Mr. Smith is a creative teacher who is using a special way to help his students to learn a new lesson.

Mr. Smith said, “For part of our lesson today, some of you are going to v    1     the Lakeside Park to study trees in natural environment. You will look c    2     and think about the conditions trees need to grow. ”

Mr. Smith and some of their students walk to the woodland. There are many beautiful trees there. The students are required to m    3    the trees with the names of three trees by Mr. Smith. The students are happy t    4     do the work and find the three trees quickly.

Then Mr. Smith gives the students three bowls with three labels(标签). The students begin to search under each tree and find things to fill the labelled bowls. They put the things into a bowl labelled red birch(红桦树). Then they find the o    5     two trees, a Tibetan cherry(藏樱桃), and a paperbark maple(血皮槭树). Once the students have f    6     their work, they relax, draw and make notes.

When the students r    7     to school, Mr. Smith gives them special glasses to look through. Two of the students put the small seeds(种子) between two pieces of glass. They examine them carefully. Two more students pour water into a container(容器) to cover some leaves and dead flowers. They put on special gloves to stir(搅拌) the liquid(液体) as the container heats up on a hotplate(加热板). Two other students are drawing and t    8     notes.

After the experiment, Mr. Smith asks the group to the front of the classroom. They tell the class about the things they saw and the r    9     of their experiments. Mr. Smith is very p    10     with them and thanks the group. At the end of the class, he tells his students that he hopes to see the results of their experiments growing in the school garden.

【推荐2】It was a fine day. The sun was shining and the wind was gentle.

The kids     1     (play) in their backyard. Suddenly a little cat got stuck (卡住) under the fence (篱笆). The kids tried to free the cat, but they couldn’t. So they asked their mother for help. The mother freed the cat. The cat looked so cute that the kids asked their mother if they     2     (keep) it. The mother said, “I don’t mind     3     (I), but you must ask your father, too.”

The kids waited anxiously (焦急地) for their dad back from work. When they heard their father opening the door, they both shouted     4     (loud) at the same time, “Hi, daddy!”

“You are surely     5     (happy) than usual to see me today. What’s up?” their father said.

“Nothing daddy. We just love you so much,” the girl     6     (reply). Then their mother said, “Go ahead. Ask your dad.”

The girl told her dad what had happened and asked to keep the cat. The father said, “No, you can’t. We     7     (feed) five cats up till now. Your mommy and I have no time to take care of any more.” Hearing this, the kids looked unhappy.

Seeing the sad looks on the     8     (kid) faces, the father changed his mind. He said, “All right. Since you love it so much, you can keep it.”

“Hooray! Thank you, daddy!” However, the father added that they must promise     9     (look) after the cat on their own.

The kids were so happy to have another pet friend. Then the cat     10     (give) the name “Lucky” by the kids. So the cat had a place to call home.