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In China, schools usually have 10-minute break between classes. Sometimes, students can't go outside for 2 (safe), which means they might not get enough outdoor time. But this autumn, some cities are changing that.
Beijing, Tianjin and Qingdao have made breaks 5 minutes 3 (long) than before to help students get more exercise and fresh air. In Beijing, this hasn't changed the school day much for younger kids, but middle school students finish a bit later.
A school in Qingdao has cool ideas for these longer breaks. Many 4 (activity) are organized for students during breaks. Several games are introduced to make the breaks more 5 (enjoy). Also, it 6 (provide) books and board games（桌游）for those who prefer quiet activities. These games are easy 7 (start) and finish in 15 minutes, and they help students relax and get ready 8 the next class.
This change is good for students 9 it makes their school day more fun and healthy. Now, they can have more active breaks and feel better when they go back to study. It's a nice way for schools to 10 (real) care about students' well-being and make school a better place.
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1. a 2. safety 3. longer 4. activities 5. enjoyable 6. provides 7. to start 8. for 9. because 10. really

【分析】这是一道英语短文填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文，理解文章讲述中国学校调整课间休息时长以帮助学生锻炼的主题；再结合每个空格前后的语境、语法规则、固定搭配确定答案。具体思考：第1空考查固定搭配“have a break”，需用冠词；第2空介词for后接名词，需转换词性；第3空由than可知用形容词比较级；第4空many后接可数名词复数；第5空考查“make sth + 形容词”结构；第6空主语为第三人称单数，需用动词三单形式；第7空考查固定非谓语搭配；第8空考查固定介词短语；第9空前后为因果关系，需用连词；第10空修饰动词需用副词。
【解析】1. 考查冠词，固定搭配“have a break”（休息），故填a；2. 考查名词，介词for后需接名词，形容词safe的名词形式为safety，故填safety；3. 考查形容词比较级，由句中than可知应用比较级，long的比较级为longer，故填longer；4. 考查名词复数，many后接可数名词复数，activity的复数形式为activities，故填activities；5. 考查形容词，“make sth + 形容词”表示“使某物……”，enjoy的形容词为enjoyable，故填enjoyable；6. 考查动词时态，主语it是第三人称单数，一般现在时谓语动词用第三人称单数形式provides，故填provides；7. 考查非谓语动词，固定搭配“be easy to do sth”（容易做某事），故填to start；8. 考查介词，固定短语“get ready for”（为……做准备），故填for；9. 考查连词，前后句为因果关系，前果后因，用连词because，故填because；10. 考查副词，修饰动词care需用副词，real的副词形式为really，故填really。
【答案】1.a 2.safety 3.longer 4.activities 5.enjoyable 6.provides 7.to start 8.for 9.because 10.really
【知识点】冠词用法、词性转换、形容词比较级
【点评】本题为英语基础短文填空题，聚焦初中核心语法点，注重考查学生对基础词汇和语法的灵活运用，题型常规，难度适中，适合巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.7