1 . 清华大学3D录取通知书

After Gaokao, what the students expect most is the acceptance letters (录取通知书). Recently, Tsinghua University has received much attention since the “3D acceptance letter”was shown on the official platform. The latest acceptance letters     1    (make) by the teachers and students of Tsinghua University and will be sent to students soon.

In this year,     2    (special) feature of Tsinghua's acceptance letter is a "3D two school gates". The two school gates are made from more than 30 pieces of paper parts and     3    (hundred) of splicing structures (拼接结构). In fact, it is a wonderful work of art.     4     the acceptance letter is opened, a 3D's "two school gates" will appear on paper. The letter comes together with a message of hopes which says, "When you go through the two school gates in August, a new world will spread slowly in front of you and a new life will wait for you to explore and create."

The "two school gates" of Tsinghua University is a landmark building of Tsinghua University. They were built in 1909 and witnessed (见证) the past more than 100 years' history of Tsinghua University. The headmaster of Tsinghua said that the 3D "two school gates" on the acceptance letter not only holds the     5    (weigh) of history, but also     6    (mean) a new time youth and future.

Such     7     hearty acceptance letter has become popular on the Internet and has won many people's     8    (proud). Even many of the elder students of Tsinghua expressed     9    (they) admiration. Some ask, "Can we place the old acceptance letter with the new one?" At the same time, the students     10     will receive this "greeting" are excited to express their hopes and happiness. They can't wait to receive the special and valuable acceptance letter.

American girls Isabelle and Isabella are cousins. As good     1     (child) of a primary school, they think following rules are very     2     /ɪmˈpɔ:tnt/. One day, Isabella got an idea of making a book of rules. She said, “I hope the book can help Isabelle and me and our brothers and    3     to be polite children. If anyone     4     (break) the rules, he or she has to sit at the door for five    5     /'mɪnɪts /.”

The two girls     6     (begin) writing their book of rules. Some rules like “do your homework” are like the rules of school. Others such as “no eating other     7     (people) food” and “don’t bite the dentist” are very interesting.

    8     girls love their book of rules very much. But one day they lost    9     in the Walmart parking lot. Luckily, they got it     10     /bæk/ with many people’s help. A publishing house even published it.

3 . We are now living in the 21st century. Is your classroom living in the 21st century, too? Tony is a student in Grade 8 at an American middle school. He was surprised when he saw his m    1     classroom on his first day of school.

In Tony’s classroom, there are many new electronics like iPads. This term, they will use the electronics to take notes, watch videos and do p    2     and homework. "It’s amazing!"said Tony. "I p    3     using an iPad to work on math or other projects with my team members."

The school uses new technology in classrooms to help students see, hear, t    4     and sometimes experience their tasks. “Technology is pretty c    5     in most of our classrooms now," the head teacher said. "We are trying to use technology to open up the world to kids. It can b    6     the outside world in."

Science teacher Mr Miller agrees. "It is a quick w    7     for students to know the outside world," he said. Mr Miller now c    8     himself as a guide of learning not as a teacher. "If they have a question for me, I will try to teach them how to find the answers rather than tell them what the answers are," he said.

Dale, another student, loves technology. He was not really interested in class before, b    9     now he likes the classes very much. "It helps me use w    10     I know about technology at school," Dale said. "Most importantly, I enjoy the classroom. This, of course, will help my studies."

4 . Which do you prefer to use when you are studying, ipads or books? Here is     1     survey about it. Some students think that iPads are     2    (good), because iPads can give them more choices. They can search for information in an iPad easily instead of     3    (look) everything up in different books. At the same time, students can send pictures     4    (direct) to a printer to photocopy them. With an iPad, they can keep all     5    (they）work in it. And homework will not be     6    (forget) easily because teachers can send all the homework to their iPads.

But     7    (other) think that books are more helpful for learning.     8    , reading books won’t hurt their eyes. Second, what they read in books can leave a deeper    9    (impress）on them. What’s more, some students usually use ipads to play games at school, which is bad     10     their study. So they prefer to use books.

5 . Within half a year, you will enter senior high school. Then, in Senior 2 or even Senior 1, you will have to     1     a choice—become a humanities student (文科生) or a science student (理科生). In the national college entrance examination, humanities students will take exams in history, geography and politics, while science students take physics, chemistry and biology tests. However, some may find the division (划分) is too limiting (限制的): Why must we choose     2     humanities or science?

China is actually changing its national college entrance exams now. Over 12 provincial-level regions have already said they would not have the science-humanities division in the next few years. Students are still required to choose three subjects from the six. But they can choose     3     three. That means they can freely choose the subjects they are good at or interested in.

However, not everyone likes this change. Some worry students have problems making the right decisions because there are too many choices. Others worry this change will cause students to learn more subjects if they are not sure about what subjects to choose.     4    , the division seems easier, but it is not good for students’ future development. Many students are too young to have the clear ideas about their future jobs     5     the subjects they choose to learn now may be useless in the future.

And some schools in Shanghai have already     6     out a lot about how to help students face the new change. Teachers can help students get to know their advantages and disadvantages. Then students can choose the courses they want and take the classes in different classrooms. Students can also experience different jobs in real life to know what knowledge is needed. We can find that     7     not only happen in exams, but also in courses and schools.

In a word, no matter what will happen in the future, for now, you have to get used to the new situation as     8     as possible.

Now more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult their parents. They don’t know how     1    (do) housework     2     their parents almost do everything at home. That is a big problem.

Joy is a fourteen-year-old girl. One day, her parents went away on a trip, so she was alone at home. At first she     3    (think) she would he happy because her parents were not in. She could do what she liked. But when it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt     4     (hunger). “Oh, it’s time     5     (have) dinner. Where can I get my dinner?” she said to     6     (she). Later she found some meat and vegetables in the fridge,     7     she didn’t know how to cook them. At that moment, she missed her parents very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket to buy some food to eat.

Many teenagers have     8     same problem. So I think they should learn some life skills, like     9     (cook), tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves. They shouldn’t depend     10     their parents too much.

7 . School children today are under much pressure to do well at school. They are    1    （tell）they must work hard, do homework and pass exams. However, Summerhill is a    2    （real）different school where the students go to classes when they want to and don't have to do homework or exams.

The school was set up in 1921 and    3    （remain）open today. It offers a wide range of subjects,including science, math, and foreign languages. There is a timetable for all    4    （class）, but the students decide    5    they want to do each day.

It might come as a surprise to learn that the school has a lot of rules     6     students and staff have to follow. The students and staff meet four times a week to make decisions about what happens in    7     school, and to set school rules.

Summerhill isn’t right    8    all children. The school sometimes tells students to leave if    9    （they）negative attitude upsets other people. However, most students enjoy themselves at Summerhill and are    10    （success）in their careers.

Students learn their lessons in class. They sit in the classroom    1     to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the    2     way for students to learn? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is, students can teach themselves. For     3     , if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, what will you do? You can look at your book to     4     the answer.

How to teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are     5     in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. A clever student is usually    6     at asking questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by     7     hard, by reading books, and sometimes by asking     8     people. These are the ways of teaching yourself. If you keep doing    9     these for a long time, you are sure to have great    10     in your study.