If you want to find out a piece of information about anything, the best place to search for it is Wikipedia. This online encyclopedia(百科全书) is written by     1     (千) of people around the world. People can     2     (添加、补充) or change the information if he or she finds it not correct or not well written. In this way,     3     (任何人) who know a lot about a certain subject can write about it even if they are not university professors.

What is more, Wikipedia     4     (包括) articles written in about 235 languages. This     5     (事实) makes it one of the few websites on the Internet that are truly international. The website     6     (建立) in 2001 by Larry Sanger and Jimmy Wales, as a free online English—language encyclopedia project. By     7     (一月) 2020, over 6 million articles had been put on Wikipedia. A quarter of the articles are in English. Wikipedia is also a place where people can find the latest news.

However, Wikipedia has its     8     (自己的) problems. There have been many complaints that some of the information on Wikipedia is not accurate and some     9     (重要) subjects can not be found. The people who run Wikipedia say that they are trying to     10     (解决) the problems and that it is one of the top 20 visited websites on the Internet.

Maybe the subway is not the right place to read, but it must be the right place to wake up people to    1    . New York Public Library is ready    2    ”Subway Library”, which provides     3    with free e-books. People of passengers can read them on subway trains.

To read the e-books,subway passengers can connect    4    phones to the free Wi-Fi. After connecting    5    , passengers need to follow the steps on their phones to download（下载）the e-books. Then they can read the books they are     6    in on subway trains. In order to get the passengers' attention, New York Public Library turns the inside of the train     7    a library.

A worker in New York Public Library said," We hope people can     8     this kind of reading form that we offer. And we hope everyone in our country can form the good     9    of reading. "

Some passengers said, "It is a very great way of reading. We only hope     10    the net speed(网速)is fast enough. "

Do some housework; make an English video to introduce a Chinese custom; read aloud Home Letters by Fu Lei.

These things are part of the winter holiday homework of Ma Miyang, an eighth-grader from Zhengzhou, Henan. During the     1     long holiday after the “double reduction” policy (双减政策) was introduced, Ma found herself doing more practice-based learning instead of always having her     2     in workbooks.

“I felt more     3     this holiday, since the homework is clearly much     4     and more enjoyable,” said Ma. With more free time, Ma said she could also develop new hobbies     5     figure skating and stargazing (天文观测).

Like Ma, many junior high school students welcomed the changes brought by the policy. Liu Yifei, 14, said she     6     the local museum in Taiyuan, Shanxi, as     7     of her homework. “It’s more fun than memorizing things from books,” Liu said. Another big     8     for Liu is that she doesn’t have after-school classes anymore. “This gives me more time to play badminton and gradually get healthier.”

Some students, however, feel worried about the changes. “I     9     to take many after-school classes, but now I’ve lost their instruction (指导) and need to depend on     10    ,” said ninth-grader Zhou Xiuwei from Nanjing, Jiangsu. “I felt more stressed this holiday.”

Letting kids learn more about science at an early age is easier than you might think. It is happening all around us and you can use everyday things to encourage your children’s interest.

Most     1     believe it is difficult to help their children     2     science. In fact, you don’t need a high scientific book to teach your children science. All you need is to try and encourage     3     to see the world.

You can help them by having a(n)     4     attitude (态度) towards science yourself. Start by     5     asking your children questions about the things you see every day. Then listen to their     6     without judging (评价) them. This will improve their confidence (自信) and     7     you know just what your children know or do not know.

Different kids have different     8    , so they need different kinds of science projects. Collecting rocks interest your younger daughter,     9     your elder son may need something else to deal with.     10     children is the best way to find enjoyable learning activities.