When the construction of the new factory came to the end, a pump was put in. Then, all the settlers {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (defeat) by a severe disease whose characteristic was similar to cholera. An expert physician {#blank#}2{#/blank#}was instructed to attend to the victims and handle this case showed great enthusiasm, but he didn't foresee that it was {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (pollute) water was to blame. But without positive {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(evident), people suspected and rejected his view, saying the theory he put forward made no{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(sensible). Being much {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(strict) with himself than before, he contributed himself to the case. Apart from {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (make) enquiries, he made detailed charts and analyzed the data carefully. Finally, he drew some scientific {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (conclude), {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (link) the disease to the radium in the pump. He found out why people there got sick immediately.

    Confucius（孔子） is honored {#blank#}1{#/blank#} setting the tone for much traditional Chinese music for thousands of years. He{#blank#}2{#/blank#}（think） to be a music teacher and a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} （talent） musician who was able to play several instruments expertly. Perhaps for other people around the world, music was meant mainly for amusement. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} during the time of the Zhou Dynasty about 500BC, music had an important role in making society stable.

    How music was used and performed is expressed in several main Confucian books. Confucius taught that {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（educate） somebody, you should start with poems, emphasize ceremonies, and finish with music.

    Musical knowledge was {#blank#}6{#/blank#} matter of higher learning. It is said that he thought of the six most important {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（subject） to study, ranking music higher than the other five necessary subjects like writing and mathematics.

    Music was so important because the ideal society was to be governed by ritual （礼制） functions, but not by law. In a culture {#blank#}8{#/blank#} people function according to ritual, music is used to help govern them. So music wasn't really {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（entertain）, but a means for musicians to accomplish political and social goals. Music is {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（eventual） a means for social happiness.

    Digging through kids' school bags, looking up all the assignments, sitting beside them going through each item, and finally {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(have) all the homework checked with a name signed is a{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(day)routine for most Chinese parents, as required by teachers. A demanding task especially after a long day's work at office, isn't it?{#blank#}3{#/blank#}（lucky）, some parents in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, have been liberated. A local primary school has recently announced that parents will no longer have to sign their names on their kids' homework, as students should be responsible{#blank#}4{#/blank#}their own assignments.

    Making mistakes is{#blank#}5{#/blank#}essential part of the process of understanding. Who cares how much you{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(score) in your homework after you have settled down in life and found your directions? The ability to realize one's mistakes and learn from them is what matters,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}is also the main purpose of education. Why not give students a chance{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(find) out and correct their mistakes themselves?

    It is by no{#blank#}9{#/blank#}（mean）parents' duty to go through the kids' assignments.{#blank#}10{#/blank#}parents are supposed to do is to create a friendly studying environment for kids, and teach them to be an independent learner. After all, independent learning is much more important than high scores.