“Multiple measures have been taken to stop the illegal use of farmland,” an official of the Ministry of Natural Resources     1    (tell) a news conference on Monday. 

Together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the ministry released two notices in July. One banned the illegal use of farmland     2     real estate (房地产) projects and the other sought     3    (ensure) reasonable land use for housing construction in rural areas. 

Since the release of the two notices, several regions     4    (raise)public awareness of the legal use of farmland through short television     5    (program) or online films in local dialects. 

Inspections and law enforcement (执行) have also been strengthened in recent months,with satellite remote sensing being introduced.

“The central government has attached great     6    (important) to farmland protection,” the ministry said. Those involved in the illegal use,sale and transfer of permanent farmland covering more than 0.33 hectares or ordinary farmland covering more than 0.66 hectares will be sued. Farmland in China     7    (classify) as permanent when its use for nonagricultural purposes is banned. Ordinary farmland can be used for other purposes in certain circumstances. 

China established     8     national territorial (领土的) planning system by the end of 2020. It is guided by three “red lines”, one of     9     includes about 103 million hectares of permanent farmland with the aim of boosting safety, improving quality and     10    (prevent) nonagricultural use.

Does the Internet help or harm friendships? Different people have different opinions. Robert thinks talking online is no replacement for face⁃to⁃face contact. Communicating through a screen makes     1     more difficult for children to concentrate or show kindness to others. Social skills enable children     2       (develop)lifelong friendships. What’s more, the Internet     3     (make) people self⁃centred. They are only concerned with their online popularity. He also thinks friendships are built on the basis of trust. Going online can be particularly dangerous for people who are easily     4     (influence) by others.  

But Cathy holds the opposite opinion. She thinks the Internet makes communication more     5     (convenience) and more fun. People can keep in touch     6     friends wherever they are or whatever they are doing. There are also so many online tools people can use to be creative. In     7     (add), online communication can     8     (actual) bring people closer to each other. Whoever needs help can immediately get some useful     9     (suggestion) or information from all over the world,     10     makes friends feel loved and cared for.

Researchers have found that people who unplug their cellphones, TV, etc. over the weekend have     1     (great) satisfaction with life than people     2     spend their Saturdays stuck in their electronic equipment.

When social networking sites emerged, we     3     (believe) them to be only advantageous and not at all harmful, as they aimed to connect everyone around the world. But now we     4     (addict) to them. We have become a “connected” society     5     almost every way these days. Some people are so connected that even before brushing their teeth    6     making coffee, they will roll over to check    7     (they) phones.

    8     technology has certainly fostered (促进) more rapid and instant communication, the consequence from this has the potential     9     (be) catastrophic over the next several generations. The potential for addiction and loss of human interaction    10     (connect) with digital communication seems evident now more than ever in our current society.

Why does one person get selected for a promotion while others with equal skills, education and experience get passed over? In my opinion, a person’s proven willingness to behave     1     (responsible) is one of the major     2     (reason). In fact, responsibility influences how the leader behaves with subordinates (下级), and it also influences the relationship with an immediate boss and with other departments in the organization. Much management    3     (guide) surprisingly overlooks this characteristic, yet it     4     (explain) many successes and failures, as well as a large portion of promotional decisions.

More than 40 years ago, Dale Miller conducted    5     examination on the promotion of his managers. Each manager received a group of 62 statements,     6     describe management behaviours, and was asked to make a forced choice, going from the most effective to the     7     (little) effective behaviour. The best managers’ choice was the statement, “Accepts full responsibility for the performance of the work unit.” This statement     8     (choose) far more frequently than statements about assignment, planning, staffing, time-management or technical skills. This choice also illustrated the sharpest distinction between the excellent managers and managers with     9     (disappoint) performance. In the end, the managers who hadn’t been promoted attached far less importance to responsible behaviours, because they were considered to be    10     (rely).

Nowadays, it is common that more and more high school students open their own microblogs on the Internet. For one thing, it can provide a colourful platform to show their talent. For     1    , it is a useful way to release their     2     (press). And all these make it more and more popular with high school students.     3     many parents and teachers hold a different view. They think that managing a microblog will take a lot of time and energy,     4     should be used to study.

I am     5     (great) in favour of this activity. Today the Internet     6     (play) an important role in our life. Therefore, as high school students of the Information Age, we need to learn to make use of this     7     (meaning) tool to communicate and display ourselves.

What’s more, opening and organising microblogs need various abilities such as writing, designing, being good     8     computer skills and so on. Only if we master those abilities can we make a successful microblog. As a result, we improve ourselves while     9     (organise) our microblogs.

In fact, the microblog itself is of little harm. It is your attitude towards it that     10     (matter). We should take advantage of it and avoid some bad effects.

High school years are a large part in shaping    1    person you are going to become. A school often    2     (provide) education for you, and it can also be a place    3    you can develop relationships with many different people, join clubs, and take part in a variety of different sports. These years can make you become a high school student filled with many different     4     (emotion), including happiness, anger, sadness, admiration, loneliness, stress, and a large amount more. This is also a time when peer (同龄人) pressure is most commonly put upon a vast majority of teens.

Peer pressure is the influence from members of one’s peer group. This can include influencing another to drink, smoke, cheat on a test, lie, skip class, and etc. The list is    5     (end). Peer pressure at high school is both    6     (harm) and effective because it can lead to teen depression, high stress levels, negative behavior    7     (issue), and poor decision making and outcomes.

Despite the fact that peer pressure is most commonly seen as a very negative issue, it can    8     (see) positively in some situations. This can contain pressuring your peers to avoid drugs, be honest, avoid alcohol, respect others,work hard, exercise, be kind, be responsible, and more. Friends and peer    9     (actual) affect the choices you make. Choosing to have good friends can have a very strong effect     10    you.

The Internet is an     1     (amaze) information resource. Students, teachers     2     researchers use it as     3     important tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the     4     (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it     5     (connect) with individuals from other countries and cultures. However, while there are many positive developments associated with the Internet, there are also certain fears and     6     (concern). One concern is a lack of control over what     7     (appear) on the Internet. With television and radio the editors will check the accuracy of the contents of programs, and with television there are limits on what kinds of programs can     8     (broadcast) and at what time of the day. However,     9     the help of the Internet, parents can check a published guide to determine what     10     (suit) for their children to see.

Nowadays, with the growing     1    (popular) of smartphones and computers, an increasing number of students are choosing to learn English beyond the classroom in     2    (vary) ways.

It can easily be seen that the percentage of students    3    choose listening to English     4     (song) and watching English movies is respectively 65% and 50%. However, those choosing reading English books and visiting English learning websites only account     5    18% and 12%.

As far as I’m     6    (concern), it is a disturbing trend. For students, what benefits most to their study is reading English books     7    (constant). Because of their lack of self-discipline, they’re more easily     8    (addict) to chatting online or playing games.     9     is urgent for students themselves to improve their self-discipline, and it’s also urgent for parents and teachers     10     (strength) the guidance.