| look back, decide, compete, one, scare, pride, sit, kid, quick, short |
A group of boys stood around a tree. “What a tall tree!” they said to each other, “It would be exciting to climb to the top.”
The group of boys made a
One of the
Then the game started. All of the boys tried to climb as high as they could. Although the others climbed faster than David at
His mother was
“It was easy.” David said. “The other kids kept looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without
| A.networks B.software C.updated D.charity E.cash F.convenient |
There are countless articles telling us how the Internet has made our life more
3 . 阅读下面小短文，根据上下文语境，选择合适的单词填入空白处，每个单词只使用一次，每个语篇有一个是多余的选项。
A. intelligent B. desire C. disappointed D. universe E. launched F. data |
Mankind has been exploring space to find out the secret of the
1. Don’t touch that
2. Thank you for the
3. He is happy at the
4. It will be
5. The boy was made
| A. conferencing B. opposed C. concerned D. spread E. valued F. partner G. creating H. communicate I. instruction J. normal K. supervising |
Education officials and industry experts are debating the future of online learning. The discussion is important because recently hundreds of universities in the United States have moved classes online because of the
For Asha Choksi, the rise of internet-based or online study programs has led to major improvements in higher education.
“What it’s done is, it’s actually given a lot more power to students in terms of how, when and where they learn,” the head of research for Pearson Education told VOA. Her company is
Colleges and universities worldwide have been looking for ways to provide satisfactory education off campus and outside of
The financial advising company Tyton Partners
Choksi, however, argues that her company is
Pearson Education is one of a growing number of companies that
Online learning also permits older students, who work, full-time and support families, to work on their education in their free time. It can be helpful for people who might have difficulty coming to a college campus, such as disabled students or those who live far from any college or university.
However, recent research suggests the majority of college students and professors prefer in-person instruction. In addition, some experts are
Last year, the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research published two opinion studies on online higher education programs. Researchers asked over 40,000 American undergraduate students and 9,500 professors what they thought about these programs. In both groups, as least 70 percent of people said they prefer in-person
| A. spread B. formal C. chance D. found E. objective F. experience G. divisions H. economical I. respect J. replaced K. classroom |
The idea of the youth hostel(旅社)started with one man: Richard Schirrmann(1874—1961), a German school teacher, who felt that there was a need for overnight accommodation for his students in order that they could see new things and have new experiences outside the
He felt that one learns by observing, and tried to make his dream come true in the year 1909, when he started providing accommodation for his students in inns, farmhouses and the like.
The first youth hostel was opened in Schirrmann’s own school in Altena, after which it was
And then, in the year 1932, a(n)
The idea of the youth hostel is for young people who are on nature trips to get
Youth hostels are also places to meet and make new friends. They have no class
| anger deal with make great efforts be friendly to possible at most pick up look forward to satisfied turn off |
一 I like the teachers who
2. It was
3. In this shop each customer can buy two boxes of milk powder (奶粉)
4. I was very
5. I’m planning to travel to Jiuzhaigou. I
6. 一I don’t know how to
一Why not give them away to poor children?
7. The education system must
8. To live a low-carbon (低碳的) life, we must remember
9. She caught up with other students by
10. Ted
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2. Be confident and believe that all your efforts will
3.
4. My friend, a famous piano player,
5. If you
6. Seeing my daughter return safe and sound at midnight, I sighed
7. The Mogao Caves are an influential historic site of ancient Buddhist art
8. It
9. He is a student
10. He
| working, the, inventor, thought, for, so, through, who, were, but |
When asked who invented the telephone , most people say it was Scot, Alexander Granham Bell. However, in 2002 the U.S. Congress agreed that the true
| owe…to; date back to; talk…into…; be unfit for; associate…with; be fed up with; identify…with…; appeal to |
2. It is a truth which is universally acknowledged that wealth cannot
3. Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments
4. Considered a distinctive scenic spot worth vising, Fuzhou, a friendly city,
5. I can honestly say with all of my heart that all of my success
6.
7. He insisted that smoking was harmful to health because there are many serious health risks
8. So far more than one customer present
