My elementary school had calligraphy (书法) classes
21．. We found it a good way to relax and
22． our hand writing. I think that having good handwriting is really important. Teachers need to be able to read our homework and tests. In the future, our co-workers will also read what we write. Good handwriting can give others a good
23． of us.

Some people think calligraphy classes will put   pupils
24． great pressure. But imagine this - if we don't practise handwriting in primary school, we may have to do it in middle school. This idea, in fact, reduces our stress later on. Also, calligraphy is part of our culture. We should learn more about it.

If  calligraphy  is  turned  into  a  compulsory (必修的)  class,  pupils  will  have  to  spend
25． time working on it and will feel more pressure. Studying subjects
26． Chinese and English takes up most of their time. They don't have any extra time to study calligraphy.

Chinese characters represent (代表) the wisdom of our people. Calligraphy is a form of art. It should be fun and
27．. If some students are interested in it, they can
28． to learn it. However, if we make everyone practise it every week or even test people on it, some kids might not like it. They might lose their interest in learning Chinese characters.

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A Special Bonus-English Short stories for Beginners

Ideal for complete beginners or children learning English:

There are many English short stories for English learners, but not many of them are suitable for complete beginners or children.

Complete beginners are those learners who have just learned the alphabet, learned the basic simplified sounds of the letters and hardly have any vocabulary.

As mentioned above, it can be a real challenge to find stories and activities that are suitable for students. Most stories at this stage are either too complex or simply not interesting. This is especially true if they are beginners. Most stories have at least some of the following flaws:

These things are likely to reduce the student's motivation and make lessons less effective.

   When you learn a language, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. It is a very active _______ which has many advantages, including:

You will usually encounter new words when you read. If there are too many new words for you, then the level is too high and you should read something simpler. But if there are at most 5 new words per page, you will learn this vocabulary easily. You may not even need to use a _______ because you can guess the meaning from the rest of the text (from the context).

When you read, it gives you a good example for writing. Text that you read show you structures and expressions that you can use when you write.

When people write, they usually use "correct" English with a proper grammatical structure. This is not always true when people _______. So by reading you see and learn grammatical English naturally.

You can read as fast or slowly as you like. You can read ten pages in 30 minutes, or take one hour to explore just one page. It doesn't matter. The choice is _______. You cannot easily do this when speaking or listening. This is one of the big advantages of reading because different people work at different speeds.

If you choose something to read that you like, it can actually be interesting and enjoyable. For example, if you like to read about football in your own language, why not read about football in English? You will get information about football and improve your English ______ .

   Schools are now running remote (远程) lessons for more than 90 per cent of NSW students because of COVID-19 (冠状病毒) crisis, a situation likely to l
56． for months. The NSW Department of Education says the lessons are designed to be done without parents' too much caring.

But parents are still under the pressure of trying to support their students' learning, saying they have been given an i
57． task.

One parent said she spent the week working at her job, then the weekend catching up on all the work her children had missed, doing housework at night. Another single mother wakes at 3 a.m. to do her paid work so she can supervise (监督) her children d
58． the day.

"Do they understand that parents are fighting for our lives, our jobs, and our companies as well?" another parent said. "I' m a working mum. If I don't do my job, I may l
59． it. I know things had to be done in a hurry. But parents have been thrown in the deep end.

Yvette McDonald, from the inner west, has two young children at a public primary school, which issues (发布) written lessons and requires typed, o
60． communication, such as being present for roll call (点名) at the b
61． and the end of each day. She has asked the NSW Department of Education to relax those rules, saying they were difficult to carry out.

"Parents are already at breaking point and we haven't even gone into formal lockdown, "she said. "Many of us are managing crisis at work, but then on top of that we're schooling our children as well. We feel as though we're failing, but we're not failing-we've been a
62． to do very difficult things. We want to know what's essential and what's not."

   Half a year before graduation from college, my son began to seek a job. Due to the financial crisis, fewer companies would like to employ new staff. My son targeted a company that was going to hire only one person while there were more than twenty people filling their resumes.

After the interview, there would only be 3 who could enter the final round, which would later decide one person to be employed. Everything seemed to go quite well and my son passed the first round and entered the final round in a week.

On the day of the final interview, my son and other two candidates arrived at the interview place on time, waiting for the test. Unexpectedly, the interview was unbelievably simple. The interviewer only said to them, all of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our notice. We will tell you the result in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!" On the morning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortly after breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very disappointed.

In nightfall that day, my son suddenly told me excitedly on the phone, "Da, I have been employed!" Greatly surprised, I could not wait to ask him, "What's the whole matter?" My son told me that he received another text saying that he was employed. Actually, the first text sent to my son was also part of the test in the interview. Three men received the same text this morning and only my son’s reply was "Thank you." While the others said "Goodbye.".

Only then did I know that my son's "hope" came in that way. That is, when you feel disappointed, do not forget to say "Thank you." to the one who disappoints you. Saying Thank you." shows respect for others work and shows you are generous. Therefore, while under the same condition, you will get the upper hand in terms of opportunities compared with others!

疫情期间我们开启了一种全新的学习模式——远程课堂(remote lessons)。在此期间你是如何学习的？请结合你自身经历，谈谈对远程课堂的看法。