) their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation     10     (period),” he said.

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Parents hold different opinions about students’ studying abroad. Wang Li, the mother of twin girls, believes that there is no need for overseas study. As far as she is     1     (concern), studying abroad is a bad idea because it causes both economic and     2     (academy) pressure.     3     (addition), with many great universities now available in China, young people who choose to study in our homeland also have a great future to look forward     4    .

Contrary to Wang’s opinion, Zhang Yi, the father of a boy, argues that the advantages outweigh the     5     (advantage). He holds the view     6     the experience of studying abroad not only contributes to personal growth, but also increases chances of cultural exchange.     7     (cooperate) with people from diverse cultural backgrounds can help us view the world from different     8     (angle) and have a better understanding of our own culture. He also stresses that, in the long run, studying abroad provides a great opportunity for young people to make     9     (contribute) to the development of our motherland. Though accompanied by many     10     (difficulty), studying abroad is worthwhile.

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Khan Lab School is bringing back the one-room model to teach young students in Mountain View, California. The school is     1     lab for an experimental kind of learning. Silicon Valley,     2     (know) for its technology companies, is also the birthplace of the school.

Students aged 5 to 15 attend the experimental Khan Lab School, which     3     (have) no grade levels and no homework. The students are in school from 8:30 in the morning until 6:00 in the afternoon. And, the school is open all year long, with small     4     (break) here and there.

The school is the idea of Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy — famous for its educational videos. The videos on the Internet are     5     (actual) free and have millions of users around the world.

Khan     6     (start) Khan Lab School a few years ago because of the problems of the present education. He hopes to create a     7     (good) learning model.

He said the one-room model lets the older students help younger students,     8     means the younger children get a lot of help. They get the help of the teacher and the older students.

Khan said students also learn the study material at their own speed through videos.     9     last, they get more attention through one-on-one discussions with teachers. They also learn by     10     (do) projects.