Participating in the random culture is no longer simply a hobby,     1     a form of data labour. From celebrity ranking lists based on followers and engagement, to singing TV contests     2     (allow)the public to cast votes, fans have become active     3     (participate)in feeding the idol worship machine like never before. But in many instanced, their behaviour has turned toxic. From stalking     4     cyber-bullying and spreading rumors, organized fan groups have increasingly taken     5     (they) “love” to crazy extreme.

“The chaos in celebrity fan clubs shows that bad fan culture has reached     6     critical moment that must be corrected,” the country's top disciplinary body said on a post.

There needs to be a limitation of irrational star-chasing. If celebrities are expected to be models, then it is natural that online fan groups need to be regulated too     7     (promote)a healthy internet culture overall.

Already, all the major social media platforms     8     (respond) to the government's call, removing celebrity ranking lists and shutting select fan accounts. Competitive idol reality TV shows, many of     9     rely on fan participation, were also banned. It is an attempt to protect young people from being     10     (negative) impacted.

As the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games approaches, the low-carbon trend of the event can be observed in the reuse of sports facilities. In the past, many sports venues (场馆)were not used     1     the games. To reduce waste, the organizing committee has worked with the host cities to make full use of the venues    2    (build) for the 2008 Olympic Games. Only one ice sports venue is    3    (new)constructed; the other four were adjusted to meet the green requirements.

Hometown Schooling

At a recent seminar on comprehensive practical activities in Beijing, experiences of Beijing Hezhima Hutong Primary School rather     1     (impress) attendees. As part of the school’s social studies project, students get to learn about the history of local time - honored brands and even act as tour    2    (guide) introducing original hutong culture, the city's network of traditional alleys,    3    visitors.

Responding to requirements from the Ministry of Education, schools have put more efforts into    4    (organize) events that can help expand students'comprehensive abilities and individual qualities.For example, the school has taken advantage of its geological features     5    (help) students further explore the knowledge of the capital’s traditional hutongs, the central axis (中央轴) that divides the city into east and west     6     other aspects. That way, children can gain    7     better understanding of their local features and customs during the accelerating urbanization that is reshaping the city’s landscape.

    8    (similar),instead of learning knowledge inside the classroom, students should be encouraged to take adventure outside and visit places    9    they can witness the development oftheir hometown. That can help them grow a much     10    (deep) interest in traditional architecture styles and learn to think independently.

Confidence is important to the healthy     1     (grow) of children. So it is necessary to teach your children to be confident. For this, you can begin with teaching kids to think of an answer     2     (use) their own opinions and thoughts. You can allow them     3     (take) their time to answer your question because thinking of an answer and then putting     4     into words can be useful to children. Next, let them know that they are not alone. Tell a story of     5     (you) childhood about not completing things at school. This isn’t     6     lecture; it is just a passed story.     7    , this story is sure to resonate (引起共鸣) with them, and they will realise that everyone faces something     8     (challenge). Then, make your children know that failure is a good thing because it provides the chance     9     (learn) more and try again. Lastly, decide what your children are     10     (talent) at and develop them. And this can also help develop your children’s confidence.

Sarah is a senior at high school. Just like normal senior students, she looks forward     1     going to college after graduation. But she is also quite different to her classmates; Sarah is     2     part-time model, which can make her quite a lot of money.

Recently, Sarah     3     (tell) that the modelling agency wanted to give her a full-time contract (合同).     4     she decided against it, preferring to follow her dream of studying engineering at college instead.

    5     (concentrate) on her final exams, Sarah has turned down several     6     (invitation) to modelling events since then. But she hasn't given up on modelling completely. In fact, she is     7     (confidence) that she will continue to model part-time throughout her college life in the future.

Sarah says, "My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school     8     (come) first. Modelling is     9     (certain) interesting, but it's not my dream. I want to get a good education rather than be left with     10     to do when I can't model any more."

Here comes a new notice. Students in first and second grade should have no    1    (write) exams while students in other grades at primary schools should only have one final exam for every semester, the Ministry of Education said on Monday.

In a new notice aimed at reducing the excessive    2    (academy) workload of primary and middle school students, the ministry said middle schools are allowed    3    (organize) one test at the middle of the semester and one at the end of the semester.

Some school have organized too many tests,    4    are too difficult.

As a result, students have to frequently study hard, leading to exam-oriented education and a heavy study burden. Meanwhile, the practice    5    (harm) the students' psychological and physical health and must    6    (correct) .

