USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in? We often hear such discussions. 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 themselves. Their foreign language skills will be improved and it may be easier to find jobs.

But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language.

Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad running into an ocean of difficulties and giving up finally. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.

Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden（负担）to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?   

We know that there are many famous people who have achieved success through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there, but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, think whether studying abroad is the right choice.

Studying at home or abroad
Phenomenon（现象）	Studying abroad has become a     1     for Chinese students.
Advantages	*It is     2     to the future development of Chinese students. *It helps to     3     foreign language skills. *It enables Chinese students to find jobs more easily.
Disadvantages	*It takes Chinese students too much time to learn another foreign language. *It’s hard for Chinese students to get used to the life abroad     4     parents’ care. *The cost of studying abroad is high.
Purpose: To tell us studying abroad is not the only way to be     5     by describing Liu Xiang’s example.

Nowadays in school life, a lot of students develop a fear of tests. It’s not because tests are something to be afraid of. Most students are afraid of tests mainly because they don’t have enough self-confidence and they don’t always think they are well-prepared. If you follow the tips below, it’s not difficult to overcome (克服) your fear of tests.

People who know that they are not well-prepared are usually those who fear tests most. However, most students don’t know when they are truly prepared for a test. As long as (只要) you know that you have studied well and long enough, you have a reason to believe that you are well-prepared.

Be confident about yourself. Confidence before a test can bring about two things: either you fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded (毫无根据的) or you could actually do well in the test because of your confidence. Some students find that they experience the first result. However, this is only because those students might not have followed the first tip mentioned above. As long as you have studied well, you will be more confident of your chance to succeed in a test. If you feel as if you have not studied hard enough, then you will not be as confident as you should be.

Ask your teacher about the main points that may be covered in the test while getting ready for the test. In this way, you will know what you should prepare for and you can get confidence in the test. But you have to be brave enough to ask. Most students do not ask if their teacher doesn’t give the information first, so make sure that you ask.

You should know that tests just check your knowledge and don’t lose heart because of one test failure. As long as you think that there is another tomorrow, you can overcome your fear of a test. However, make sure that you are going to prepare well for the other tests.

Fear can be a problem in the process of achieving success. However, with the right attitude (态度) and preparations, you can overcome your fear of tests by using these tips.

6     to overcome your fear of tests
Tips	Prepare well	You should make good preparations.
		you have studied well and long enough, you would     7     that you are well-prepared.
	Be confident	Confidence before a test can have two results. *You could fail the test and feel as if your confidence was unfounded. *Your confidence could lead to your     8     in the test.
		Confidence comes from     9     hard enough.
	Ask your teacher	You can ask your teacher what the test may cover.
	Hold a positive attitude	Keep in mind that tests just     10     your knowledge.
Conclusion	Right attitude and preparations are the key factors (因素) in overcoming your fear of tests.

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We all need a healthy environment, but we produce waste every day and it does harm to our environment. Though we are young, we can still do something to help. In fact, even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here are some ideas for you to live a green life.

Remember these three words; reduce(减少), reuse and recycle(循环使用).

Reduce means “use less”. Don’t waste things. This saves money and reduces pollution and waste going into the environment. Before we buy something new, think if it is really necessary or maybe the old one will be just as good! When we do buy thing, choose local products if possible, and try not to buy too many things from abroad.

Reuse mean “use again”. Use things for as long as possible. When we buy things, make sure that they last a long time. We should take care of them so that they will last, and we should repair them if we can instead of throwing them away and buying new ones. Don’t use a paper cup or a paper bag. It’s better to use a china cup(瓷杯) and a lunch box because you can use them again.

Recycle means “change things into something else”. Although it takes energy to change something into something else, it’s better than throwing things away or burning them. Find out what can be recycled in your neighbourhood and take part in recycling programmes. We should also buy products made from recycled materials, such as recycled paper, to help save trees.

Title:     11     to Live a Green Life

We produce waste every day and it is bad for us. We can do something to help.
Ideas	Do	Don’t
To reduce	Use less *Try to save something	*Don’t buy too many things from foreign     12    .
To reuse	Use again *Use things for us long as possible. *Buy things that last long. *Take care of things or     13     the old things.	Don’t use paper cups or bags.
To recycle	Change things into some     14     things. *Join in recycling programmes. *Buy products made from recycled materials.	Don’t     15     things away or burn them.

Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Heilongjiang began to write her diary in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed the language because her mother can’t read English. “It’s like killing two birds with one stone,” said Jia. “My privacy (隐私) is safe and my English improves a lot.”

Jia’s mother is not the only mum who reads her child’s diary. Recently, Renmin University of China did a national survey among over 23,000 parents. The report says that 49% of parents read their children’s secrets. That’s why, like Jia, many teenagers try to find ways to protect their privacy.

Wu Lei, 15, of Shanxi, keeps a diary, too. But he doesn’t write it on paper. He writes on the Internet which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents know nothing about the Internet.

Lu Huan, 13, of Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone.

“Parents want to know what is going on in their children’s lives,” said Shao Xiazhen, a teenage social worker in Beijing. “But sometimes they go the wrong way.” Shao gave teenagers the idea that instead of hiding their secrets, talking to parents is a better way. “If your parents know that you are safe, they’ll let you keep your secrets. And if you understand each other better, there may be no need to protect privacy.”

Is it     16     to protect privacy or not?
Fact	It’s reported that 49% of the parents, that is to say, nearly     17     of the parents read their children’s secrets.
Examples	Jia Meng used to keep a diary in Chinese but now she has changed the language into English.
	To stop parents from reading his diary, Wu Lei never writes on paper.     18    , he writes his diary online.
	Lu Huan asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone because they listened to her talk with her friends on the telephone in their room.
19	Since parents     20     what was happening in children’s lives, a teenage social worker advised hiding the secrets should be less good than talking to parents.

Artificial Intelligence （人工智能）or AI has been used in many different fields to perform certain tasks, including education, heavy industry, toys and games and so on.
Education
There are a number of companies that create robots to teach subjects to children, ranging（范围）from biology to computer science. With the help of AI, MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course, allows students from around the world to take classes online. Though such tools have not become popular yet.
Heavy Industry
Robots have become common in many industries, and are often given jobs that are considered dangerous to humans. Repetitive （重复的）jobs may lead to mistakes or accidents while robots can be very helpful to avoid them.
Toys and Games
Companies like Mattel have been creating Al-enabled toys for young people, even for kids aged three.
Those toys are able to understand conversations, give smart answers and learn quickly. AI has also been used in video games, for example video game bots（视频游戏机器人），which are designed(设计) to fight against you in the game.
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AI Is of Great Use
Education	Companies create robots    21    subjects to children. MOOC allows students from around the world to take classes online.
22	Robots are often given jobs that are considered    23    to humans. Robots can be very helpful to avoid mistakes or accidents.
Toys and Games	Mattel has been creating Al-enabled toys for young people, even for    24    aged three. Those toys are able to understand conversations, give smart answers and learn    25

It’s a big challenge for you to complete any personal goal in time. And it always seems that you won’t have enough time to finish all you need to do. Do you know the way to make the time for your goal? Here are some tips which may help you.

Focus on（集中）one thing at a time. Remember not to take on too many goals at a time, or your energy will be used up soon. Once one goal is finished, you can go to the next one. Set up at least a month per goal.

Prioritize（优先处理）the most important. We have more than one thing to complete. If we put all the things before our goal, we won’t ever find the time for it. If we put our goal at the first place, we’ll make the time.

Keep your goal simple. It’s important not to make your goal too difficult. If you want to be slim, for example, you just need to develop the habits for your health, walking each day（or running, or cycling etc.）, drinking more water, eating fruit and vegetables instead of junk snacks.

Close your door. Try to set a time that you won’t be disturbed（打扰）. If you are disturbed from time to time, you really don’t have the time to help out. So you must shut your door when working on the most important tasks. If so, you will get them done better.

Stop wasting time. In our daily life, there are many things wasting your time, such as watching drama series and going to bars. If you don’t do them, it won’t make a great difference to your life. So stop doing them to free up time for your goals.

If you follow the above, you will succeed to achieve your goal.

