Primary schools now attach great importance to labor education, advocating students to do activities such as cooking, making handicrafts     1     decorating houses.

Xue Youmei, a Grade 3 student, spent the winter holiday in Guangxi. Everything about village life was novel to Xue who was used     2     urban life. Xue joined her family to work at a farm field planted with Chinese water chestnuts. Xue,     3     (wear) a pair of gloves, helped her father pick up water chestnuts at the field.

For Yang Liqiao, a Grade 6 student, the past winter holiday gave her     4     new identity-garbage sorting guide. Yang wore a volunteer’s vest and recorded the situation of the garbage sorting work at her residential community.     5     (additional), Yang also invited her classmates to walk around the park nearby to pick up garbage on the ground. Yang’s father observed labor activities offered students a chance     6     (acquire) knowledge, which was not taught at class.

At the same time, some schools in China also assigned specialized homework during the winter vacation to let students enjoy play-based learning. Some students     7    (ask) to cooperate with parents to decorate their homes with New Year     8    (painting). The task aimed to develop students’     9    (innovation) thinking. And some were required to collect physics-related Chinese poems, make an     10    (analyse) and draw a conclusion.

Can you imagine turning your school into a farm? This is     1     students did at Zhengzhou Foreign Language Middle School. Under the “double reduction” policy(双减政策), students have many new clubs and after-school     2     (activity). One of the most popular clubs     3     (be) the Happy Farming Club.

“At first I thought I could just grow some vegetables here,” said Zhang Xin, a club member. “But     4     turned out that I also learned a lot about agriculture and biology.”

After     5     (study) crops like wheat and garlic, students got the chance to grow them. “My group tried growing leeks (韭菜).” said Zhang. “We first put the roots underground. Then we     6     (cover) them with a thin layer of soil and watered them. After this, we had a great sense of     7     (achieve). We hope the leeks can grow strong!”

Other groups grew     8     (differ) things such as wheat and spinach(菠菜). To tell them apart, students set up boards with the vegetables’ names on them. The campus looks like a small farm now.

“In the 38 years of our school’s history, we are the first     9     (grow) vegetables,” said Zhang. “This is really     10     special experience!”

Is Your School Safe?

Your school can be a dangerous place, but     1     making it safer you can prevent accidents.

The Playground

·Make sure that there are no small rocks, tree branches,     2     glass on the playground.

·Don’t climb on playground equipment. Use playground equipment only as it was designed     3    (use).

·No running except in areas set aside for it.

The Gym and Sports Field

·Always wear the proper sports clothes and equipment when     4    (take) part in sports activities or exercises.

·Follow the directions of the     5    (coach) and sports teachers.

·Pay close attention to the people around you, or else you can hurt them.

The Bathrooms

·Be careful     6     the floors are wet.

·Do not use electrical appliances, such as hairdryers, in the school bathrooms.

·If the plumbing or electricity does not work or is not working     7    (proper), report it to the school staff.

The Hallways and Classrooms

·No running or pushing.

·Do not block doorways with box or furniture, and do not use the hallways for     8    (store).

The Science Labs

·Wear safety gear as you     9    (instruct).

·Follow the instructions of the teachers and staff.

·Put equipment away when you are done with     10    .