【推荐2】读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空一词。

Do you play Ant Forest? It is     1     （冠词） online game on Alipay（支付宝）. Players    2    （collect） "energy" by doing something environmentally-friendly. They can grow and water     3    （they）own "trees" with the "energy".     4    （连词）the "trees" are big enough, Alipay with some other companies will plant real trees in the desert（沙漠）area of China. Every year     5    （million） of trees are planted in this way.

This is part of China's tree-planting program. It hopes to stop the desert from     6    （become） larger. Since 1978, China has planted over 66 billion trees     7    （介词）the north. It is     8    （know） as "the Great Green Wall". For example. Saihanba in Hebei Province was once a desert, but now it has     9    （副词）become the biggest man-made forest in China.

"China is making the world much     10    （green）than before. It sets a good example and has many lessons to share with the world." said the United Nations Environment Program.

【推荐3】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

It’s hard to spend enough time on both lessons and after-class activities. But I wanted to make it. I knew this would be difficult, but I didn’t realize it until my classes in the high school     1     (begin).

I got on well with other girls. After school, I often had ice cream with     2     (they) instead of doing homework. I always finished it the next day between     3     (class). As a result, I got worse grades. I realized that I needed     4     (find) some balance.

So I made a timetable to divide my time between studying and relaxing. It was     5     good idea but I was only able to follow it for a few days because it made me under too much pressure.

Later, I took another plan. Each week I     6     (careful) listed everything I had to do. Then I made another list of things that I could     7     (do) if I had time.

It worked really well. Ever since then, I     8     (not miss) any important things. At the same time, I enjoyed my spare time.

Planning time has never been easy for me,     9     I still keep on trying. I’m glad that I’ve learned to balance things and it will be     10     (help) in my future life.

【推荐1】My uncle has a big farm in Michigan. I went on     1    （冠词） trip with my family there last summer vacation. Everything there     2    (be) great. On Sunday morning we got up early and     3     (leave)home at 6:00 a.m. We went there by car. It took us three hours    4    (get) there. When we got there, my uncle and aunt were busy     5    (介词）the farming. I helped them feed chickens and horses. In the afternoon, my aunt taught us how    6    (milk) a cow. It’s really quite a lot of fun. On Sunday morning, my cousin and I went to ride a horse. I was    7    (excite) to run on the horse. My uncle has many apple trees. All of us went     8     (pick) apples on Sunday afternoon. In the evening I was so tired     9     I went to sleep early. We really enjoyed    10     (we)on the farm. It was really a happy vacation to remember.

【推荐2】April Fools’ Day is on April 1st. People can play     1     (joke) on others on this special d    2    . If you succeed, you usually laugh and say, “April Fool!” The person who has been     3     (fool) by you laughs, too, and he will never be angry with you.

       Mother’s Day is on the     4     (two) Sunday of May. It’s a day to thank mothers. On that day, mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can have a r    5    

Easter Day falls on the film Sunday after the full moon which is on or after March 21st. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to life. Many people go to church and     6     (child) often get p    7    , such as toy rabbits.

Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a day when people give thanks for the good things in life.     8     (usual) families all get together and have a big dinner.

Christmas Day comes on D    9    25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. The beautiful things can     10     (be) seen everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.