The arts lessons, especially music, are generally expected 【小题1】 (offer) in every single grade in every school. Students will be much 【小题2】 (smart) if they have some musical experience. They can improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People can develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their 【小题3】 (imagine) and provide them with a chance to try out their own ideas.

Not only does music make children better students, but also 【小题4】 (give) them something positive to do. Parents can enjoy listening to their children’s music instead of seeing them 【小题5】 (addict) to a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.

Music builds self－confidence, too. It gives children 【小题6】 sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice 【小题7】 (perform) music in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for self-expression, 【小题8】 helps develop their self-confidence.

Once again, music is 【小题9】 great importance because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is 【小题10】 we should offer music in every single grade in every school.

“There is a long , long story 【小题1】 Tai Chi and me.” says jose Gago, 61, a Spanish man who has taught Tai Chi in his hometown for almost 36 years.

Although the first martial arts (武术) school 【小题2】 (found) in 1982 in Ourense, Spain, Jose did not make the trip to Yongnian, China, until 1994 【小题3】 (further) his study of Tai Chi. Since then, he 【小题4】 (travel) to China over 20 times. Tai Chi is not 【小题5】 (simple) a sport for Jose. 【小题6】 attracts him most is the Taoist philosophy (哲学) rooted in Tai Chi, of which the main elements consist in the principles (原则) of “softness, slowness, balance and rootedness”.

His martial arts school, which provided introductory programs for 【小题7】 (begin), has about 150 students, 【小题8】 (range) from children under the age of 5 to senior citizens over 70. He has trained thousands of students in Spain, many of 【小题9】 have won awards in a number of tournaments (锦标赛).

Jose’s hometown has hosted many free Tai Chi community classes and Tai Chi is acting as an important bridge for 【小题10】 (culture) exchange.

The Ministry of Education has released a new curriculum (课程) standard for labor education in compulsory education (义务教育) 【小题1】 (recent).

Primary school students in first and second grades need to do basic 【小题2】 (clean), wash vegetables and peel fruit. Third and fourth graders should clean their classrooms, wash their socks and shoes, know 【小题3】 to make cold dishes. Fifth and sixth graders should master 【小题4】 skills of cooking two or three common dishes, such as fried eggs, or fried eggs with tomato.

For middle school students, they 【小题5】 (encourage) to cook three or four dishes independently. They should learn how to make one or two kinds of 【小题6】 (tradition) handicrafts (手工艺品), and experience one or two types of new technologies, modern service or volunteer work.

The new curriculum requires families 【小题7】 (take) part in students’ labor education. Schools should use various means to help parents realize the 【小题8】 (important) of labor education and help parents make household lists to improve students’ independence.

The curriculum is widely discussed on social media. Netizens, 【小题9】 welcomed such courses, said it is necessary to teach students basic skills. Some have regretted not learning such skills during 【小题10】 (they) school days.