阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。  

Night schools are nothing new today. Li Mei is ___1___ engineer in the day. But in the evening, she becomes a student at a night school in Chengdu. She is trying new ___2___ (hobby) with her 5-year-old son, such as cooking and singing. She used to spend evenings ___3___ (watch) her son play in the park. Now she can try new things with him at a night school.  

A growing number of Chinese people go to night schools. They can learn ___4___ (color) things, from art ___5___ sports, for free. Young people ___6___ want to look for new skills and friends go to night schools.  

In the 1980s, many people ___7___ (go) to night schools for further education. However, night schools were gone because more people got higher education. Some new night schools came to Shanghai last autumn. Then more night schools ___8___ (quick) appeared in other cities. For example, Miss Wang from Deyang thinks that night schools are good places for her ___9___ (make) friends. "I used to spend much of my time alone. I have felt more connected with modern society since I became a student of the night school," she said.  

Young people wish to make themselves better so that ___10___ (they) daily lives can be meaningful. That has made night schools develop rapidly.