At school, I was on the top for math. My teachers ________ that I should study something with math as my A-level subjects, but I had my mind to enjoy my life with ________ .

In fact, I was ________ influenced by a typical idea since birth that men do science and math while women do arts or languages. Computer science, technology and physics just did not ________ in my teenage eyes. Nobody popular in my school chose to study those subjects.

When I began attending job interviews and interviewers would say: “It’s great that you speak foreign languages, but what else do you do?” ________ asked my friends who had studied science or technology those questions. My friends were so confident of their interview. This experience made me really ________ for my choice. How I wished I would have another chance to choose my subject.

A survey recently showed that three out of ten ________ and best-paid jobs for women are in the technology field. Now I have a five-year-old daughter. I want her to know the ________ . Science or technology will make her views far more than my background could. I’m making her ________ Minecraft and apps, which help improve problem solving skill. I first thought these might be hard for such an age. ________ , I find my little girl shows great interest and development on those skills really hope she can keep on and give herself more choices when choosing subjects.

Students learn their lessons in class. They sit in the classroom and _______ their teachers. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn? Of course not. There is _______ way to learn. That is to teach _______. For example, _______ you cannot remember anything when you are doing your homework, what will you do? You can look at your book to _______ the answer.

How to teach yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are _______. The second is that you must ask yourself question or ask other people. A clever student is usually _______ at asking questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by _______ hard, by reading books, and sometime by asking other people. These are the ways of teaching yourself. If you _______ like these for a long time, you are sure to make great ________ in your study.

Cheng Feng, a teacher in a rural (乡村的) primary school, has been working to provide the best education for students in a community of Poyang, Jiangxi Province.

After graduating ________ college in 2011, Cheng became a teacher at Tutang Primary School in Poyang. It was near her home, ________ she chose to live in the school. “I wanted to have more time with my ________ during the day. And I could better ________ class and study at might,” Cheng said. Over the following four years, she did really well in her job.

Most students have been left behind by their parents ________ have to go to work far away from home, and their grandparents looked after them.

“Seeing these ________ families and children, I realized the importance of family education. And it is one of the main reasons why I have ________ around all these years,” says Cheng, who also grew up in Poyang.

After learning that one of her students, Tan Yeting, and her brother were just living on the ________ income (收入) of their grandparents’ handmade broom business, Cheng would pay regular ________ to Tan’s home. She would help the two children ________ their homework, enjoy beautiful rural scenery with them and cut their hair. These things have helped both children grow ________ and shake off their shy nature at school.

She also helped to ________ the teaching facilities and infrastructure (基础设施) in the school, and went out of her way to ask students to come to school.

Cheng’s care for her rural students has gone beyond the classroom and makes her like a ________ to them all.

Thanks to her efforts, more than 200 children in the neighborhood have been able to enjoy ________ education. “We should let the light in ourselves ________ on more people. We should help them to see further and dream bigger.” she said.