Local education authorities should not organize regional or interscholastic exams, and schools and classes should not organize weekly or monthly tests, the notice said.

In addition, schools should    7    (strict) regulate the content of their final exams    8    make sure that the difficulty does not exceed the national syllabus.

The exam questions should focus on basic knowledge and skills, and the number of questions    9    (focus) on rote(机械的) memory should be reduced.

Moreover, the exam results should be divided into four to five grades,    10    giving specific scores.

This year, Zhang Guimei sent 150 female students to college from a free all-girls high school she founded in 2008 in southwest China's deep mountains. For the past 13 years, a total of 1,954 female students     1    (graduate) from this school, the first and only one of its kind in the country.

"To educate a girl is to change the destiny(命运) of three     2    (generation)," Zhang said.     3     64-year-old teacher from southwest China's Yunnan Province was presented     4     the July 1 Medal by Xi Jinping at a ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday. Because of her efforts to improve female education in China, more girls can change their destiny.

When the People's Republic of China     5    (found) in 1949, female illiteracy(文盲) was much higher than that of their male counterparts. In the 1950s, the Chinese government launched campaigns     6     helped some 16 million females become educated.

In recent decades, wiping out illiteracy and     7    (improve) the reading skills of women has been regarded as one of the     8    (high) priorities in China, according to the government's guideline for helping the country's females. The female illiteracy rate for those above age 15 has decreased from     9    (rough) 90% in the early 1950s to 7% in 2019.

In 2021, China scored 0.973 in the Global Gender Gap Report     10    (release) by the World Economic Forum (with a score of 1 being completely equal).

Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization created in 2006 by educator Salman Khanand aiming at     1    (provide) “a free world-class education to anyone anywhere.”

Khan offers more than 4, 200 free micro lectures, each of     2     usually lasts 10 to 15 minutes. Unlike     3    (tradition) classes, Khan mainly offers courses for students below the college level. The classes can also help those planning to take the SAT,     4     exam often required for student wishing to enter an American college or university.

    5    (start) your learning journey at Khan Academy, you should first of all enter the website with a personal e-mail account. Your personal homepage at Khan Academy     6    (design) to help you learn math. You can take it first to see your level. The academy then suggests exercises of the right level for you.

If you are interested in other subjects, click “LEARN” to see all topics     7    (offer) online. Try “Art History”, for example,     8     you will be taken to all the things in that area like articles, videos and questions.

Don’t worry if you find     9     difficult to follow the course in English. Courses in     10    (translate) in Chinese, Japanese and other languages are also available.

Poor diet and nutrition may be behind an average height gap of 20cm between the tallest and shortest children in different countries. Researchers     1     (measure) the height and weight of millions of children and teenagers. They discovered that the world’s tallest 19-year-olds, at 183.8cm, lived in the Netherlands, while the shortest, at 160.1cm, lived in East Timor. The researchers said teenagers in northwest and central Europe were the tallest in the world.     2     average the shortest children lived in South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and East Africa.

The study was very complete. It involved     3     (analyze) the data from 65 million children aged 5 to 19 years old in 193 countries.     4     (children) height and weight in different areas varied     5     (extreme). The team warned that a lack of quality food and nutrition was a major factor behind slow growth     6     a rise in childhood obesity. It said the diets     7     were improved increased the average height of children in China.19-year-old boys there were 8cm     8     (tall) in 2019 than in 1985. Researchers attributed this to better nutrition. The lead author of the report urged countries to adopt     9     (policy) that encouraged healthier eating, but     10     (be) aware of the dangers of unnecessary weight gain.

A 30-year-old man was finally rescued from the Alaskan wilderness after his cabin burned down,     1     (leave) him trapped in the snow for almost three weeks.

Tyson Steele had been living alone     2     several months in a small house in Skwentna, a town     3     (locate) 70 miles northwest of Anchorage. He had been burning a fire in    4     (he) woodstove back in December when a piece of flaming cardboard     5     (fly) up his fireplace chimney and landed on his roof,     6     started a slow fire that eventually left the cabin in ruins. Since Skwentna only has a population of about 35 people, Steele’s     7     (near) neighbor lived about 20 miles away. With no means of     8     (communicate) to call for help, Steele endured sub-zero temperatures     9     severe weather conditions wearing long johns (秋裤), boots with no socks, and a heavy wool sweater.

When his family and friends hadn’t heard from Steele for several     10     (week), they requested a welfare check from Alaska State Troopers. As a helicopter flew over the area, they caught sight of Steele waving his arms in the air next to a massive “SOS” sign that he had stamped into the snow.