There was a man who had four sons. He hoped that his sons could learn not to judge (评价) things too quickly. So he gave his four sons a task, asked each of them to go to see a pear tree in different     1     .

The first son     2     in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest in autumn. When all of his sons returned home, he called     3     together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said the tree was ugly     4     it didn’t have leaves. It stood alone on the ground. The tree was hopeless.

The second son said it was not like that, the tree was covered with green buds (芽) and full of     5     .

The third son didn’t think so , saying that the tree was full of flowers and they looked so     6    . He had never seen such beautiful flowers before.

The last son     7     with all of them, saying that the tree was filled with     8    . The tree was lively.

The man told his four sons that they were all     9     , because they only saw the tree in one season. He told his sons that they could not judge a tree or a person     10     by one season. Only when all the seasons was over could they know a tree or a person completely .

We can learn more from this story. If we just     11     in winter, we will miss the hope of spring, the beauty of summer and the harvest (丰收) of autumn in our life.

Nowadays more and more people prefer to go fishing or hiking in the woods. Experiencing nature is    1    , but when you're doing this, always keep yourself safe . It's important to remember several basic rules if you don’t want to turn a pleasant outing into a(n)    2    .

First, be fully prepared for different weather. Before you set out, always get warm clothes and raincoats ready, just in case! This is especially true in the situation of    3    in the mountain areas. The weather is really     4    in high mountains. Sometimes you can experience two or three    5    in one day.

Second, pack a map, a compass, and a flashlight in your bag. Even experienced travellers may get     6    . Before you start your trip, study the map to get familiar with the area you are going to. The flashlight is important     7    you do get lost. Many trips that start out in daylight will    8    become night-time adventures when people can't find the way.

Third, bring a first-aid kit and know how to use it. Small cuts can be more serious when there is no doctor     9    .

Finally, tell people where you are going and when you plan to come back. That way, someone will go to search for you if troubles     10    .This will increase your chance of being found quickly.

Do you like to play with kids?    1    Easter Day(复活节), students at Nazareth Academy in Texas, US, got a    2    to play with kindergarten kids.

Easter Day was on March 27 this year. It’ s a    3    festival in western culture. Each student paired with a kid. They did crafts(手工作品), had an Easter egg hunt(寻找彩蛋活动) and did other activities to celebrate. The school    4    this activity.

They spent a lot of time    5    kindergarten kids how to make Easter arts and crafts. Mitul Agarwal, 14, an eighth-grader, taught his partner Ruben Gonzalez how to use scissors(剪刀)    6    paper. This 5-year-old boy tried to get the scissor cuts    7    while Mitul sat next to him to help.

“Working with little kids is    8    . We do a lot of    9    about teamwork,” Mitu told the Victoria Advocate, a local newspaper. “We teach them things that we know. And we    10    about things that they know.”