Benjamin Franklin’s famous experiment with lightning has introduced     1     (generation) of children to science. However, new research suggests that the story may be fiction instead     2    fact.

Franklin    3     (fly) a kite during storm in 1752, when there was much interest in electricity. Franklin raised the kite with a piece of string     4     (tie) to it. A metal key was attached to the string. After     5    experiment, he said that lightning was a form of electricity.

However, neither the story     6    the details of the experiment are entirely true because scientists all agree that if Franklin had     7     (actual) touched the key, he would certainly have died from the     8     (electricity) shock. Scientists often question accepted ideas because they want     9     (establish) the facts.

In science, facts should    10     (prove) by experiments and research, and we should not always believe everything we read or hear.

We all know that honesty is     1    important value and     2    lying is wrong. But sometimes we tell some “white lies”    3    (protect) others from the truth.

There are three main reasons     4    we tell a white lie. First, we try to make others feel better, so we protect ourselves from the     5    (disappoint) and anger of others. Another reason for     6    (tell) a white lie is to give encouragement. For example, when our friend asks us what we think of his singing, we surely say it’s wonderful, despite     7     (secret) thinking that it’s awful. Stop for a moment and consider that perhaps our friend wants some frank     8    (comment). Finally, we may also tell a white lie when we want to protect others from bad news.

We may find even white lies have     9     (expect) results. Perhaps the meal we said was “delicious ”     10     (serve) every time we visit. Or when we only share good news, others won’t truly understand our emotions.

Ben is a basketball fan but he is in     1       total mess now. After losing a basketball match, he thought the team     2    (let) down by one member and told a close friend what he thought. To his sorrow, the friend shared his     3    ( disappoint) with others. Now Ben is turning     4     Agony Aunt for help. Agony Aunt shared an old American saying, “Loose lips sink ships.” She asked Ben     5    ( apologise) to his teammate first     6    talk to his friend because friendship is one of the    7    ( great ) things in the world. And most     8    ( important ) , Ben should think about his own behaviour.     9     (fill) with anger, we tend to speak out our minds quickly without thinking clearly. Agony Aunt suggested Ben raise his     10    (concern) with his team coach.

There was a state     1     (call) Zhou (周) in the Chinese history. One day, the king of Zhou asked his officials for advice on     2     (deal) with prisoners of war. An official said, “If you love someone, you     3     (suppose) to love even the crows on the roof of his house. The prisoners of war are enemies fighting     4     us. In my opinion, we’d better kill them all.”

But the king didn’t agree with him. “I think we should treat the prisoners of war     5     (different) by differing them into those     6     are guilty or not. The guilty ones will be sentenced to death in order to avoid future disasters.”

Then another one said, “Your majesty, I think all the prisoners should be set free and sent back home to work in the fields and support     7     (them) by their own labor.     8     , you should keep strictly the rules for reward and     9     (punish). The people are sure to believe in you if you govern our country by morals and laws.”

The king thought the official’s proposal was quite reasonable so he accepted and followed it. As a result,     10     domestic situation soon settled down and gradually the country became stronger.

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As people across the country watched the launch of China’s Shenzhou-14 spaceship,     1     pen floating in the capsule (太空舱)     2     (catch) the attention of many people.

The pen was produced by Shaoguan Shengyi Stationery Co., Ltd., which is a pioneer in making pens     3     (use) in outer space.

The space pen is different     4     a common pen. A common pen can neither withstand the influence and vibration (震动) experienced by the spaceship during rocket launch (发射) nor write     5     (proper) in an environment of outer space. The pen     6     (have) a head made of special materials to make it possible to write in outer space. The ink within the pen is also a special liquid with high viscosity (黏性),     7     (make) writing stick to surfaces instead of flying off as dangerous drops. What’s more, the head     8     is less sharp than the head of a normal pen can be safely used in the cabin.

A space pen developed by the company     9     (send) into space aboard the Shenzhen-10 spacecraft in 2013, which made China the     10     (two) country in the world able to independently produce a pen that could be used in space.

The Teacher-Student Relationship

A good teacher-student relationship will make learning enjoyable and interesting for the students.

To set up a good teacher-student relationship, a teacher’s    1     (behave) is important. The teacher should motivate (激发) the students so that they want to learn. A good teacher should be    2     (patience), friendly and strict. However, being too friendly may cause students to become lazy and stop making progress. On     3     other hand, being too strict may make the students    4     (frighten). So a teacher should avoid going to extremes (极端) in treating his students. And teachers should encourage the students to think    5     (independent) and learn to study by     6     (they). 

As for the students, they must always respect their teachers. Students should be eager    7     (work) hard. It’s important to listen with attention in class and it’s more important to learn to raise questions and work out problems    8    new ways. 

Above all, both students and teachers have to focus on what they should do most,     9     means that the students have to study hard and teachers have to be responsible when teaching. Besides, students and teachers have to respect each other, which is a necessary basis of    10     (build) up a good teacher-student relationship.

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The Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee     1    (announce) on Feb 12 last year that 6G technology would be used in the 19th Asian games in Hangzhou, capital of China’s     2    (east) province of Zhejiang,     3     (aim) to create a high-tech and intelligent sports event.

The technology refers     4     reconfigurable intelligent surfaces,     5     AI-empowered artificial material. It is a smart platform enable various     6     (function) such as data mining, communication, energy harvesting, and sensing by directly processing illuminated information-carrying waves at a physical level.

“It was     7     (independent) developed by China and boasts low energy consumption     8     high efficiency,     9     can reduce power consumption while increasing the signal transmission efficiency,” said an expert. The technology is still undergoing research and     10     (develop) and is expected to be demonstrated to the public during the Hangzhou Asian Games from Sept 23 to Oct 8.