Now I have become a senior secondary student and this means I have    1    opportunity to become a different person, a much    2    (good)one! I’ve decided    3    (set)new goals for myself. The last year of my junior secondary school was definitely tough! The exams were very stressful and it is good they were all over.

In our class, every student has more than two avatars, which are images used as digital identities online. There are a wide    4    (various) of forms and use of avatars among our classmates. Most students choose avatars from a selection    5    ready-made images, but some students design avatars in their own images. More than half of the students want to show different    6    (aspect) of their personalities through their avatars.

One day, my two brothers and I were coming back from the islands    7    we often risked going and got more fish    8    others. All at once, the sky was covered with dark clouds and in less than a minute we were in a terrible storm. a huge wave covered our boat and my younger brother    9    (fall) into the sea. My elder brother put his mouth close to my ear and cried out “Moskoe-strom!” The moment I heard the word I became very    10     (frighten). I knew what he meant by that one word well enough.

Green tea is a type of tea    1    is made from the processed leaves of tea trees. It originates(起源)from China. Over the years, many scientific studies wanted to determine how many health    2    (benefit)green tea could bring to people.

In 1994, the National Cancer Institute    3    (refer)to the results of its research. It showed that due to drinking green tea    4    (regular), the risk of getting cancer was reduced by almost sixty percent in China.

Green tea has a great effect    5    health. More studies suggest that apart from its ability to prevent cancer, it can also prevent certain medical conditions like heart diseases. Green tea is also able    6    (strengthen)the immune(免疫)system.

Green tea is rich in a substance(物质)called EGCG. This substance can slow down the growth of cancer cells    7    kill existing cancer cells without     8    (destroy)healthy tissues.

According to    9    (tradition)Chinese medicine, green tea also has    10    ability to kill bacteria(细菌)that causes food poisoning.

How much of your chocolate buying is based     1     taste and the shininess of its packaging? A new study supports what we’ve long doubted—the way that chocolate     2     (package) attracts people more than what it     3     (actual) tastes like.

The team, from the University of Melbourne, says their work could be helpful in     4     (look) for ideas of how to package their products.

“There’s     5     (different) in when consumers (消费者) know of the taste, packaging materials, the brand name and the price,” says one of the     6     (researcher), Frank R. Dunshea. “But the information provided by packing can affect consumers’ expectations and     7     (they) choices.”

Scientists did an experiment,     8     75 chocolate tasting volunteers were asked to evaluate (评价) the taste of the product, and scientists     9     (collect) their feelings and how likely they were to buy the chocolate in the future. People evaluated a chocolate’s taste lower if the package didn’t match what was inside. What’s more, when the package mentioned positive words, there was a positive link between the packaging     10     the taste of the chocolate.

A 63-year-old Chinese grandpa's     1     (tradition) carpentry (木工) skills attract tens of millions of viewers online as he creates woodwork without glue, screws or nails. The Chinese master carpenter, Wang Dewen,     2     (know) as “Grandpa Amu” on YouTube, has been considered as the modern-day Lu Ban. His most popular video,     3     shows him making a fantastic wooden arch bridge, rose to fame on the platform,     4     (gain) more than 42 million views.

Grandpa Amu follows an ancient Chinese mortise and tenon (榫卯) technique, which means no nails or glue are applied     5     the building of the arch bridge.

For     6     (year), Wang worked as a farmer and a carpenter, making furniture for local building project. Several years ago, Wang left Shandong     7     (live) with his children in Mengshan county. It was a natural step to turn his skills into an opportunity to make all kinds of toys for his young grandson, and it was not long     8     his son and daughter-in-law decided to video Wang's efforts. The master carpenter     9     (attract) over 1.18 million viewers on YouTube so far. Grandpa Amu insists that he isn't an Internet celebrity (名人)     10     just an ordinary farmer.

Millions of first-year Chinese primary, middle and high school students have received new versions of Chinese language textbooks     1    (write) by the Ministry of Education, the textbooks attach more importance to traditional Chinese culture.

Textbooks for high schools have more content on traditional Chinese articles and poems.

Primary school students’ books contain 129 ancient Chinese articles,     2    take up 30 percent of all the texts. The articles were chosen from classic essays, historical records, and poetry     3    (date) back to the Han, Tang and Song     4    (dynasty). Before the official release, the textbooks     5    (test) in schools in 2016, but not everyone is a fan. Some parents have questioned the added focus on classical Chinese no longer     6    use.

