Teenage life is full of adventures and challenges. Doing voluntary work is popular among some teenagers. And extra-curricular activities     1     (prefer) by others, such as organizing debates, studying literature, dancing ballet and cleaning up the greenhouses. But more people sign up for advanced     2     (course) out of curiosity.     3     (actual), some teenagers feel confused in their youth, and their behaviors are sometimes confusing. They think there is a generation gap between     4     (they) and adults, so experts are trying to find a suitable solution. Johnson is     5     outgoing freshman. He is so attracted to Chinese literature that he     6     (give) up his studies in Chicago and come to China since he was 10 years old. Obviously,     7     the help of his teacher, his Chinese has improved greatly and he can speak fluent Chinese on campus now. As scheduled, he will graduate from the school     8     he has stayed for a long time next year. What he is concentrating on is the ancient Chinese literature and he is     9     (interest) in Tang poetry. The topic of his research content is “the differences between Eastern and Western literature”. An editor that acts responsibly has advised him     10     (read) some classical Chinese literature first. This suggestion means a lot to him.

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Parents hold different opinions about students’ studying abroad. Wang Li, the mother of twin girls, believes that there is no need for overseas study. As far as she is     1     (concern), studying abroad is a bad idea because it causes both economic and     2     (academy) pressure.     3     (addition), with many great universities now available in China, young people who choose to study in our homeland also have a great future to look forward     4    .

Contrary to Wang’s opinion, Zhang Yi, the father of a boy, argues that the advantages outweigh the     5     (advantage). He holds the view     6     the experience of studying abroad not only contributes to personal growth, but also increases chances of cultural exchange.     7     (cooperate) with people from diverse cultural backgrounds can help us view the world from different     8     (angle) and have a better understanding of our own culture. He also stresses that, in the long run, studying abroad provides a great opportunity for young people to make     9     (contribute) to the development of our motherland. Though accompanied by many     10     (difficulty), studying abroad is worthwhile.

Chemical pesticides and artificial fertilisers have been     1     widespread use in farming since the middle of the 20th century. When they were first introduced, many farmers welcomed them as a great way to fight crop disease and increase     2     (produce). Overtime, however, what some scientists have found is     3     their long-term use can sometimes harm both the land and people’s health.

As an alternative, some farmers     4     (switch) to organic farming, and many customers have turned to organic food when they shop at the local grocery. Organic farming is simply farming    5     using any chemicals.

Some people would prefer     6     (stop) the use of man-made chemicals in agriculture     7     (entire). What keeps them from doing so is the fact that chemical farming serves the high demand for food around the world. Organic farming is nowhere near able     8     (meet) that need. Therefore, there is still a long way to find a     9     (suit) solution that puts sufficient food on the dinner table while     10     (keep) people and the environment as healthy as possible.

Stepping outside the railway station early     1    an autumn morning,visitors are met with the view of the cold air along with the water, forming a thick, soft blanket of fog (雾) over the Grand Canal,the “main street” of Venice. It’s a sight that    2     (welcome) millions of visitors from all over the world since the city became one of Europe’s economic superpowers.

Yet, the breath-taking beauty     3    inspired countless painters, writers and artists over the centuries easily damaged is at risk of being lost forever. The city’s    4     (survive) is threatened (威胁) by rising water levels. The unstoppable increase in sea level has caused flooding    5     (become) the order of the day.

After 1966, the year of the worst flooding in Venice’s history, the Italian Government started a project to save the city.     6     project needing a lot of effort was carried out to protect the lowest areas from flooding. Thirty     7     (year) later, there was an agreement     8     (support) by everyone on the     9     (success) results both of the technical achievements and international cooperation(合作).

But Venice still needs attentive care. The city remains threatened on several fronts— mass tourism, the possible damage of city development     10     a large number of boats.

Young Chinese are fighting against society through a simple act of resistance: lying down. Examples of the “tangping” or “lying flat”    1    (include) not getting married, not having children, and refusing to work extra hours or to hold a job at all. “I stay at home and sleep and watch television series. ” said Zhang, who described herself as “lying flat” for the last two weeks    2    leaving her job in the film industry in Wuxi.

“Tangping”    3    (emerge) over the last few months. Some compare them to the 1950s Beat Generation in the United States.     4    (other) call their behavior a form of nonviolent resistance. The term developed after     5    April post on the Tieba forum, whose author described a low-effort, low-cost lifestyle consisting of just a few months’ work out of the year.

“Lying flat is my movement. ” he    6    (write), referring to the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who was known for living in a large container. He posted a picture of himself lying in bed in the middle of the day with the curtains    7    (draw).

But as “tangping” gained    8    (popular), it also brought a level of dishonor. Nanfang Daily called the philosophy “shameful”. But for Zhang in Wuxi, lying flat is not about giving up or withdrawing from society. “Many people want to lie down because 996 is too    9    (tire),” she said, referring to the constant hours common in tech industry,    10    the staff are expected to work from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , six days a week. The philosophy is also about giving oneself a break.

If you live in Shanghai, you might have to take a lesson in sorting garbage.     1     is now required that people should sort garbage into four categories —    2     (recycle), harmful, dry and wet waste. However, if people fail to sort their garbage properly, they can     3     (fine) up to 200 yuan.

More cities are introducing similar regulations,     4     (follow) the practice in Shanghai. However, garbage sorting is still a big problem in China. Only 30% of the     5     (participant) think they are adequately sorting their trash. It’s partly because many people lack their willingness to sort their own waste. “It’s     6     must to have a legal guarantee     7     (promote) garbage sorting,” said Liu Jianguo, a professor from Tsinghua University.

Aside from China, many other foreign countries     8     (introduce) garbage-sorting regulations in the past years. In Japan, waste sorting has become a basic survival skill. There is a     9     (fix) time for the disposal of each kind of garbage and littering can result     10     high fines and even jail time. Over 90% of the public believe that garbage sorting is important for the protection of the environment.

SOCIAL MEDIA DETOX

Today marks the last day of the Social Media Detox,     1    fundraising campaign for new sports equipment. At first, over 100 students had been persuaded    2     (stop) using social media in ANY form for seven days. Now, with the detox    3     ( finish), they’ve switched     4    their devices and they’re back online. In the campaign , some students,     5    found the detox was difficult to tolerate threw in the towel halfway while others managed the whole week.