Motto is a short statement giving a rule on how to behave , {#blank#}1{#/blank#} can inspire us especially when we are {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.” Sometimes I am lazy and don't want to make efforts {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (work) hard, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the moment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself {#blank#}6{#/blank#} what I am doing. I write my motto {#blank#}7{#/blank#} I can see it easily. Every time I fail in my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (confident). My motto also makes me become {#blank#}9{#/blank#} independent person. That is to say, I won't rely on others easily.

    My friends, what is your motto? It is really {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (benefit) to you. So please choose one as soon as possible.

    A US teenager criticized（批评）on social media for wearing a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (tradition) Chinese dress to her high school prom（毕业舞会）defended her decision and has won support from netizens（网民）in China.

    Keziah Daum, 18, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} high school senior in Utah, faced a strong reaction from thousands online, some of whom accused her of “cultural appropriation（文化挪用）” after she posted four prom pictures on Twitter on April 22 that featured her wearing a qipao, a body-hugging one-piece Chinese dress for {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (woman). “I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (praise) by the many people from China who have both reached out to me and have posted to social media their viewpoints. I thank them {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the moral support regarding my decision {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (wear) a qipao,” Daum told China Daily in an email on Tuesday. “I {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sincere) thank the outpouring of support I have received from the people of China.” Daum stood by her choice to wear the dress, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} was red and orange with gold-and-black embroidery（刺绣）. She said on Twitter that she will not take down the original post. “The dress {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (catch) my eye at first because of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (it) beauty,” she said. “I was also so happy to find a dress with a modest neckline. It is very hard to find dresses in America for prom which cover a women's neckline.”

    It is quite clear that air planes provide {#blank#}1{#/blank#}efficient and convenient way to travel. Thanks to planes, the world we live in has become a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(small) place. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} getting to somewhere by air can cause a lot of stress for people sometimes.

    There are many reasons {#blank#}4{#/blank#} an unpleasant journey, such as long lines at the airport or screaming kids who seat {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(them) behind you. However, recent {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（study) conducted by US travel platform Expedia have found that more than half of the people{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(survey) say what annoys them most are the passengers {#blank#}8{#/blank#} continually kick, bump or grab airplane seats.

    Why do they do that? Are they bored, nervous or just {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(complete) unaware? There is no sure answer to that question, it seems. According to Expedia, this behavior is likely{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(remain) one of the most common and hated parts of travelling by air.

    English perfectly shows the "network effects" of a global tongue: the more people use it, the more useful it is. Parents expect their children {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(master)English, which is encouraging the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(grow)of private schooling. Education authorities are switching to English medium, in part to control the outflow(外流) of children into the private sector.

Teaching children in English is fine if that is {#blank#}3{#/blank#} they speak at home and their parents are fluent {#blank#}4{#/blank#} it. But that is not {#blank#}5{#/blank#} case in most public and low-cost private schools. Children are taught in a language they don't understand by teachers {#blank#}6{#/blank#} English is poor. The children learn neither English nor anything else.

    Research shows that children learn {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(much)when they are taught in their mother tongue than they do when they are taught in any other language. In a study of children in 12 schools in Cameroon last month, those taught in Kom {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(do)better than those taught in English in all subjects.

    English should be an important subject at school, but not {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(necessary)the language of instruction. Rather than switching to English-medium teaching, governments fearful of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(lose) custom (光顾) to the private sector should look at the many possible ways of improving public schools.