Have you ever seen the film Forrest Gump (《阿甘正传》) ? There’s ________ famous saying in it: “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know ________” The surprise is part of the fun. It is not only from the chocolates you find in the box but also the process of opening the box. Now blind box toys have become very popular since they ________ to China. Blind box toys are hidden inside the same packaging. So, the buyers don’t know what is in the boxes until they open ________. The most popular toys in the blind boxes are cute characters that come ________ pop movies, comics and cartoons. There ________ a few special ones in many common boxes. “Maybe the next one is a gold toy. My wish is ________ another box.” said one buyer. As a result, people will open more blind boxes and hope for a better result.

Besides expecting good results, people also enjoy the surprise and uncertain mysteries. “Opening a blind box like opening a birthday gift is an enjoyable surprise for our simple daily lives,” said a ________ girl. “When I open these simple little boxes, I feel disappointed at one, but I feel ________ at another.” A fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process, and waiting for the uncertainty is ________ part of the fun.

Maria Montessori is a famous Italian educationalist, whose method of teaching has influenced people all over the world.

Born in Italy in 1870, Maria Montessori became ________ first woman doctor in her country after she graduated from medical school in 1896. Later, working with poor children, she set up a “Children House” in Rome. This was the place where she developed the Montessori Method.

Maria thought that children ________ be free to learn without being criticized(批评) or limited. She let the children ________ their own choice of what they wanted to do and work at their own speed, not the rest of the class or the teacher. As a result, children enjoyed learning and this gave them confidence and makes them ________. The Montessori Method ________ teaches children skills to help them become independent. Very young children learn to dress ________, to cook and to put their toys and clothes away. Children ________ to repeat activities as often as they wish, and they develop their observation(观察) skills ________ doing different activities. In addition, the Montessori Method thinks ________ a teacher is a guide, not a leader of the classroom, helping open children’s eyes to the wonders around them. A Montessori teacher observes children ________ in order to provide them with individual learning programmes.

A typical room in a Montessori school has ________ things which children can use. The furniture is light ________ children can arrange(布置) it as they wish. ________ the environment offers many activities, children like to work together and they develop a social life based on cooperation rather than competition.

Maria Montessori travelled around the world ________ teachers to use her method. In 1950, she ________ the World Peace Education Badges.

Food is very important. Everyone needs to _________ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is _________ . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are _________ in everything around them. They learn _________ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to _________ story books, science books, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and try to _________ the answers.

What is the best _________ to get knowledge? If we learn by ourselves, we _________ the most knowledge. If we are always getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will _________ learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand __________ .