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

China’s “Double Reduction” Policy (“双减”政策) that aims at easing (减轻) ducation-related pressure on parents and children is effective (有效的). Now take my home as     1     example to show how it works.

“Dad! Get up! You promised     2     (take) us to the zoo today!” My     3     (second) daughters shouted together one Saturday morning. It     4     (be) 7:00, but our apartment was noisier than the Monkey Jungle in the zoo!

For families with children, weekends have become very different. In the past, my wife and I could at     5     (little) sleep kind of late. At 7:00 every morning, we had to wake     6     the kids. After I took them to a tutoring class (辅导班), we could enjoy a few hours to ourselves. But now, these classes are gone together. Of course kids are happy about this. Every Tuesday or Wednesday evening, my girls would ask me, “Where are we going to spend this Saturday?”

Luckily, there are still some classes for them to take. On Sundays, my girls go to learn ballet and chess. They really enjoy     7     (they) time there. My elder daughter is old enough to read     8     (quiet) on her own. On lucky days, we can let her read with her sister together. Still, a quiet “    9     (compete)” begins. My girls sometimes talk about how their classmates spend an exciting weekend. It’s their way of complaining (抱怨) about my laziness.

Weekends are more tiring (累人的) now for parents,     10     I think they are good for kids. I think childhood (童年) should be more than just studying school subjects. It should be more colorful!

People in my home town are friendly to each other. When they meet for the     1     (one) time, they may shake hands with or smile at each other. People will serve their     2     (visit) at home with tea, fruits and snacks. They use “nin” to show their respect (尊重) when they’re     3     (introduce) to someone older. The Spring Festival is the     4     (big) one of all the festivals in my home town. And people celebrate it by having a big meal around a dining table with     5     (they) family. They’ll have lots of meat. Children will enjoy the delicious snacks.

Here are two pictures. A man and a boy are in the     1     (one) picture. Who are they? The man is Mr. White. And the     2     (boy) name is Bill. He is Mr. White’s son. They are in Bill’s room. They are playing computer     3     (game). In the second picture, you can see a woman and a girl. They are Bill’s mother and sister Ann. They are in Ann’s room. You can see two photos of     4     (they) family on the white wall (墙). A clock is on the desk. It’s eleven. What’s that under the desk? Oh. It’s Ann’s hat, but it     5     (look) like a brown dog.

My grandma is more than 70 years old. Her memory becomes much     1     (bad). She often forgets where she keeps     2     (thing). When that happens. Everybody in our family     3     (look) for them with her. Sometimes she even forgets how many meals she has a day. But she takes her dance seriously. I often see her dance     4     (careful) with some old people in the park. Of course, she dances the most beautifully of all. We are happy about     5     (she) talent because she can live a happy life through it.

Last Saturday after my French course, I decided to drive to the market to buy a meat pie for dinner. As I was     1     (head) west, I saw a huge truck in the middle of the road. There had been an accident and there were many police     2     (office) around. I turned around and decided to go to a nearby mall. However, I missed the road that     3     (lead) to the mall. Then I saw a restaurant that sold chicken noodles. I went inside and the lady, who was the owner, served me the     4     (much) delicious bowl of chicken noodles ever. I had made an     5     (expect) discovery! I’m so glad that I cancelled my plan to go to the market.