Reading is really important for everyone. If a child reads a lot, he usually has     1     grades than others at school. Children should read more. They can read any book as long as they think is interesting. It is OK,     2     the book is difficult. Maybe children about five years old don’t know much about the encyclopedia(百科全书), but they can try     3     it if they like.

A child between five and seven should read for at     4     30 minutes every day. The time can be longer as the child gets older. Some children may have a headache(头疼) when they read too much.     5     is healthy for the mind and body to read for no more than an hour or two each day.

However, it’s a good thing if a child wants     6     a lot of time on a book. And parents should give kids     7     kinds of books to read, such as children’s storybooks and     8    . Children should also go to the library often.

When a child takes reading     9    , a new world opens for him. He can go anywhere, be anyone and do     10    . So, start reading before it’s too late.

In a classroom in any countries, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language．He or she teaches something       1     the culture of the country．

In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they pay     2     attention to personal ideas．Teachers try to make each student special．Students do not have to remember a lot of information．    3    , they work and find answers by     4    ．There is often discussion in the classroom．At an early age, students learn to have their own ideas．Their education       5     personal thoughts．The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer．

In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture．Perhaps     6     this reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals than personal ideas．Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework．In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional．The teacher     7    , and the students listen．There is not much discussion．Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been     8     in order to keep them in mind．

In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas．In western countries, teachers are taught to help students to learn．They make it     9     for the students to learn on their own．In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass       10     to students．