Wang Jinyuan is an eighth-grader at Chongzhou High School, Sichuan. But thanks to an online course, he is studying with his peers (同龄人) at Yucai Middle School in Chengdu.

In every class, he and his classmates watch online course videos from the school. “It’s like I have classes together with students at Yucai,”Wang said.

Wang is not alone. Students from more than 200 schools in rural areas of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are doing the same thing. They all use the online courses made by Yucai Middle School. The school started the online course program in 2007. It records (录制) courses, makes them into videos and offers them to other schools.

The online courses give students new ideas and broaden their horizons (拓宽视野). They can learn from their peers (同伴) studying in the city. “I remember that a topic in English class was about volunteering.” said Wan Jinyuan, “Students shared a lot about their own experiences. But it was hard for me to talk about it because I had little experience. It encouraged me to do more.”

But students don’t completely rely on online course. They still interact with (和……互动) teachers. In fact, the teachers edit (剪辑) the videos before using them. “I cut off some parts, like the discussion parts,” said Zhang Xiaomin, Wang’s English teacher. “I will let my students discuss for themselves, rather than only watch. Then, if necessary, I will show them what their peers said in their discussions. We benefit (受益) a lot from it.” Teachers further explain key points that students don’t understand.

Also, students can watch the videos again after class.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according the passage?

A.The students at Chongzhou High School have classes with those at Yucai Middle School every day.

B.The online courses were made by Chongzhou Middle School about ten years ago.

C.Students in rural areas of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou get new ideas and learn more by attending online courses.

D.The teachers don’t need to edit the videos before using them.

2.The underlined word “rural” in Paragraph 3 means .

A.far away in space B.far from towns

C.connected with a town or city D.connected with the countryside

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Online courses in cities B.Online courses in countryside

C.Online help for rural students D.Online help for city students

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If you open your fridge, you may see some leftovers (剩菜剩饭), and maybe you will throw them away in the end. If the food in a supermarket is not fresh any more or is near the “sell-by” date, it goes into dustbins (垃圾桶) too. Every day, large amount of food is w1..

To reduce food waste, France passed new law (法律). It forbids (禁止) supermarkets to throw a2. or destroy unsold food. Instead, they must give it to charities (慈善机构). If food that isn’t s3. for people to eat, it can be used as animal feed. If not, the supermarkets will face fines (罚款) of up to 75.000 euros (around 542.200 yuan) or two years in prison (监狱). The law also encourages educational programs for schools and businesses about food waste.

France is the f4. country to make a law that forbids wasting food, but it is actually a worldwide problem, t5.. The good thing is that people around the world are t6. different ways to deal with the food waste problem. Galdakao, Spain, put a public fridge in the center of town. Anyone can drop off food or leftovers and anyone can come and take them. A supermarket in Canada encourages people to buy “ugly food” by selling it at lower p7. so it won’t be wasted.

In China, we have the “clear your plate campaign” (光盘行动). This means you should eat e8. on your plate or take away the leftovers.

“Ordering (点菜) much more than what people can e9.in restaurants has been a habit in China for a long time,” said Liu Qinglong, professor at Tsinghua University. But I’m happy to see that our thoughts about wasting food are c10..

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