Buildings with wireless systems will open soon. The laptop project will cost the school about £400,000. Parents are being asked to pay £2 per week for their children’s laptop during their study at the school. Those unable to pay will receive economic aid.

The headmaster, Will Roberts, says parents think it is a “bargain” because it’s expensive to buy a laptop.

“With the help of the laptop, any time they want to learn, they can. Pupils, who are aged between 11and 18, can complete their homework by connecting to the school servers (服务器) from home. And their work can be marked at once and teachers share students’ work away from the classroom,” Mr. Robert says.

Mr. Roberts points out, however, that children will continue to use traditional learning materials.

“There will always be a place for traditional writing and textbooks,” he says. “But we want to prepare our students for the real world.”

The project was started with the help of the government-supported charity, the E-Learning Foundation. It is trying to make information technology more widely used in schools.

Spokesman, Kevin Pay, says using computers improves students’ work speed－“after all, there is no excuse for not having homework”.

I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was only able to communicate and needed one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn’t speak the thoughts in my head and there were so many.

Most exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression (敌对心理) towards the people to lack of appetite. I was required to overcome all difficulties.

As time passed, everything changed. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophy.

But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept and to succeed in another culture. I now have a deeper understanding of both myself and others.

Have you ever seen the pictures of those suffering people who struggle every day for just a few drops of water? Water is not a never-ending resource（资源）,but a resource more valuable and limited than anything else on the earth. 【小题1】But drinking water is becoming less and less.It is important that people understand this.【小题2】

According to a senior official,China is facing a water crisis（危机）more serious than any other countries in the world.【小题3】Measures must be taken to save water.

【小题4】?By following these simple suggestions,you will save money on your water bill.Vegetables and fruit should be washed in a bowl rather than under a running tap.Never put the water down the drain（下水道）when there may be another use for it such as watering a plant or cleaning.

Avoid washing the toilet unnecessarily.【小题5】Take shorter showers.Do not let water run while shaving,brushing your teeth or washing your hair or face.Recently,Singaporeans were urged to shower a minute less as part of a national water protection effort.

By thinking carefully about your water use in the home and changing some water wasting habits,it is easy to save water.