It’s early February, the beginning     1    a new semester here at Yale.

I’ve just chosen my elective courses and my schedule has been set: Five classes this time. It wasn’t an easy decision, but     2    (lucky), I made it.

Elective courses are important for American students     3    a certain number of them are required for graduation. Even at a place like Yale, where more than 2,000 courses     4    (offer) each semester, picking courses can be a long and annoying process.

At US schools, whether a student gets into a class     5    (depend) on several factors. Graduating seniors who need to take certain courses for their major are almost always given top priority(优先). Freshmen, on the other hand, get to make a     6    (choose) about their courses last. Another factor is one’s major,     7    this is not always the case. Most professors give priority to students majoring in their department, since many majors require students to take a certain number of electives (选修课)     8    (graduate).

However, some professors prefer to see some variety in their class makeup as it makes far more     9    (interest) discussions. Variety in backgrounds helps to create exciting and sometimes even heated class discussions.

At Yale, most students end up     10    (get) most of the courses they want.

Bike sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities. It is good     1     the healthy development of big cities.     2     report by a company found that shared bikes started the nation’s love for bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people     3     (choose) bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities.

Since the start of shared bikes, people have made     4     (few) trips by car. The love for shared bikes is not only among young people,     5     were born in the 1980s and 1990s, but also among the old people who are over 60. The shared bikes like Mobike and ofo are useful to people. You can use them by     6     (simple) using your smart phone. People can ride these shared bikes to some places where the subways and the buses don’t go.

However, bad things happen. Some people damage the QR code(二维码) on the bike, or use their own lock, which causes trouble to other users. As for the situation, it’s difficult     7     (correct) these people’s behaviors in a short time. Therefore, bike-sharing companies need to do something. For example, people can     8     (ask) to register as a user with     9     (they) real names. It’s a good way to connect to one’s personal credit. People who damage the bikes should pay for their     10    (act).

Kentucky Fried Chicken has launched a new themed branch in honor of Lei Feng, a legendary soldier    1    (celebrate) in China for his    2    (self) and modesty, in his hometown Changsha, Hunan province

The restaurant opened on Sunday, two days before the    3    (office)remembrance day marked across the country every year on March 5    4    people celebrate his spirits by showing goodwill and giving    5    helping hand to others.

The restaurant will organize series of activities and also cooperate with the local Lei Fen Memorial Hall to     6    ( well promote Lei Feng’s spirits.    7    the entrance to the restaurant stand two big Lei -like statues and its inner part    8    (decorate) with Lei's cartoon portraits and quotes from his diary, with words from his poems playing in the background

He Min, general manager of KFC in Hunan province, told voc. com. en that in addition to the themed restaurant, they will also launch a project devoted to Lei’s virtues in 250 outlets(门店)across the province, including     9    ( provide ) free drinking water and resting    10    ( place) for gate guards

Last week, seven-year-old Charlotte Benjamin     1     (become) a household name, and a hero to young girls everywhere,     2     her handwritten letter to the LEGO company went public.

In her letter, Charlotte complains about the lack of     3     (diverse) in Lego characters. Here’s what she wrote:

“Dear Lego company,

My name is Charlotte.

Today I went to     4     store and saw Legos in two sections — the girls’ pink and the boys’ blue.     5     all the girls did was to sit at home, go to the beach, and shop, and they had no jobs but the boys went on adventures, worked, and even swam with sharks.

I want you to make     6     (many) Lego girl people and let them go on adventures and have fun, OK?

Thank you.

From Charlotte”

Charlotte’s dad loved her well-written letter     7     much that he had it sent to the website, Sociological Images, which posted it to their Twitter account. The letter has been posted almost 2,500 times and     8     (share) over 5,000 times on Facebook.

Yesterday, LEGO responded to Charlotte     9     (state) that they would include more female characters and themes, and that they have added new characters to the LEGO world     10     (balance) the appeal of their themes.