Produced by China Central Television (CCTV) and the Ministry of Education (MOE), "First Class for New Semester" has become【小题1】mandatory viewing activity for parents and students on the first day of the fall semester. But on Saturday (Sep 1 ) , millions of parents【小题2】(watch) the show disapproved of the "endless" ads delaying the show【小题3】12 minutes.

This August, MOE instructed local governments and schools to inform every child and their parents to "watch the show together."【小题4】, parents who stayed home for the 【小题5】(year) tradition disapproved of a range of content from Saturday's show. Online, many of【小题6】argued that the show's【小题7】(delay) transmission broke their children's concept of【小题8】(punctual), and also criticized the non-commercial TV show for surrendering to commercial advertisements. The majority of the ads were also promoting extracurricular education institutions ,【小题9】have been condemned for putting extra academic pressure on students. China's state broadcaster has publicly apologized "We have broadcast too many ads m 【小题10】'First Class,' and that has prevented the parents and students from watching it on time."

Rao Si is the only teacher in a kindergarten for 18 pupils in Tangbian village, which is among the 100 rural kindergartens of a project jointly launched by the Ministry of Education 【小题1】(improve) the quality of preschool education in mountainous areas of Guizhou. Most pupils in her class are left-behind 【小题2】(child), who are cared for by their grandparents. Preschool education 【小题3】(be)something unheard of by most people when Rao was born in 1991. But things have changed 【小题4】(dramatic) over the past decade with every village having a kindergarten.

Rao Si finds her work 【小题5】(reward), because every day she sees the wonder in her students — sometimes a flower 【小题6】(pick) at the roadside, sometimes a picture drawn with imagination.“【小题7】 we don’t have all the materials like in urban schools, we have our own advantage — close to nature, 【小题8】 is the best teacher,” says Rao, “Walking out of the kindergarten’s door, you can see terraced fields (梯田) in the clouds. Inside the school, a small garden has various plants, which enhances the pupils’ ability to observe and think and 【小题9】(help) them gain an understanding of natural systems through first-hand experience.” “I always feel that I am not their teacher, but someone who grows up 【小题10】 my pupils and the kindergarten,” Rao adds.

It’s early February, the beginning 【小题1】a new semester here at Yale.

I’ve just chosen my elective courses and my schedule has been set: Five classes this time. It wasn’t an easy decision, but 【小题2】(lucky), I made it.

Elective courses are important for American students 【小题3】a certain number of them are required for graduation. Even at a place like Yale, where more than 2,000 courses 【小题4】(offer) each semester, picking courses can be a long and annoying process.

At US schools, whether a student gets into a class 【小题5】(depend) on several factors. Graduating seniors who need to take certain courses for their major are almost always given top priority(优先). Freshmen, on the other hand, get to make a 【小题6】(choose) about their courses last. Another factor is one’s major, 【小题7】this is not always the case. Most professors give priority to students majoring in their department, since many majors require students to take a certain number of electives (选修课) 【小题8】(graduate).

However, some professors prefer to see some variety in their class makeup as it makes far more 【小题9】(interest) discussions. Variety in backgrounds helps to create exciting and sometimes even heated class discussions.

At Yale, most students end up 【小题10】(get) most of the courses they want.