Twenty-one students from Changchun No.150 Middle School in Jilin Province, China, spent 129 days     1     (create) a relief painting on the wall of the school’s art classroom. Inspired by Wang Ximeng’s famous painting “A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains”, the students completed it under the guidance of their teacher Duan Yingzi.

According to the teacher, this painting, which measures nearly 3.5 meters in height and 11 meters in total length,     2     (be) part of the school’s special subjects. The process of creation includes drawing an outline (轮廓) , applying base colors,     3     then painting the final artwork. Most of the students involved in the creation had no painting experience.     4     (make) the process easier for the students, Duan outlined the basic shapes and the students added the     5     (detail). The most challenging part was the process of color mixing, which took from two months     6     three months to perfect.     7     there were slight differences in color compared to the original painting, the students were still very pleased with the final result.

The teacher explained that recreating the artwork allows the students to     8     (true) appreciate the charm of the original painting. In the past, students could only see     9     painting in books. By recreating it, she believes that students can gain a     10     (deep) understanding of the ancient Chinese artist’s wisdom.

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Xie Xiaohua, a special education teacher has won the heart of hundreds of children with special needs and is called Mom Xiaohua by many of them.

“It is my greatest happiness and     1     (fulfill) to care for them as they grow up,” said 49-year-old Xie, who     2     (work) at Yiyuan County Special Education School for the past 27 years.

Fully aware     3    the difference between special education and general education, Xie provides     4     (specialize) care for each student according to their physical condition. In 2013, Xie’s workload became heavier after she     5     (assign) to work at the school’s rehabilitation(康复) center.     6     (ensure) every child received scientific and targeted rehabilitation training, she worked out specific plans for them. For children with mental handicaps, Xie     7     (patient) coached them to master basic skills of taking care of themselves in daily life. She also spent lots of time training children with hearing and speech impairments to work on their pronunciation, which often caused her to develop     8    swollen throat.

Several years ago, the school launched a campaign of offering door-to-door education to students     9     could not attend school because of severe physical disabilities. Xie was among over 30 teachers     10     (task) with tutoring those students. “Although we do feel exhausted sometimes, we feel our work is valuable after witnessing their progress, even just a little bit,” Xie said.

The buzzwords “brittle college students” (脆皮大学生)     1    (go) viral on the internet recently amid growing concerns over a serious decline (下降) in the physical health of Chinese college students.

The relevant hashtag (标签) “brittle college students” has exploded on social media, with a large number of comments     2    (share) experiences of college students who have suffered unexpected and funny injuries. “I just stretched (伸展) a bit     3     my neck got twisted”, said one student with an     4    (embarrass) smile, when he was interviewed.

The term refers     5     the new generation of college students generally suffering from many physical problems. “Brittle,”     6     literally means tender and fragile, has been used by netizens to     7    (joking) describe how easily college students can get injured and sick.

The “2020 China University Students Health Survey Report”     8    (publish) by China Youth Daily likewise pointed out that unhealthy lifestyle is     9     main factor. College students spend too much time on smartphones and many stay up late playing games. All of these contribute to health     10    (issue).

My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classrooms, but I wasn’t there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was 13 years old, but I tended     1    (hate)being who I was.

I had an English teacher who took so much     2    (responsible)for his job, Mr. Creech. He knew I couldn’t read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone     3     had a reading age below six had to stand up. Nervously, I stood up. At that time I had some doubt whether I could keep up with the other students. Later that day, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to     4    (regular)help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading. I became more and more     5    (confidence).

Now I was 41 years old and my     6    (occupy)was an author. One day, I said to my wife, “According to my schedule, I must fly back to Texas to organize a meeting tomorrow.” She nodded and said, “Our son     7    (return)home tomorrow morning and I should take advantage     8     the opportunity to buy something nice for him to eat. ” On my way from the airport, it was so     9    (amaze)to see Mr. Creech buying himself a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him, “Do I know you?” he asked at the sight of me. “Yes, sir, you do know me.” I answered excitedly, “My name is Anthony Hamilton, You taught me English many years ago.” The look on his face told me that he recognized the boy he’d once encouraged.

“I’m so glad that I have a chance to see you.” I said, “And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share with you.” To his relief, he knew I had had no trouble reading books and articles. I told him that I had worked very hard and finally my effort had paid     10    .

Katie Booser is a third-grade teacher in California, USA. Every day she sings encouraging sentences with her    1     (student) such as “I believe in myself”, “I am strong”, and “I am smart”. This is something she    2     (do) before every class and every test for the past 10 years. She    3     (believe) these sentences are important, because they set the tone (基调) for the whole day. She wants to give her students the tools for a(n)     4    (success) life, which she thinks starts with confidence (自信).

