More and more young people tend     1     (give) opportunities to gain direct insights into the interrelationships of nature and humans, the handling of animals, and the origin of their food,     2     it is not enough—agriculture should reach every student.

Agriculture is a subject that combines a wide     3     (various) of fields of knowledge. In almost all grades and types of school, either the lessons or the guideline of the schools     4     (become) inclusive, to integrate agriculture and farming into the learning concept. The preservation of the natural basis of life and questions about the production of regenerative energy and renewable raw materials     5     (think) to be vital aspects of school lessons in primary, middle and high schools.

The problems of agriculture and farming are     6     particular interest at the present stage of the development of different countries and regions. The reason is that the development of the agro-industrial complex is one of the priority projects,     7     agriculturalists believe should lead to an increase in agricultural production and the development of the farming part of the economy.

The farm is significant, serving as a unique,     8     (impress) out-of-classroom space with action-centered knowledge transfer (迁移) , where students can get practical experience and skills.     9     is apparent that farmers win over schools to teach agricultural contents in a very vivid way at the learning site of the farm, thus     10     (offer) their students direct and clear insights into the living and working world of farmers.

Capital cities usually contain a wide variety of people. This     1     (occur) as people move to the city to seek     2     (they) fortune. Although     3     is claimed that it is tough to earn     4     good living in the city, most select     5     (settle) there. The latest report shows that     6     percentage of people immigrating to the city is on the rise.

Therefore, more buildings are     7     construction in the region which has been carefully     8     (select).

Mike often     1     (recall) the violence that broke out in this small African country, which eventually turned into national unrest. There were constant fightings between government     2     (troop) and local armed forces.People there were in hot water.Many of them had     3     (bare) enough money to live on.It was reported that more and more refugees     4     (emerge).A great many countries condemned the     5     (violent) and called for peace.

9 . 语法填空

Financial freedom and early     1     (retire) may be a dream for most people, but Guo Yu, a former information technology engineer, achieved both at the age of 28. His resignation letter, posted in February on microblogging platform Sina Weibo,     2     (share) widely online and made a new trend in personal finance. To achieve this, the basic principle is     3     (save) enough money so you can quit your job early. Although the movement is new in China, it has gained     4     (follower) around the world. Guo’s story may represent a unique voice in that community, but sheds some light on its concept. In his letter, Guo writes that, after six years, he will quit his job at Beijing-based technology company ByteDance     5     explore new possibilities in life, such as “deciding to retire at 28 years old and live in Japan”. Guo has been a trending topic on Zhihu. The search phrase “how to look at Guo’s resignation” has been viewed more than 10 million times. Some Zhihu users     6     (question) Guo’s experience, while some were more concerned with how much he earned from ByteDance. Guo’s story is not just one of luck in     7     (embrace) the internet age at the right time, but also of his talent and endeavor to achieve financial freedom at     8     early age, according to a post by his friend of 10 years, Luo Lei, on Zhihu. In his eyes, Guo is changing     9     an unconventional man into an     10     (unconventional) rich man and his success cannot be duplicated.

Have you ever wondered what life is like now     1     (compare) to, say, the 1980s or the 1990s? I went to ask some people I know who were adults in the ‘80s and 90s’, and the answer I got was that “Overall, life is a lot     2     (good) now!” This didn’t really surprise me. I mean, these days we’ve got mobile phones and the internet and so on — but     3    (actual) those weren’t the things they talked about.

So what did they talk about? For     4     start, we don’t have to work physically hard since now there are a lot of things like dishwashers for housework. Then there’s the matter of how, these days,     5     is possible to work at home — it’s mainly     6    (computer) that have made this possible. Not only that, there’s a lot more     7     (equal) now. It’s easier for all people, whatever their social background, gender (性别), colour and so on, to have equal access     8     a variety of career opportunities.

That said, it’s not all a matter of improvement. Quite a few people told me that they feel more stressed these days because they rely a lot on technology and they are always     9    (anxiety) about security on the internet. Plus, we spend a lot of our time     10     (use) smartphones. One person said, “Wouldn’t it be great to be off the grid (不上网) for a few days?”