Life skill is one of the most important,{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (factor) to support students. Therefore, some people hold the idea {#blank#}2{#/blank#} unpaid community work should be a compulsory part of high school programs to help students gain life skills and knowledge. And there are a lot of high schools{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (perform) some programs like that.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (person), I think those programs are very good because they help students to get the opportunity {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (see) and experience different aspects of life.

    Instead of watching TV or playing games on the computer at home, students will accumulate a lot of useful experience and knowledge {#blank#}6{#/blank#} working in the community. Through some activities like that, students will become creative and active since they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (know) how to communicate and keep a good relationship with other people. Especially, in the future, some experiences from participating in community organizations will be very {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (value) because it is a vital part in CV when students want to apply for a job.

    To sum up, it will be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}good idea for students to carry out unpaid community service in high schools. These programs will improve students' life skills and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (they) understanding of life.

    Today I went to a conference, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} two students had a debate about the strengths and weaknesses of the Internet.

    The first speaker talked about the positive {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (effect) of the Internet on our lives. The first is its value for people who {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (look) for information. For example, with the touch of a button {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the click of a mouse, a student will find abundant information at his or her command. The second is our ability {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (relate) to others through the Internet and it is especially important for disabled people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} can't leave their homes.

    The {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (two) speaker talked about the negative effects of the Internet on our lives. For example, some experts think that the outcome of spending too much time on the Internet ii difficulty in {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (form) social bonds. They were also quite explicit about how heavy Internet users spend {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (much) time with their Internet friends than their real-life friends from school and work.

    Both sides presented lots of statistics to support their arguments. My own judgment is that though the Internet is. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (benefit), we should use our intelligence and not be a slave to it!

    Do you know that some of the most interesting urban gardens are in unexpected places? They may be on top of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} public building, in the middle of a commercial district, or in the terminal of one of the world1s {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (busy) airports. You may have wandered on a sidewalk next to a “secret garden”{#blank#}3{#/blank#} realizing it was just around the comer or on the other side of a wall.

    If you don t know these attractive {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (nature) spaces exist, you might never experience them. At the same time, the fact that these places escape notice {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(make) them worth seeking out.

    St. Dunstan-in-the-East is a historic church in London, which has a history of hundreds of years. It survived the Great Fire of London in the 17th century, but it {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(hit) by a German bomb during World War II. St. Dunstan was rebuilt in the 1960s. Later, the city turned the grounds into a public garden.

    St. Dunstan is on a quiet street, but it's only a short walk from major {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (tour)attractions like the Tower of London. This peaceful park reportedly gets {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(relative)crowded at noon on sunny days during {#blank#}9{#/blank#} time office workers from the nearby buildings come to eat lunch. At most other times, however, it's a quiet place {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) away.

    It's no surprise that smartwatches are so popular nowadays— {#blank#}1{#/blank#} seems that everyone wants to buy one! There's just one big problem: smartwatches are unprotected and can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (damage) easily. Since you are wearing it on your wrist there's no room {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (place) a shatterproof protective case on your smartwatch like you would on your mobile phone. In the course of {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (live) your life and wearing a smartwatch it's only a matter of time before it gets bumped, cracked, or smashed. That means paying a high fee to get your smartwatch {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (repair).

    Owing {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the new breakthrough military technology, there's a new type of smartwatch that's super robust (nearly shatterproof) and yet very stylish!

The T-Watch Tactical Watch {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) ready for the "combat" of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (day) life. Demanding physical job? Extreme workouts and outdoor sports? No problem, this smartwatch can get through without so many as nicks (刻痕) or {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (scratch). What's more, this smartwatch, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} can withstand the toughest situations with no problems at all, is also dust and waterproof.

    Teaching as a volunteer teacher is quite {#blank#}1{#/blank#} experience for Zhang Tian. He became a volunteer teacher in a village school in Guizhou Province,{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(inspire) by the idea of living independently away from home.

    However, not everything lived up to Zhang Tian's hopes. The school, with only three classrooms, was much{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(small) than he had expected. Living in the village was also tougher than he had thought. It took him a long time to adjust{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the life there. The thought of {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(leave)once flashed through his mind, but he quickly gave it up and found ways to deal with the challenges.

    {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make)school life more colorful for his students  Zhang Tian introduced more subjects to the school. Tough as it is, he has enjoyed working with the children. {#blank#}7{#/blank#} makes him most satisfied is that his students are able to read, speak and write in English and they can learn the language{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(confident).

    Besides teaching, Zhang Tian also contacted charity organizations for help and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (teach)the villagers how to sell local products online. The {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(contribute) he has made to the village is so great that the villagers treat him as one of them.

    When in 1984 I. M. Pei, then the most sought-after architect in America, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (present) his plans for a 70-foot glass pyramid in the 18th-century courtyard of the Louvre, the general{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(react) was anger. Because Mr. Pei was Chinese-American, he{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (apparent) had no under standing of the Louvre, or Paris, or France.

    However, these remarks did not annoy him. With quick enthusiasm and wide smiles, he took them. He had been asked to design {#blank#}4{#/blank#}new entrance for the museum and{#blank#}5{#/blank#} everyone's surprise, instead of adding on some concrete block, he had created a great welcoming space: put a winding staircase underground and capped it with a ray of light {#blank#}6{#/blank#}did not hurt the old facades(外墙).

    When he was a child, his imagination {#blank#}7{#/blank#}( shape) by his family's ancient gardens at Suzhou in Jiangsu. There, he would wander winding{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(path) through fantastic rocks towards pavilions (亭子), unconsciously {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (absorb) the beauty of the surroundings.

    Mr. Pei built a hotel complex at Fragrant Hill outside Beijing, after returning to China in 1974. He regarded this as a chance{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (bring) the Chinese away from their dull eastern European blocks and back to the domestic traditions they had lost.