How to     26     the time for your personal goals
Some helpful     27	Focus on one thing at a time	*One goal a time, or you energy will     28    out. *Set up at least a month per goal.
	Prioritize the most important	*Don’t put other things before your goal. *If your goal comes     29    , you’ll make the time.
	Keep your goal     30	*It’s important not to make your goal difficult. *To get slim, you need to develop a     31    habit.
	Close your door	*You need to set a time to     32     being disturbed. *Keep your doors     33     if you want to get the goals done better.
	Stop wasting time	*Many things are just a     34     of time like watching drama series and going to bars. *It won’t change your life a lot if you don’t do them. *Stop doing them to free up time for your goals.
You will achieve your goals successfully if all the above are     35    .

It’s not easy to let young people accept the ways of the old. It’s becoming e    36     more difficult in the face of new technologies. So officers gathered in Wuhan, Hubei Province that is proved to be good at m    37     children interested in tradition. They shared some lessons. As we all know, many students know little about traditional things. Officers d    38     how to make local operas popular in elementary and middle schools. Officers also agreed that every student should get the chance to w    39     a traditional opera show for free every year.
The work of the theatre was divided into three p    40    : speech, teaching and performance. By the end of November, about 146 e    41     of these kinds were held. Opera artists are often invited to schools to communicate with students and teachers. Traditional opera lessons are t    42     in more than 80 percent of its elementary and middle schools. More than 6,600 opera shows were performed at schools that year, and that was h    43     praised by students and parents.
In this way students can have a taste of the traditional beauty of China. “At first I was afraid these events could be a distract (分心) from study. Now I r    44     that our children have learned a lot from them,” said one parent of No.71 Middle School. One of the officers said o    45     parts of the country could learn some lessons from Hubei Province’s experiences. They hope students all over China will have the chance to learn the art of traditional operas by the end of 2018.

Holding doors open for people behind you, picking up litter, thanking people … these acts of kindness s    46     very small. But students at No.1 Middle School know that s    47     small acts make the world a better place.
Eighth-graders from this school, took part in the Random(随机的) Acts of Kindness Week f    48     March 31 to April 4. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others. Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. Since she was little, she has always tried to do small acts of kindness in her daily life. “I believe the world is c    49     by small things,” she told the newspaper The Daily Times. Over the week, to her s    50    , Murray also saw great changes in her class.
Before that, she always needed to ask her s    51     to push the chairs in or turn off the lights before they leave the classroom. Now, the students do those things by t    52    . “The teachers have a lot of work,” said Jordon, one of Murray’s students. He learned to care more about others. Eliza, a    53     student, gave out more praise to others. “It makes them feel happy and successful,” she said. The activity made students feel that they can make a difference. Murray decides to continue to do at l    54     one act of kindness every week, however busy she is. She b    55     her acts can encourage others.

Indian movies hit in China

Hollywood movies seem to be China’s favourite movies. But that is not always the case. Recently an Indian movie has become very p    56    .

The movies called Dangal (《摔跤吧！爸爸？》) c    57     out on May 5. In less than five days, it has made more than 100 million yuan, according to China Daily.

The movie is about a father who turns his daughters i    58     great wrestlers(摔跤手). It is based upon the story of former Indian wrestler Mahavir Phogat. Famous Indian actor Aamir Khan, 52, plays the father.

Indian movies often include lots of singing and dancing. But Dangal is d    59    . As Yahoo said, the sport story shows gender stereotypes(性别歧视) and a complex(复杂的) father-daughter relationship. There are so many moments that may m    60     you want to cry. In the movie, when the father t    61     his daughters to wrestle, people in the village all laugh at him. Above all, f    62     girls did this sport at that time. But the father keeps teaching them. He even l    63     home and goes to his daughters’ city to train them. ＂It makes me think of my father, and his selfless love for us,＂ a Chinese audience member told Hindustan Times.

The daughters’ success shows that ＂girls are as g    64     as boys＂. It’s the movie’s theme, as Hindustan Times said. And it attracts(吸引) m    65     of Chinese fans. ＂It is like the story of a Chinese village girl becoming an Olympic champion,＂ said Tan Zheng, editor of Film Art magazine.