A：Hi, Sonia.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

B：Sure, she's my English teacher Mrs. Hunt.

A：Oh? Does she have any children?

B：Yes. She has two children,one son and one daughter.

A：{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

B：He's short with brown hair. 

A：What does her daughter look like?

B：{#blank#}3{#/blank#}By the way(顺便问一下), could you come to my party this Saturday?

A：{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Is Mrs. Hunt going to your party, too?

B：Yes. She will come to my party with her children. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A：Geat! Help me to know them, OK?

B：No problem.

    Who are (A)_ at science in your class, girls or boys? Nowadays, girls start to show more interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects, according to a recent study by Cambridge Occupational Analysts (COA), UK.

    In the study, last year, (B) over 20,000 students who were in their final year in high school were surveyed. The number of girls considering university courses in STEM subjects has been larger than that of boys. Over a fifth of the girls surveyed said they were considering related jobs, (C)_ engineering and technology. Interest has also risen in mechanical (机械学的) engineering, electrical engineering and the sciences.

     (D)_.In the past, there were not nearly as many women as men  (E)_ STEM subjects or working in STEM related fields. Only 13% of people who graduated from university with STEM degrees were women. Now, there are about 22%.(F) In the past, only one eighth of the STEM jobs were held by women. This was partly because of the stereotype (刻板印象) that men are more suited to this work than women. Now it has been (G)_. Over 20% of the engineers are women in the UK.

    In fact, STEM subjects are fun and exciting. Studying science can benefit (使……受益) girls. “It opens girls up to fascinating careers,” Niki Yates, manager of GSK's UK Business, told The Daily Telegraph. She says(H) it is important to encourage young women to do these jobs. They will receive higher pay in these areas. More women in work also helps the economy grow.

    Ma Wanqing, 13, is a Junior I at Chengdu No.3 Middle School. By looking at this kid, you would never think he's a scientist.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} He got patents（专利）this month for two inventions（发明）：a feet-washing machine and an easy trash can（垃圾桶）.

The feet-washing machine looks like a toy, but it really works." Just hit the button, and that's all it takes: the machine washes and dries your feet for you," said Wu Di at Chengdu Zhongya Patent Office.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It's something his mum makes him do every day.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} He drew many pictures, and he made many changes to his first ideas. After lots of thinking and hard work, he is finally finished.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} "It's all because I'm too lazy, "he tells them.

But his mother, Wang Xiao lin, thinks differently." He's hard-working. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}"

    How do you usually go on a trip? By car, by train or by plane? {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Do you know why?

    First, I like trains because I can walk in them, and don't need to always sit (坐) there. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Second, I can know much more about China because there are many people on the train. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Third, I can play games on my computer or on my cellphone (手机), but on a plane I can't do that. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I don't need much time to get to the place I want to go. I don't like buses, because they are always crowded (拥挤的), and they stop many times on the way. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} So many people like going on a trip by train. What about you?