Booser was inspired (启发)     5     her teachers who taught her when she was at school.“As a student    6     (I), I was nervous, especially before a test or a big exam,” Booser says.

“What    7     (help) me a lot were those ‘I am’ sentences from my teachers.”

Booser does this routine (常规) both inside    8     outside the classroom, especially during The time of COVID-19. “It has really worked during this    9     (difficulty) time, with so much out of our control,” says Booser. “The sentences we sing are great in class, and they’re also helpful out in the real world.”

Booser considers being a teacher a gift. It gives her a chance     10     (make) a difference in the kids’ life that she hopes will in turn make a difference in the world.

Completely     1     (absorb) in his novel, my deskmate didn’t notice our class teacher Mary coming to him. “    2     (tell) many times to study hard, why are you still wasting your time?” Mary said angrily,     3     (glare) at him. “Sorry,     4     (not know) what to do, I just want to keep quiet in class,     5     (kill) my time.” When     6     (hear) his words, Mary left more angrily without saying anything.     7     (surprise), all the classmates stopped studying and looked up at my deskmate     8     he was always considered a hard-working boy. “It’s nothing special,” he explained,     9     (put) the novel in his bag. “Isn’t it good for us     10     (read) more?” Then he began to do his homework.

Although I have become a senior high school student, I still remember some people and things     1     were related to Miss Brown     2     is my teacher teaching me English in my junior high school. She once told me to read a grammar book     3     is for beginners. I did     4     she told me, so my English was improved a lot. I believe that she is the person     5     I should give my thanks to.

Lai Xuanzhi graduated from Wuhan Sports University, majoring in basketball. In 2010, the new graduate     1     (employ) as a PE teacher at a village school. Back then, it was challenging for him. Lacking facilities and funds, the school wasn’t set up     2     (hold) ordinary PE courses, such as basketball, soccer and track and field, so the     3     (ambition) young teacher had to shift his focus to something that was cheaper and easier to organize.

He discovered rope-jumping. With it, he led the students from a village school to participate in many highly competitive international competitions. The very beginning was     4     first World Inter-School Rope Competition, which took place in Dubai in 2015. Lai’s team skipped through, winning 27 of the total of 28 gold     5     (medal). Lai watched the teens standing on the podium (领奖台) singing the national anthem with tears     6     (run) down their faces. It was at that moment     7     Lai came to realize that for students who are educated in a village school, rope-jumping could not only be part of physical education but also provide access     8     more opportunities.

Now, Lai’s jump-rope team has over 200 members. “Children are the future of the country and the hope of the nation,” Lai says. “I hope the effort I     9     (put) into physical education can help them to gain a much     10     (bright) future.”

My English teacher was very tall. The moment she     1    (enter) the class, we would all sit     2    (quiet) and open the books. She would encourage me by giving me important assignments and also morning news to read during the assembly. She would come down and listen to my English debate,    3    made me take part in all debate competitions.

    4    same was true of my biology and science teacher. She was very nice and sweet. She would always give me extra information on the biology project. I could not go to the lab for experiments, so she would bring the lab down and help me with the biology and science     5    (experiment) and would give me excellent marks.

My friends made me monitor and the naughty boys listened to me. My friends used to help me with my notes when I was     6    (absence). My teachers always gave me important project work and I felt proud when they patted me     7    the back after I finished it quickly and correctly. I was never shouted at or made fun of or scolded by any of my friends and teachers.

Today I often see the terrible punishments     8    (give) to students on TVs. I feel very sad.

I really want to express my love and thanks to all my wonderful teachers and friends. Without them my school life would not     9    (be) so excellent and     10    (forget).

Betty Peck, 96 years old, is a retired teacher from Saratoga, Califormia, who taught kindergarten for more than 50 years. Her Magic Mirror     1     (success) inspired(激励) thousands of students. And many teachers     2     learned of this Magic Mirror made one of their own. What is it?

Whenever one of her students was     3     (disappoint), afraid or sad, Betty would take that student to a small room. Inside     4     (be) a full-length mirror, and as the student looked into the mirror, Betty would always have her hand on his or her shoulder,     5     (say), “How could you forget how wonderful you are?” She would then offer loving     6     (word) to calm the student as the student stared into his or her reflection in the mirror. “Look at     7     (you),” Betty would say. “What     8     wonderful student you are in the mirror! How could you forget that?” And they would look in the mirror and cheer up again. Betty loves to read. She wrote several books     9     teaching and inspiring students. She also encourages each of us     10     (find) our creative selves by answering this basic question: What values inspire and guide your creative self?

Whatever your age, the answer could change your life.