When we talk about NBA, many people will think of Yao Ming. There's no doubt that Yao Ming is a Chinese hero. On October 16, 2013, Yao announced (宣布) he would open the NBA Yao School. This was really exciting news!

    Looking at the name of the school, many people would think that the school is going to train NBA talents. But that is not the（1）{#blank#}1{#/blank#} . The NBA Yao School provides after-school basketball training and health programs. Its students include boys and girls over 16 years old who are very good at （2）{#blank#}2{#/blank#} basketball. The school aims to teach the importance of teamwork, leadership (领导素养) and communication in a fun basketball environment.

   Yao is quite glad to be a part of the school, because it has always been his dream to positively (积极地) influence young people's life through sports.

    Now, basketball fans in China are looking forward to（3）{#blank#}3{#/blank#} good basketball training, and the NBA Yao School is a great choice. In this school, students have chances（4）{#blank#}4{#/blank#} . NBA stars. The stars can （5）{#blank#}5{#/blank#} suggestions on how to play basketball well.The school's first program opened at the Wukesong Basketball Park in February, 2014. If you want to know more information about the school, you can visit www. nbayao. com.                                        

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    As a new teacher at Doull Primary School in Denver, Kyle Schwartz thought of a simple way to get to know her third graders, most of whom came from1families. She asked them to complete the2"I wish my teacher knew ..." and share something about themselves.

    Their3answers gave the teacher a chance to understand her students' difficulties." I wish my teacher knew I have no pencils to do my homework,"4one child." I wish my teacher knew sometimes my reading homework is not signed(签名), because my mom is not5 lot," wrote another. Some shared hope for the6, "I wish my teacher knew that I want to go to college."

    "Some notes are really heartbreaking," Schwartz tells ABC News. "I care 7about each of my students and I don't want them to be poor forever." She explains, "I hoped to know8I could better support them. So I9to let them tell me what I needed to know. That was why I created the fill-in-the-blank exercise."

    10the third graders were allowed to answer anonymously(匿名地)，most wanted to include names. And some were even excited to read their notes out loud,11one shy girl who bravely said that she was lonely. "After she told the class,' I don't have friends to12me, I was worried what they would do," Schwartz tells US Weekly. "However, I felt encouraged to see how much support the other kids offered13.They invited her to play at break and sit with them at lunch. You see,14have an unusual ability to express sympathy(同情)."

    "The results have been15," says Schwartz." It speaks to the importance of giving people a voice and really listening to them."