However,     7    welcome the new books. “Students at that age may not be able to understand classic poetry and essays well, but they will benefit sooner or later,” one teacher said.

In fact, the textbooks arrive at a time when ancient Chinese culture is regaining     8    (popular) in China. During this year’s Spring Festival, the Chinese Poetry Conference was watched by     9    (many) people in China than many soap operas or reality shows.

It’s time our children     10    (learn) traditional Chinese culture.

Boxing Day, also known     1     St. Stephen's Day, is usually celebrated on the day after Christmas in the United Kingdom and other     2     (country) with British roots. Although its origin (起源) is unclear, it is     3     (general) believed that it comes from the ancient practice of churches opening     4     (they) collection boxes for the poor on this day. So, charity is an important theme to this holiday. To celebrate a     5     (tradition) Boxing Day, you should follow the steps.

First, volunteer for the church. Find out if your church     6     (follow) the tradition of giving donations away to the poor on Boxing Day. If they need any help, then donate your time elsewhere by     7     (find) organizers who need volunteers for programs that day. Contribute to improving the lives of others. Third, plan ahead. Since charity     8     (need) all year round, use Boxing Day to plan your calendar for the upcoming year. Search online for future events     9     you could be of help. Plan E budget so you can donate to your favorite charities on a regular     10     (base).

Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process.     1     all too often as parents and teachers, we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed     2    , and that nothing but top performance lives up to our expectations.

When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was     3     shy and nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure     4     (keep) him from classroom games that other children played. He seldom answered questions for fear    5    he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he     6     (repeated) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up    7     self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm,     8     Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie    9     (include), adored her. With her frequent    10     (encourage), Donnie became confident.

As is known to all, a positive parent-child relationship is beneficial to the physical and mental growth of children, but     1     (keep) a healthy parent-child bond needs the efforts of both parties.

Parents should take the responsibility     2     (improve) their relationship with the children. What matters is spending quality time with their children, however tight their schedule is.     3     instance, they can eat meals together, go to sporting events together or watch their children's favorite TV shows together instead of an     4     (argue) , which can result in making their children feel safe and loved. Children, on the other hand, should let their parents know they appreciate what their parents     5    （do） for them these years. In addition, they should live up to the expectation of the parents. If possible, they can give their parents a gift on a special day.     6    they are in trouble, they can turn to their parents for help, because parents are like friends     7    support they can count on.

No healthy parent-child relationship is without conflict （冲突）.But as long as parents and children make     8     joint effort and the conflict     9    （settle） , they will     10    （definite） enjoy their time together.

English plays are one of the traditional     1     (part) of the English festival in our school. This year, two plays were performed on stage—the musicals Cats and Beauty and the Beast.

Cats, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats,     2     (tell) the story of a tribe (部落) of cats. During the night, all the cats in the tribe choose one cat     3     can be reborn into a new life.

In this play, we had 15 students to play the roles, including six boys and nine girls. I was lucky enough to play a role. In order to perform     4     (good), we practiced a lot. Every day, we made use of our spare time during lunch and after school     5     (practise) our lines together with our teachers. We practiced sentence by sentence,     6     (make) sure to pronounce each word properly.

Finally, we rehearsed (排练) on the stage more than 20 times. During that time, we got a lot of help     7     advice from our teachers. We made progress day     8     day, until we gave our first performance. The show was successful and was praised by the audience.

Through this play, my fellow students and I developed our acting skills, increased our interest in English, and gained a     9     (deep) friendship with one another than before. More     10     (important), we discovered the beauty of musicals and the English language.

More than twenty American states ban smoking in public.     1     study has proved that smoke-free laws can reduce a major effect of tobacco—heart disease.The study     2     (take) place in Pueblo, Colorado several years ago. In some states, there were 396 heart attack     3     (patient) in the year before the ban in hospitals.

However,18 months     4     the ban, the number was 237. Smoking in enclosed (封闭的) places is very     5     (harm) to non-smoke. Adults may think they are     6     (actual) protecting their children from second-hand smoke when they smoke outside their homes, or when the children are not there. However, researchers     7     (warn) of what they call “third-hand smoke” so far. When you smoke they say, dangerous matter from tobacco smoke gets into     8     (you) hair and clothing. Then, when you touch a baby, the baby comes into contact with that poisonous matter. The researchers also found that people,     9     agreed that smoke was bad for children’s health, were more likely to have restriction on     10     (smoke) in their homes than others.