【小题1】 (one) in a physics class , the teacher asked students, “【小题2】 do we have brakes (刹车器) in our cars? ” Soon, students gave different answers. A student 【小题3】 (stand) up and replied, “Sir, to stop the car.” Another one said, “To reduce and control the speed of the car.”

However, none of the answers was the same 【小题4】 the teacher’s. Then he said, “All of your answers are right. But in 【小题5】 (I) opinion, the brakes in the car make us able to drive faster.”

“If the car has no brakes, how fast are we ready to drive? It is the brakes in the car that give us courage to drive fast and 【小题6】 (safe).” Listening to this, 【小题7】 whole class was silent because no one had imagined this answer.

Similarly, there are many such “brakes” in our life, which seem to stop us. For example, our parents may ask us about our progress or 【小题8】 (decide) in life. Their questions or advice may be considered as “brakes” which stand in the way of our pace (步伐). But what if we see them as our supporters that can protect us while 【小题9】(take) risks? Sometimes, we have to stop or even step back, so that we can take a big step.

In fact, we should be 【小题10】 (thank) for the “brakes” in life. Without these “brakes”, we could lose our direction or get into danger. Therefore, we need to understand that “brakes” in our life are not meant to push us back but to make us move forward more quickly than before.

Can you cook? If not, you should 【小题1】 to cook now. In April, a new standard（标准）for labor education（劳动教育）was born. It says that students should have different life skills（技能）【小题2】 cooking, cleaning or growing plants and so on. Cooking is fun and can build your character, but it is dangerous, so you must be very 【小题3】.Here are some ways to keep safe and I’d like to share them 【小题4】 you.

Be ready.

You can put on an apron（围裙）to keep your clothes clean. Or you can 【小题5】 put on clothes in dark colors to keep clean. Girls usually have long hair. Is your 【小题6】 long or short? If long, tie（扎）it or it will fall into your dishes.

Learn to use things and put 【小题7】 away

You can use a knife to cut meat or vegetables. If you don’t know how to use it safely, you can ask your parents to help you. Remember to put it away 【小题8】 using it or it may fall down and hurt your feet. Don’t put things near the fire because they may catch（着）fire.

Remember to turn off the gas（燃气）

This is especially important! If you forget to turn it off after coking, your kitchen may be in danger.

Parents love their children so much that they will buy everything as long as their children want to have. If they go on with the habit, their children won’t know the money 【小题1】 from hard work. The children should learn to cherish everything that they have and never waste money when unnecessary.

Some parents like to 【小题2】 birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children will think 【小题3】 necessary for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget their 【小题4】 birthdays and only remember their own. It is against traditional habits. Thus, the children should get to know the importance of loving their parents as they do.

Many parents don’t let the children do housework. They think children have only 【小题5】 thing to do. That is, they should study hard and do 【小题6】 in their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out(伸出) their 【小题7】 to be dressed every day. When the children grow up, they will be able to do 【小题8】, and they won’t even find a job. Parents should teach the children 【小题9】 to do housework because it can help them start good habits of working 【小题10】 themselves.