Dear Brad,

    In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (pass) the test with good grades, I can get to the 10^th grade and choose a good school {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (study) in. Now I am trying my best to make my dream {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (come) true. At the same time, I'm the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. I am so busy with my school work and duties as a monitor that I don't have enough time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (keep) a balance between them. Gradually I become lazy. The other day, my head teacher {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tell) me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as the class monitor. Her words really discouraged me.

    What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as the class monitor? I must {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(do) my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) a class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (be) a good leader. I don't want {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (go) to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me. Can you tell me how {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (choose)?

                                                                                                                                                                                  Yours,

                                                                                                                                                                                   Gates

    Chen Qingyuan, 13, is an ordinary student in Grade 8 in the United States. But he has made himself a “star” on WeChat! He has a public WeChat account ( ID: mgzxxx0811) to share his life in the US, from study to after-class activities. He has about 1,200 followers. All his posts are original and he updates (更新）it almost every day.

    In the beginning, only a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} people read his stories. But he didn't give up. “Gradually, I realized that followers prefer things that are ‘useful' to {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Parents are more interested in how to apply for US schools,” he said. For example, his most popular article was how to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} with interviews when applying (申请) for a US private high school. He shared his several interview experiences and gave suggestions. The article had more than 2,200 views and hundreds of reports.

    To write high quality articles every day, Chen worked very hard. He observed（观察）life {#blank#}4{#/blank#}，read a lot of books and even learned how to design pages. “I found everything in life could be written about. The key is to find a point and make it clear,” he said.

    Recently, he wrote an article about the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} between the first school day in the US and China. Through pictures, he showed that US students would receive many materials {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the first school day, including the Principal's Letter and various forms to fill in. While in China, students would have a class meeting to discuss their class rules for the new term or share their different experiences of the last vacation with each other.  

    Many readers encourage and thank him by {#blank#}7{#/blank#} messages and money. So far he has received about 1,500 yuan. And he said he would keep writing at least until high school {#blank#}8{#/blank#} he wouldn't let his followers down.”

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A. long  B. accept  C. driving  D. possible  E. year

    Dididache (嘀嘀打车) is a popular taxi-hailing app (打车软件). It has been used by a large number of taxi drivers in many cities recently. The app shows the real-time locations (实时定位) of taxis on a map by using the GPS technology and makes it {#blank#}1{#/blank#} for users to book a taxi on the phone. The users' request (要求) will be sent to the nearest taxi drivers who will decide whether to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the order or not Taxi-hailing apps are very popular in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, having gained tens of thousands of users. However, the city's taxi-control departments doubt its helpfulness and have said it may raise safety concerns because many taxi drivers have been found checking their phones while {#blank#}3{#/blank#} . The app has also been criticized (指责) for disturbing market order, and creating difficulties for passengers who do not use the app to book a taxi. Many users complain that they are only useful when most taxis are idle (空驶), and booking a taxi can still be challenging during bad weather and rush hours. Can this app be in use for {#blank#}4{#/blank#}?

    Technology might make a great difference to our life. Let's wait and see.

    Mothers should be respected. My mother is a kind and gentle woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}, she works hard. As a mother, she{#blank#}2{#/blank#} good care of us and gives us every comfort. She teaches math at a middle school. She goes to work{#blank#}3{#/blank#} in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. She loves her students and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} for them. She is respected by{#blank#}5{#/blank#}her students and colleagues. She has been chosen or elected{#blank#}6{#/blank#}a model teacher several times. As soon as she comes back from school, she sets about {#blank#}7{#/blank#}housework and preparing nice dishes for us.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}she is busy and older for her age, she looks as cheerful and happy as ever.

    Often she says to us, "Work while you work, and play while you play. That is the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to happiness. If you do not work, you will become lazy and are of no use to society. ” What a good piece of advice it is! My mother is great indeed, and I always feel 80{#blank#}10{#/blank#}of her.