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Our world单元提高卷
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I have some good news and some bad news. First, the bad news: Just ____1____ (have) good grades may not be sufficient to get you your high school diploma. That's because, as of last year, students are required to complete 90 days of practical training and 60 hours of volunteering in order to graduate. Now, the good news: the new requirements are going to give you a head start in coping with the real world _____2_____your school days are over.
The Ministry of Education made the changes because it ____3____(want) students to break out of their cocoons(茧). The ministry feels there are valuable and necessary lessons _____4_____ (learn) outside of the classroom - lessons such as the responsibilities required in a workplace and, by volunteering, the responsibilities required of a good citizen.
The ministry's changes, however, _____5_____ be somewhat problematic. Students are busy with school work, so where will they find the time? _____6_____ many organizations need volunteers on weekends and you can easily meet that part of the requirement, finding a place to do your practical training will be more difficult. It will probably have to be done during vacations.
Many Western companies offer internships(实习机会)and summer jobs to high school students. They see _____7_____ as part of their corporate responsibility and it's also a good way for them to identify potential employees. Chinese companies, however, offer fewer internships and summer jobs, and their programs are not well-developed. Students may just end up sitting around all day. _____8_____ (bad) yet, there are some companies which do hire students but just to exploit their labor. There are stories of vocational school students who, as part of their practical training, _____9_____(send)to factories where they assemble computer parts. They spend long hours on an assembly line and are paid low wages. Not much to learn there _____10_____ how to be tired, bored and broke.
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