I learned to cook in our school’s labor classes. ________ Mother’s Day, I decided to cook for my family to show my love for my mother. I chose the steaks because they are ________ for our health. I looked up the best cooking way on the website in order to cook it ________.   

Before cooking, I prepared all the things well. They were fresh steaks, butter, and a pan. Before cooking, I cut an onion into ________, and put them aside (一旁).

First, I heated the pan, and put some butter in it. The butter could provide the steak a sense of fragrance (香气). ________, I put the steak in and fried one side lightly. After some minutes I turned the steak over to ________ the other side. Then I ________ some onion pieces. When the steak was cooked well, I put it onto the plate. With a bunch of flowers beside, I thought my mother could feel my love ________ she wouldn’t mind whether the dish was delicious or not.

When my mother sat at the table, I gave her a set of knives and ________ to thank her for taking good care of me. She was so moved and ________ all the dish.

My mother said she would remember this Mother’s Day all her life. That was the most delicious food.

2 . When I was young, I liked climbing the mountains with my father. When we walked together, my father and I ________ a lot. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountains. But first, you should keep yourself ________.”

________ the mountain climbing, we didn’t have enough time to be together because my father was very ________. I really got a lot from the mountain climbing.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. During the first few hours, I ________ the flowers, trees and the birds’ singing. But as time went by, I was very tired and felt a little sad. I wanted to ________ climbing. In fact, I hated it at that time. ________ my father said, “You can always see a beautiful ________ at the top of the mountain. When you are at the top, you can see all of the nicest things, just like in life.’’

At that time, I was too young to ________ his words. But I got new hope. Finally, I found ________ standing at the top of the mountain. I could see the whole sky, and it was as clear as crystal.

3 . Hundreds of years ago, life was much _________ than it is today. People didn’t have modern machines. There was no modern medicine, either.

But life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is _________. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It _________ our fish and pollutes our drinking water._________ pollution makes us talk louder and become _________ more easily. Air pollution is _________ most serious kind of pollution. It’s bad to all living things in the world.

Cars, planes and factories all pollute our air every day. Sometimes the polluted air is so thick that it is like a quilt (被子) _________ a city. This kind of quilt is called smog.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water _________ it is thrown away, they mustn’t blow dirty smoke into the air.

We need to do many other things. We can put waste things in the dustbin and not _________ it on the ground. We can go to work by bus or with our friends in the same car. If there are _________ people driving, there will be less pollution.

Rules are not enough. Every person must help to fight pollution.

4 . Do you like spring? What do you like to do in spring?

In China, when spring comes, students have difficulty sitting quietly in class. They want to be ________. Teachers know this. So schools usually ________ a spring outing for kids. It might be a trip to a mountain. But usually teachers take kids to a memorial park (烈士陵园). They can enjoy spring and also show their ________ to those who lost their lives in war.

In Japan, things are a little ________. The school year usually begins in April. In some parts of the country, the first day of school is also the ________ of the cherry blossom (樱花) season. This is the ________ time of the year for kids to take a trip. People go to parks early in the morning with their family and friends. They have a lot of fun together.

UK children have many great ________ when it comes to school trips. They can visit the seaside or a theme park. They can also look around a castle (城堡) or a stately home (庄园). One special ________ to go is a wetland and bird center. The kids enjoy themselves in the beautiful place and also ________ the natural world. The people at the center are ________. This means they’re able to teach kids about the knowledge of nature. They also study and find out how to stop some animals and birds from disappearing.

A farmer lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was special for him ________ it was a gift from his father. He didn’t find it after searching for a long time. Then he asked some ________ to help him look for it.

If the kid could find the watch, he would give the kid a ________. To get the prize, the kids hurried inside the barn and ________ the whole place. They searched everywhere for half an hour, but ________ could find the watch. Just when the farmer wanted to ________, a little boy went up to him and wanted to have a try.

The farmer agreed. After a while, the little boy came out ________ the watch in his hand! The farmer was happy and thought it was ________. He asked the boy how he ________ while the other kids didn’t find the watch.

The boy replied, “I did nothing, but only sat on the ground and listened. In the ________, I heard the ticking (滴答声) of the watch. ”

Give yourself a few minutes of silence every day and see how it can make your life a bit easier and happier.

6 . As a young tree, I was well protected in the forest. I used to _________ with my friends. Our only _________ was to stand high.

Over 300 days passed. We grew straight _________ one day people came. They moved us from the earth and put us on their _________.

After a long journey, we arrived in a place with nothing green. Here we _________ in a line. Because the wind blew _________, I could not even see Tim beside me. So we needed enough water to grow thicker and higher to stop the wind.

As time went by, we finally became much stronger. I could see the world in the wind! I even found the blue sky was back!

This was no longer a no man’s land, and _________ visitors came here. A man took a picture of us with his camera, “Thank you. We can enjoy clear days _________ worrying about sandstorms.” A young girl jumping up and down came over and hugged me. “Thank you,” she said, “It’s you that have _________ the desert into a green land!”

Tim and I smiled at each other, feeling _________. The sun was shining brightly in the bluer sky.

My classmates and I had a trip yesterday. We went to a mountain by ________ . The bus was slow, but we sang on it and had a good time. When we arrived at the ________ , it was nine o’clock. Then we started to ________ . We saw many green trees and beautiful flowers along the ________ . We took a lot of photos.

Our Chinese teacher Mr. Zhang was our ________ . His parents live in the mountains, so he knows the way very well. After we climbed for about two hours, we all felt ________ tired that we wanted to stop. “Don’t ________ ! It’s not far from my parents’ house,” said Mr. Zhang. In the end, we ________ the house and ate lunch there. Mr. Zhang’s parents were very ________ and the food was delicious.

We got back at four in the afternoon. We were very tired, but I think it was a ________ trip.

9 . One spring afternoon, Mark decided to take a long way home through the park. It was ________. The April sun washed over him warmly. ________, this feeling disappeared quickly when Mark saw an empty box on the grass.

How could someone ________ in such a beautiful place? He picked it up. He then ________ a plastic bag caught in a tree. He took it down and put it inside the box. During the rest of the ________, Mark picked up more pieces of rubbish. He saw much more, but he had to get home before dark. There was just too much for him to ________ by himself.

________ he returned home, Mark checked the mailbox. There was a message about Earth Day. That encouraged Mark greatly. He texted everyone he knew. He asked each friend to tell everyone he or she knew to meet at 9:00 a.m. ________ Earth Day at the gate of the park.

Earth Day arrived. There were lots of people at the park. Mark was very happy. He handed out (分发) recycled bags, and then everyone got to pick up rubbish. That afternoon, they ________ every square metre of the park. It was just one park, but it was a ________. Mark knew what could happen when people came together to help the planet.

Everyone was tired but happy.