Khan Lab School is bringing back the one-room model to teach young students in Mountain View, California. The school is     1     lab for an experimental kind of learning. Silicon Valley,     2     (know) for its technology companies, is also the birthplace of the school.

Students aged 5 to 15 attend the experimental Khan Lab School. It has no grade levels and no homework. The students are in school from 8:30 in the morning until 6:00 in the afternoon. And, the school is open all year long, with small     3     (break) here and there.

The school is the idea of Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy. Khan Academy is     4     (absolute) famous for the educational videos and     5     (it) videos on the Internet are free and have millions of users around the world.

Khan     6     (establish) Khan Lab School a few years ago due to the problems of the present education. He is eager     7     (create) a better learning model in spite     8     the difficulties.

The one-room model lets the older students help younger students,     9     means the younger children get a lot of help. They get the help of the teacher and the older students.

Khan said students also learn the study material at their own speed through videos. At last, they get more attention through one-on-one discussions with teachers. They also learn by     10     (do) projects.

When someone has     1     (deep) hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible and it can be surprisingly     2     (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, studies     3     (show) that people who forgive others can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show     4     (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness of the immune system and allow people     5     (feel) more energetic.”

So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something     6     gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Don’t wait for an     7     (apologize), which will be disturbing. “Many times the person who hurts you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things in the same way.     8     if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting for a very long time.”

Next, keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean     9     (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you, which can lead to positive psychology. Finally, try to see things     10     the other person’s point of view.

On Jan 23, the third batch of national-level ski tourism resorts was announced.     1     the seven successful entries nationwide, the Changbai Mountain Ski Resort in the Chibei area of Northeast China’s Jilin province was listed, potentially becoming the province’s fifth national-level ski resort destination.

Prior     2     this announcement, Jilin province was already home to four national-level ski resorts, including Lake Songhua Resort, Changbai Mountain Wanda International Resort, Beidahu Ski Resort, and Wanfeng Tonghua Ski Resort.

Up to now, a total of 26 resorts     3     (become) national-level ski resort destinations, with Jilin province     4     (hold) five spots, the highest number nationwide.     5     you’re a beginner or an     6     (advance) skier, there are suitable ski slopes for you.

    7     (employ) its abundant ice and snow resources, Jilin has been actively promoting the development of its ice and snow economy. It is focusing on cultivating new momentum for this sector and transforming its “cold resources” into “hot industries”, which attract many ski enthusiasts from home and abroad.

Jilin is now home to 75 ski resorts, making it     8     attractive destination for winter activities. The Changbai Mountains offer     9     (exception) winter resources     10     are considered one of the world’s top three powder snow destinations, alongside the Swiss Alps and the Rocky Mountains.

Fusong County in northeast China’s Jilin Province was abuzz (热闹) with activities last winter,     1    (especial) when the World Robot Contest Finals 2023 were held there. The finals attracted over 5,000 youngsters from across the country     2     competed fiercely with their self-designed robots.

“We need to compete in assembling, programming and operation. I believe that maintaining a resilient mindset is the key to     3    (win) out,” said Yu Yiyang, who is a fifth grader from Shanghai and has a profound passion     4     robots. Yu said that from robotics class, he acquired knowledge beyond     5    (convention) textbooks, refining his practical skills and fostering innovative thinking.

Many of the contestants     6    (receive) robotics education before participating in the robot contests. Their skills, mental strength and the sense of team work improved a lot as a result of their     7    (expose) to such competitions.

The young contestants, from various places and with diverse     8    (background), offered a glimpse of the popularity of robotics education among Chinese students. For many, learning robot programming and participating in robot contests not only offer opportunities     9    (sharpen) their cognitive abilities and their skills, but also serve as     10     effective means to boost their spirit of teamwork.

The lantern fair in Zigong. Southwest China’s Sichuan province, boasts a history of more than 1, 000 years. To mark the Year     1     the Dragon, many of the lanterns show the Chinese sign of the zodiac(生肖), but there are also     2     wide variety of other lantern designs to meet different needs. Visitors     3     prefer traditional lanterns can find lanterns with flowers and birds, and legendary figures, while lanterns with modem patterns such as cultural     4     (trend) and online games are gaining popularity among young people

In addition to the     5     (elegance) craftsmanship, modem technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence have also been used to make the lanterns     6     (nice) and more vivid. The lantern show is also accepting the concept of environmental protection. A set of lanterns     7     (feature) the famous Chinese statue “Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow” from the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220AD) was created by using 21 different kinds of waste materials, including tires and plastics     8     (form) its outside decorations.

This year’s show will run until July 30. The sets of lanterns     9     (update) to keep up with other traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. Visitors can also enjoy folk arts and Chinese music performances during     10     (they) lantern-viewing tours.

Over 400 pieces of Dehua white porcelain (德化白瓷) are on display in the National Museum of China in Beijing, with the exhibition     1     (run) from Aug 26 for three months.

Dehua white porcelain is famous for its pure white color. According to Chen Chao, an artist dedicated to porcelain research, Dehua porcelain is       2     (extraordinary) pure and white because the kaolin (高岭土) in Dehua county in Fujian has a low percentage of iron, making       3     porcelain stainless like white jade.

Sitting in Quanzhou city,     4     the ancient Maritime Silk Road started, Dehua white porcelain     5     (sell) like hotcakes at home and abroad since the Song Dynasty. In 2006, Dehua white porcelain     6     (list) as a national intangible cultural christiane.

Despite the past glories, Dehua craftsmen never stop    7     (improve) their skills. One     8     (impress) skill is “the eggshell technique”.     9     the technique improved by generations of craftsmen, today’s eggshell porcelain can be made as thin as paper.

“By combining traditional Chinese artistic skills with modern     10     (discipline) like material science and humanities, Dehua white porcelain will continue to enhance the cultural confidence of the Chinese people as they create even more outstanding works,” said Chen.

According to a recent survey, violence (暴力) did happen in schools. Students showed their fear and parents and teachers were also     1     (annoy) at it. Experts hope     2     whole society should pay more attention to the mental health of     3     (teenager).

The topic of school violence is     4     (particular) hot now, and it calls for our great concern. We should try our best     5     (stop) violence happening at school because more and more students     6     personal safety could not be guaranteed (保证) would drop out of school. In fact, violence can     7     (learn). Children learn violent     8     (behave) from adults or from what they see on television or on the Internet.

If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence with violence, for it will lead     9     more fighting. I will tell my teachers and parents about it. I think they will help medeal with it well and protect me from the bad guys.

All in all, we students should be responsible for     10     (we) and keep away from violence.