As a nature teacher, Han Mingzhe, 30, loves taking kids to explore (探索) trees. “I have the kids close their eyes and let them feel and remember the tree with their     1    . I call this game Discover My Tree,” Han said. When the kids find their tree, they light up with joy, like meeting     2     old friend.

Han is always amazed by his students’ imagination. “They might call a walnut (核桃) tree a ‘bomb (炸弹) tree’ because its     3     walnuts on the ground are like ‘bombs’. And the Chinese privet (冬青) might look like a ‘drone (无人机)’ in     4     eyes, so they nickname (起绰号) it a ‘drone tree’,” Han said. Han said that discovering trees     5     a simple activity that doesn’t need any special tools or knowledge from before.

You can learn about a tree by     6     at the bark’s appearance and color. You can also check for small pores (气孔) the tree uses to “breathe”. Then, look at the     7     and see how they are different. Look at the leaf shapes and the different parts of a leaf. If you can find a tree with flowers, that’s even     8     . You can study the flower’s shape and color.

“Apart from looking at a tree     9    , you can also check a tree using your senses,” Han suggested. “You can touch the tree trunk (树干) with your eyes closed and feel time go by. You can also collect fruits or leaves. These are the gifts from the tree     10     you should treasure in your heart,” he added.

Have you ever been cycling? This spring my elder brother and I     1     a long weekend cycling in the countryside. We rode     2     along because we hadn’t come to break any speed records, or to do sports. We just wanted to get some fresh air and a     3     from schoolwork. We really had a great time     4     along country roads. And there was one of the     5     things about our trip that made us happy: every few kilometers there was a village where we could find everything we needed.

All the local people were really     6    . However, on the     7     day, something happened. We were going down the hill when my brakes (刹车) started making a noise, but I didn’t mind at all. At midnight, we were woken by the noise in the hotel. We were tired when we set off the next morning, but soon     8     cheerful when the sun came out.

What we enjoyed     9     most about cycling is—it’s simple and fun. I think nothing is better than cycling     10     you’re looking for a break that is active and cheap. Why not have a try?

I can never forget the English lesson and I can never forget Miss Green. It was my first day in the     1     school. And the first lesson was English. When I wasn’t doing     2    , Miss Green, our new English teacher, walked into the classroom. She was     3     and friendly. She had a book in the hand, The Works of Edgar Allan Poe（《爱伦坡文集》）. She asked, “Who read the book before.” I put my hand up. Miss Green asked, “Can you really know about what Edgar Allan Poe said in his book?”

    4    , my answer made her happy. She asked me to write an article（文章）on that subject. After that, I worked hard at English and I     5     English classes. As time went, we made friends with each other. Miss green encouraged（鼓励）me to be a writer. When I left school, she said to me, “You have     6     for writing, Tony, and one day you’ll know how useful it is at the     7     in your life.”

Now I’m a writer and every time I sit down to write something, I think of Miss Green. She was more than just an English teacher, because she also     8     me important lessons in life.

However, the man didn’t stop laughing at Lincoln. So Lincoln continued, “As far as I know, my father repaired shoes for your family. Now I can take over (接手) my     1     job. I may not be as good as my father, but I will do my best to make your shoes comfortable.” Then he turned to all the people in the hall and said, “If     2     here has problems with your shoes, please come to me and I will not     3    . And the last thing I want to say is that my father is the     4     shoemaker ever.”

This time, people in the hall admired Lincoln     5     his tolerance (宽容) and wisdom. He not only protected his father’s dignity (尊严), but won lots of supporters as well.

A group of boys were playing a game around a small tree. They decided to see who was the     1     boy to get to the top of the tree. Their mothers were sitting not far away, looking at their     2     as they played.

One of the climbers was an 8-year-old boy named David. He was the     3     child in the group. Nobody thought that he would     4     the competition.

Then the game started. All of the boys tried     5     best to climb as high as they could. They all made it halfway up the tree before David did, but he reached the top of the tree fastest in the end.

The     6     mother was happy about his son. She asked him, “David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so     7    ?”

“It was easy!” David said, “The other children kept looking down as they climbed. When they     8     to realize how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of falling down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I kept going higher and higher until I     9     the top.”

It is true in life that if we just     10     going forward without looking back, we’re more likely to reach our goals.

On Saturday morning, every boy in town is happy, except Tom Sawyer. He has to paint the fence because he     1     for the mistakes he made yesterday. The fence is at least nine     2     high and runs nearly half the block long. After only a few strokes, he sits down and begins to     3     all the fun he has planned for the day. He knows that the painting will take up all afternoon. Even     4     other boys will come by soon and see him do his chores. Just then, Ben Rogers comes along the road with an apple in his hand. Tom     5     He picks up his brush and goes back to work.

“Got to work, hey?” says Ben. “Work? What work are you talking about? It’s not every day a boy gets to paint a whole fence by     6    .” Then Tom goes on painting. Ben watches Tom     7    . He becomes more and more     8    . After a while, he says, “Say, Tom, let me try.”

“No, I’m sorry. Aunt Polly says there isn’t one boy in a thousand that’s fit to paint the fence.” “Come on, Tom. Let me just try, please… I’ll give you my apple!

Tom considers a moment longer. Then very     9     he hands the brush over to Ben. Sitting under a shady tree, Tom eats the apple and watches Ben paint the fence in the hot sun. He thinks he     10     something wonderful since then: To make a boy want something, all you have to do is to make that something hard to get!