Summer schools
Summer vacation means long days，sleeping in or enjoying the summer sun．It is quite true for students to enjoy a rest after a long and difficult year．But more and more parents fear their kids forgetting a lot of knowledge，so they send their children to summer schools．Because summer schools can help children go over the knowledge that they have learnt during the school year．
In summer schools，students probably study in a more relaxing situation and can come up with interesting topics for discussion with their teachers．Usually，the number of students attending summer schools is smaller，so this gives them a good chance to connect with other students and teachers better．If a student has failed a course，summer schools may help him or her．Moreover，they are building their creativity （创造力）and imagination（想象力）as well as learning social skills．
On the other hand，summer schools bring children problems at the same time．It takes children the whole summer vacation to learn without playing．That is too long．As a result，it may make them less interested in school during the coming year．
For many students，taking summer classes can be a tiring experience．Teachers teach the subjects too quickly．which only harms the whole education of students．Summer schools are usually expensive．They usually offer only a few subject．So many students have to take classes that they don't like．
A summer school can be a good chance for students who need it，but it can be difficult for students who need a rest．SO you can decide whether a summer school is suitable for your children．
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Summer schools |
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Summer schools help kids go over a lot of （52） that they have learnt． |
Students in summer schools feel more relaxed in the situation． They can think of interesting topics to （53） with their teachers． |
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With the small number of students，summer schools give students a good （54） to connect with other students and teachers． |
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Summer schools may be helpful for the students who has （55） a course． Summer schools help students build their creativity and imagination and learn social skills． |
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Disadvantages |
Children spend the whole summer vacation （56） without playing． Summer schools may make students less （57） in school during the coming year． |
Teaching too fast is harmful for the whole（58） of students |
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Summer schools usually （59） too much money． Some students are made to take classes they dislike |
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Conclusion |
You can decide（60） to send your children to summer schools or not． |
The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East．Some of these maps have
（16） and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat （平的）．As time went by，the pictures became more detailed and maps were more（17） made．Later on，ancient Greeks（希腊人） used their（18） of math and science to make maps．Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was（19） ．
From simple pictures，mapmaking has turned into a science．Maps are made（20） surveying（勘测） land．In the 1900s，people around the world started to share information to make （21） maps．With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space，maps are now more exactly made than ever．（22） the world is always changing，we will always need new maps．
There are many types of maps，but almost all use（23） and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made．A map usually tells what the pictures（24） ．Some maps may show the whole world．A road map will help you know the（25） from one place to another．Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places．
16．A．disappeared |
B．survived |
C．gone |
D．left |
17．A．slowly |
B．simply |
C．correctly |
D．carelessly |
18．A．knowledge |
B．courage |
C．energy |
D．challenge |
19．A．long |
B．small |
C．square |
D．round |
20．A．into |
B．by |
C．of |
D．from |
21．A．cleaner |
B．lighter |
C．better |
D．older |
22．A．Though |
B．So |
C．Unless |
D．Since |
23．A．sounds |
B．models |
C．words |
D．stories |
24．A．stand for |
B．go for |
C．ask for |
D．wait for |
25．A．weather |
B．distance |
C．feature |
D．culture |
In Britain，the government，school leaders，teachers and parents all agree that students should wear uniforms．（66）B Birtish private schools and schools have their own school uniforms．They think it's（67）i for pupils to wear school uniforms．
School leaders normally decide if pupils will have to wear a uniform，and they（68）a
decide what it should look like．You know，no students want to wear（69）u unifroms．
Everybody wants to wear beautiful uniforms．
Leaders have to follows the rules，and they（70）c just choose anything they like．They have to（71）t of the students' feeling and taste．Here are a few（72）f leaders should consider．
1．Cost．This is the first fact they should consider．Their uniforms shouldn't be too（73）
e because it may cause problems for some families．Not all the families can afford it．
2．Sexism（性别歧视）．The uniform policy must be equally fair（公平的）for boys and （74）g ．
3．Cultrues and races．School rules must（75）a pupils from all backgrounds to wear a uniform，for example，allowing Muslim（穆斯林）girls to wear an appropriate dress and Sikh（印度锡克教徒）boys to wear a traditional headdress（头饰）．
A gift in a wrong place brings unexpected happiness．
Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours．They seem to be quite（16） people．For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know．I sat down and （17） ．There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in．
However，I decided to（18） one more person to my list，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street．She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave（挥手），（19） I had no idea which house she lived in．
My gift idea was to make small （20） baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour's front porches（门廊）the night of Christmas Eve．I kept the last one for the friendly lady，since I was still not exactly sure where she lived（21） the house down about where I met her each morning．Finally I decided to put it there．My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to（22） me．
This morning on my way to work，I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card．I opened it and read the（23） which really caught me by surprise．
The card said，"Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod．He（24） on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone
（25） him in his time of illness．He really enjoyed it．"
I was very（26） ． I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously（27） ．I had left that nice lady's basket on Tod's porch by accident．I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket．I feel（28） that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened，she would（29） me．
I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days．This just makes me further believe that sometimes（30） in life are beautiful．
16．A．rich |
B．kind |
C．strong |
D．shy |
17．A．imagined |
B．rested |
C．counted |
D．watched |
18．A．send |
B．add |
C．connect |
D．put |
19．A．but |
B．so |
C．unless |
D．because |
20．A．flower |
B．food |
C．vegetable |
D．fruit |
21．A．clearly |
B．certainly |
C．maybe |
D．simply |
22．A．thank |
B．protect |
C．encourage |
D．touch |
23．A．advice |
B．story |
C．notice |
D．message |
24．A．passed away |
B．ran away |
C．drove away |
D．flew away |
25．A．invited |
B．remembered |
C．trusted |
D．accepted |
26．A．nervous |
B．relaxed |
C．surprised |
D．satisfied |
27．A．painful |
B．wrong |
C．hurt |
D．ill |
28．A．worried |
B．sorry |
C．helpless |
D．afraid |
29．A．understand |
B．punish |
C．stop |
D．doubt |
30．A．jokes |
B．problems |
C．mistakes |
D．gifts． |
How long does it take to build a new house？It usually takes about six months or more．（66）B each year，thousands of people work together to build new homes in just four months？Who does this（67）w work？Habitat for Humanity．
Habitat for Humanity is a group that builds homes for families in （68）n ．It has branches（分部）in different states around the country．
This group works all over the world，too．Volunteers help build the homes．They are unpaid workers who do all the work for （69）f ．Volunteers can be builders and painters．They can be teachers or bankers，Some are students．Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300，000 houses．More than 1.5 million people（70）l in these houses．
Buliding a home is hard work．Volunteers learn （71）h to put up walls．They use many （72）m and tools．These selfless（无私的 ）volunteers work with the family that will live in the house，Everyone works together to make the family's （73）d come true．
Suruchi Srikanth has worked with Habitat for Humanity for four years．She （74）b___ volunteering in high school．She has built many homes with others Volunteers．She takes her responsibilities（责任）seriously．Volunteers know （75）i they don't help，homes may not get built．They are good citizens who care other people．
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