Recently, I have experienced constant problems in the computer room. Many students also had the same ______. Therefore, I’m writing to you to express my views.

The computers are old and slow, and sometimes they even do not______at all. In my opinion, we should have new computers. We need______computers with better memories. Also, we need to buy______keyboards, mouses, and monitors, because many of the______ have letters missing and some mouses and monitors are not working properly. Last Sunday, I had to spend 4 hours doing my homework, all because of problems with the computer I was using. I tried other computers ______ they were in worse conditions. At last, I finished my homework, but then I had another______— the computer did not work! After I______the “print” button, nothing happened. I had to find a senior student to help me. It took half an hour to fix it.

It is very important to our future and even to the ______of our nation for us to learn how to use information technology, so we really need to ______ the computers and other equipment.

Yours,

Gao Ying

My 11-year-old daughter has been awarded an academic scholarship to a private school, which means she’ll skip the waiting list – provided my husband and I can_________$20,000 a year.

Should we pay the private school fees, or choose free education _________?

I always assumed my children would go to a private school, like I _________. Not because my family is wealthy, but because I believe that the best education is _________.

It took years for me to make peace _________ the fact that my two children _________ our local public primary school. My eldest is now in her last year of primary school, and my husband and I will _________ to afford private school. My law degree was supposed to be my _________ to a good job and a solid income, but that’s not quite how it _________.

The guilt and expectations are __________alone. I’m terrified that my daughter’s potential will be __________ at the public school. __________ I want the best for my daughter, I have my own dreams too. I can’t __________ everything for my precious girl. I explain that I want be a positive__________ model for my daughter. I point out that not even the privilege of private school will __________ my children from disappointment or struggle. And finally, my daughter is going to the public school behind our home. She couldn’t be __________ pleased.

It’s taken me a little longer, but now I’m __________. More than my fancy private school education, it is my family __________shaped me. With high school now 25 years in the past, I can no longer remember the mathematical problems and Shakespearean quotes I once knew so __________. The lessons from my childhood home, however, have__________ impossible to forget.

Have you ever been in a rush to get to school? Have you ever not had time to eat breakfast? You are not _________. Many students have this problem. So should students be allowed to eat in class?

Some schools and teachers are _________ about food and drink in classrooms. Students aren't allowed to eat _________ class. And the _________ drink that they're allowed to have in class is water. A student's water bottle has to be _________so that teachers can see that it is water that they're drinking.

Mrs. Hammond, an eighth grade English teacher says, “I don't_________my students eating in class, because they leave crumbs (碎屑). But I do let my 3rd hour class eat. If they make a _________then the privilege (特权) is _________.”

However, some teachers and students don't think _________is a big deal. Mrs. Deltenre, a Spanish teacher at Greenfield Junior High says, “I don't have a ____________if my students eat in class. Students usually get very ____________around 3rd and 4th hour, being so close to lunch. Eating in class can cause a mess, so they really just have to____________after themselves. Students usually do better in school when they are ____________.”

Harlee Scott, a seventh grader at Greenfield,____________ with Mrs. Deltenre, “I ____________to eat during class. If I couldn't eat in class I would starve (饿死).”This is exaggerated (夸张的), but not eating might lead her not to____________her best in class.

Teachers expect students to do well in school. Students' performance (表现) in school is ____________by their level of hunger. Students can't ____________their studies when they are hungry. They often ____________looking at the clock. This is why we students need to eat to ____________ our brain power.