【推荐3】Let’s go camping !

If you’ve ever gone camping,you must know how much fun it is. You can hike in the woods,spot wildlife, stay up late and see shooting stars; or you can just sit around and talk.

But don' t worry if you are just a b____of camping. Here is a simple guide to provide some basics of camping for you.

Bring a tent

In good weather with no bugs(小虫子， you can get by(勉强应对) with just a nylon tarpaulin(尼龙布) ) tied b__twotrees. This is a popular way of camping because campers can see everything that's going on around them. But a tent is a lot more comfortable on rainy days.

Make sure it's tied down tight,other wise a strong wind will blow it away.

Choose simple f __

Camping meals have to be simple. They should use ingredients that are easy to pack and store, and they need to be simple to prepare. Moreover, a good camping meal is filling enough to provide energy for p ___activities. It doesn't have to be made in advance, and cooking something on a campfire is really good fun.

Leave only footprints

Environment-friendly campers have a popular saying: "Leave only footprints, and take only pictures. This m ___we keep the campsite looking natural; we pick up and take away our trash. Before leaving， we put out campfires and stir(搅动) the ash(灰烬) until no smoke remains. The only human signs left behind are footprints. We only take amazing photographs as are minder of the good time we had.

This is my new school. It's a foreign language school(外国语学院). There are fifty-five     1     (class). There are about 50 students     2     a class. This is     3     (we) classroom. There are 51 desks and chairs in it. What else can you     4     (see) in our classroom? Yes, there is a television and a computer in it,     5     there aren't     6     (some) pictures or footballs in it. In front of our classroom is our teachers' office. There are six     7     (teach) in the office. Our teacher, Miss Ma is in it. She teaches     8     (we) English.

Our school is very beautiful     9     many buildings in it. The gym is in front of the classroom buildings. Next to the gym is the science lab. Behind the lab is the dining hall.     10     (be) our school very nice?

Welcome to our school!

I’m at a middle school of Beijing now. I have four     1    (class) a day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. The students in my class     2    (be) very nice. They ask me to play games and help me with my Chinese. I like     3    (they) very much. I like my teacher,     4    . His name is John. He gave me     5     dictionary. It     6    (help) me to learn Chinese     7    (good), I must     8    (thank) him.

Beijing is very good. Welcome to Beijing     9     call me     10     538-0631. It’s my new phone number.

Yours,

Maria

Mr. Lee was standing at the front of the classroom. He said, “It’s hard to say this, but I’ll have to leave school in a few     1     (week) time.”

The students were shocked at the news. All of them     2     (love) Mr. Lee very much and they had never imagined that they would never see him again.     3    , Mr. Lee had reached the age of retirement (退休). After hearing the news, the class was upset for the next few days     4     the class monitor made a suggestion.

“We should not be upset like this,” she said. “Instead, we should study hard and thank him for     5     (be) so good to us.”

The class agreed, and they decided to throw Mr. Lee     6     farewell party (欢送会). On his last day at school, everybody brought different types of delicious food to class. They covered the board     7     farewell messages. When Mr. Lee showed up, all the students sang Goodbye My Teacher together, and gave him the gifts that they had prepared for him. Mr. Lee was very     8     (surprise). He didn’t expect that the students would throw a party for him.

Mr. Lee was really moved. The class was glad that they could make     9     (he) happy. After all, it was the simplest way to     10     (show) their thanks to their favorite teacher.

Can you imagine turning your school into a     1    ? This is what students did at Zhengzhou Foreign Language School.

Under the “double reduction” policy (双减政策), students have many new clubs and after-school     2     (activity). The Happy Farming Club is one of     3     most popular clubs. “At first I thought I could just grow some vegetable here,” said Zhang Xin, a club member. “But it turned out that I also     4     (learn) a lot about agriculture (农业) and biology.”

After studying crops (庄稼) like wheat and garlic, students got the chance to grow them. “My group tried     5     (grow) leeks,” said Zhang. “We first put the roots (根) underground. Then we covered them with a thin layer of soil (土)     6     watered them. After doing all these, we had a great sense of achievement. We hope the leeks can grow much     7     (strong)!” Other groups grew     8     /dɪfrənt/ things, such as wheat and spinach. To tell them apart, students set up boards     9     the vegetables’ names on them. The school looks like a small pretty farm now.

“In the 38 years of our school’s history, we are the first to grow vegetables,” said Zhang. “This is really a     10     /'speʃl/ experience!”

Mike was a new student in a medical college. He wasn’t interested in it and always thought that he chose a wrong course, so he played computer     1     every day and didn’t study at all. Day after day, he became very bored. One day, he put a note in the homework     2     he handed in, saying, “It is said that today’s college students are cheaper than potatoes. It’s     3     for college students to find a good job. Do you agree?” Dr. Lee looked at the note     4     said nothing.

Later that day, Dr. Lee called him when Mike wanted to leave the classroom. He     5     out a small potato that sprouted（发芽）out. “Do you know how much it costs?” he     6     the young student. “It’s soft and harmful.     7     of us wants to have it even if it’s free.” After saying that, Dr. Lee threw the potato     8    . Then he showed Mike anther potato. It was about twice as big as that small one and perfectly round. “This potato is natural and excellent. It is not only large but also fresh. It is very expensive and it sells well around the world.” The young man     9     moved by Dr. Lee’s words. After that, Dr. Lee put the big potato onto Mike’s hand and said, “Never     10     up, young man. Be such a potato.”