For many young people, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (go) to university is one of the most important {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(stage) of their lives. It is the time when young people will move out of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (they) home to live with other people, often strangers. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(especial) in the US, people often travel very far from home to study. It is a time to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (dependence).

    At university, you {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (teach) by lectures and professors who are leading figures in their study. The opportunity to learn from and to discuss with them is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} drives some people to apply to university. Students are required to choose a major that they wish to study. Apart {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the academic benefit, life at university can also allow students {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (develop) their interests in many fields.

    Therefore, university is a place {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you attain knowledge, to develop your values and accept those who may be different.

    Fake news has long been {#blank#}1{#/blank#} serious problem, and social media {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (blame) for allowing fake news stories to spread. US tech{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (company) Facebook and Google have been using {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (analyze) technology to fact-check stories and add labels {#blank#}5{#/blank#} dubious (可疑的) ones to warn their readers.

    But recently a survey {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find) that as many as 60 percent of people in the US still think that not enough is being done{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (keep) internet users away from fake news. According to Eric Carvin, social media editor at the Associated Press, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(fight) fake news is like “whack-a-mole (打地鼠游戏)”, she said, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} means that for now, we'll just have to rely on {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) common sense to decide what's real and what isn't.

Lesson 3：…the tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. ... He has pointed out that the tree is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} useful source of income {#blank#}3{#/blank#} tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it.

Lesson 4：…As the neighbors complained {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. …Since then, he {#blank#}5{#/blank#} another bad habit…. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the gate and Rex got so {#blank#}7{#/blank#} we have not seen him since.

Lesson 5：…A relation of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} is coming to see you. …The moment you leave this tent, you {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a big surprise. “Where have you been hiding?” she asked {#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

    Hi, I've got something {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (excite) to tell you. I was in an elevator yesterday and saw Robin Drexel, the famous movie star! I just stood there, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (freeze). I couldn't say a word. But {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of a sudden, she turned to me, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (say), "Hello" too. Then she asked me {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the restaurant was on the fifth floor, I told her I was going to the restaurant {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (my), and I offered to show her where it was. She said, "Oh, fine." Then she said, "Why don't we have lunch together?" Imagine! I never thought I would have lunch with a movie star! But I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (do)! We had lunch together and talked for about half {#blank#}8{#/blank#} hour. She even paid for my lunch! Can you imagine? But that isn't all. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} lunch, she asked me if she could give me a ride to somewhere. I told her I was going home. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} she took me home in her big, black limousine (豪华轿车). It was an exciting day. That's all for now. I've got to run!

    A small town in New Zealand has announced a (n) {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(usual) plan to ban domestic cats in order to protect native wildlife.

    Those {#blank#}2{#/blank#} currently own cats will not be forced to give them away, according to the plan. However, after their cats pass away, they will not be allowed {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(get) another one. The cats will need to have microchips (芯片) {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(put) just below the surface of {#blank#}5{#/blank#} skins so that they can be found at any time.

    Village officials say the plan {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(need) because domestic cats {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (attack) wild animals in the area. Because of this, the area's native wildlife is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (rapid) disappearing.

    New Zealand has listed 150 animal species as being seriously endangered and in need of {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(protect). These animals include a kind of ant that only lives under one kind of rock, and a kind of lizard (蜥蜴) that only lives {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a certain area.

    Who are better at science in your class, girls or boys? These years, girls start to show more interest in the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (subject) of science, technology, engineering and Maths (STEM), according to a recent study from the UK.

    In the study, every year over the last seven years, over 20,000 students {#blank#}2{#/blank#} were in their final year in high school were surveyed. As for university courses, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} number of girls considering choosing STEM subjects has a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (big) increase than that of boys. Over one-fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering jobs {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (relate) to STEM, such as engineers. And the interest in engineering and science has also risen.

    This is an important change for women in the UK. But at present, there are not nearly as many women {#blank#}6{#/blank#} men studying STEM subjects or working in the STEM fields. Only 13%～22% of people who graduate {#blank#}7{#/blank#} university with STEM degrees are women. And women are seen only one in eight STEM jobs.

    Are men really more suited to STEM work than women? Of course not. This is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (part) because of the conventional idea, which means many people think so, even though it is not correct.

    "It is important that young women should {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (encourage) to get into these jobs. In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. Studying science can do {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (we) good. It offers women chances of taking up fantastic careers and they will get higher pay in these areas," said Niki Yates, manager of GSK's business.