2 . ChatGPT, a new chatbot model! Developed by Open AI, has quickly become a hit all over the world because of its powerful conversational abilities.

It can write emails, computer codes （代码）, songs, poems, and even short stories, and has passed a number of tests within seconds. Experts around the world are discussing whether AI should be used in education. Some schools have banned（禁止）it. The New York City’s Department of Education, for example, banned ChatGPT from its public school networks, and some people are warning that it could encourage more students to cheat, especially in exams.

Many more welcome this app, saying that, like most technologies in history, ChatGPT is a powerful tool for the development of education.

Accepting AI as early as possible is a good choice. Schools should make preparations for including AI in their teaching plans. They can start by offering AI courses, because by understanding how it works, they can make better use of it. Besides, students with good knowledge of AI are more competitive when it comes to getting a job, as an increasing number of jobs are being done by computer programs. AI powered education technologies can be used to make the learning experience more suitable for each student. As for teachers, AI can free them from doing some boring work so they can focus on their teaching.

Since we cannot avoid ChatGPT and other AI powered apps from entering the field of education, we should make efforts to make sure they have a positive impact（积极影响）on society and the future of education. AI helps to make learning much more interesting and enjoyable, but humans need to work very hard to win the race with technology.

3 . 自从国家实行“双减”(double-lightening the burden)政策以来，我们的生活发生了很大的变化。请以“Changes in My School Life”为题，写一篇英语作文，介绍自己校园生活的变化。

Changes in My School Life

It’s really wonderful news that the policy of “double-lightening the burden” has been carried out. Our school life has changed a lot. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 . I work in a middle school. It is pleasant for me to plant in my free time. At the beginning of the school year, I had an idea—what if my students used a classroom _______ to grow vegetables for our school lunches? The students could _______ learn about planting science.

I asked my headmaster _______ I could start a new plant lab garden. I was only in my second year of _______, but she agreed.

As soon as my students went into the classroom, they got _______. They all wanted to learn how to grow vegetables in this way of indoor gardening called hydroponics(水培). This is great for areas that don’t have ________ farmland. It helps people to grow healthy vegetables just about anywhere.

To grow 45 beds of green vegetables, we need many things _______ growing cups, LED growing lights, fans, a water pump (水泵) and so on. Although the students failed for the first time, none of them _______. They kept on trying until they finally succeeded. It was interesting for them to watch the vegetables grow every day. And they all smiled _______ when seeing students in other classes eat the vegetables they grew. My students’ new goal is that our school won’t need to _______ green vegetables any more.

5 . Duan Jiayang, a 12-year-old student of a primary school in Yinchuan, Ningxia, learns the skills required to take care of vegetable fields.

“I learned how to place the mulch film（地膜）,” he says, “It’s not easy.”

In China, many parents place a heavy focus on their children’s good results, but vocational（职业的）skills have little been cared.

“Some parents do everything for their children,” says Yan Mei, an official with the primary school, adding that many students are short of the basic skills needed in their daily lives. For example, Yan says, some parents would do the school’s general cleaning instead of their children.

Since March last year, the governments have launched a lot of policies, requiring that colleges, middle schools and primary schools pay more attention to teaching students practical skills.

Following these policies, the primary school launched an “agricultural（农业的）class base” on one of its schoolyards. Students plant fruit and vegetables on an area of land about 4,000㎡ in size.

In the days coming up to the May Day holiday, students of various grades at the school worked together in the fields, says school principal Yang Bo. They planted watermelon, carrot and corn. May Day, also known as Labor Day, is celebrated on May 1st in China.

The school hopes that students will understand the food is quite precious so that they will better realize the difficulties that their parents went through.

9 . On September 1st, 2021, the First class for New School Year moved the classroom to the Chinese space station. Through the way of “connecting heaven(天堂) and earth”, three astronauts, Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, Tang Hongbo were invited to bring a special “space teaching” for the students.

Nie Haisheng showed students the flute, a traditional Chinese musical instrument he brought to the space station. More surprisingly, he also brought a special family photo of all the astronauts in active service.

Liu Boming gave a general introduction of the inside space station. By the short video, he showed students the space kitchen, fridge and other objects. He also introduced what food they ate a day and how they drank water.

Tang Hongbo prepared two scientific experiments for the students: “Drinking tea with chopsticks” and “growing sweet potatoes in space”. The sweet potatoes that accompanied(陪伴) him all the way from his hometown to space have sprouted. Tang Hongbo also sent a message: “The road of life is long, do not give up your dream because of difficulties. Life requires keeping making progress, and the future is always full of hope. I believe that in the near future, we will meet each other better of ourselves.”

What’s more, in order to let the students know how the astronauts exercise and build a healthy body, the three astronauts led the children on the spot (现场) to play Tai Chi.

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