Now the earth is in bad condition. In some places, air and water pollution is so seriously that it causes many deaths. At the same time, many animals are in danger because of their habitats are being destroying. Lucky, we human beings have realized the problem. In April 22nd, million of people throughout the world do something well for the earth. Some clean up streets and pick up rubbish, while others give speech to call on more people take action. But we can’t expect to save the earth only by one day’s work. Instead, we should make every day Earth Day. Only by taken good care of it every day can we make our planet a better world to live in.

Jim is an 8-year-old boy. One day, when he went to the countryside     1     his parents, he caught a beautiful bird in the woods.     2     his father tried very hard to persuade him to let it go, Jim still decided     3    (keep) it.

After     4    (come) back from the countryside, Jim bought     5     beautiful cage and kept the little bird in it. In order to make the bird happy, he fed it with nice food. He thought the bird lived     6    (happy) with him because it didn’t have to try find food.     7    , the bird didn’t look happy. It always looked out of the cage, staring at the sky. And it never sang.

One day, his father said to him, “You should let the bird go now. It would be much     8    (good) for it to live in the woods than here. If you continue to keep it, it may die.” But Jim didn’t follow his father’s     9    (suggest). The bird was still kept in the cage.

One morning, when Jim went to play with the bird as usual, he found that the bird     10    (die). Jim was very sad and regretted not letting it go. But it was too late.

7 . Just as we take care of our friends and families, our homes and Mother Earth take care of us. Our homes give us a place of shelter that ________ between us and the rest of the world. The earth is a(n) _________ giver of life and the keeper of our physical and spiritual needs. Her rich ________ bring us up, give us air, and offer us cooling shade. Her waters ________ our thirst. Yet it is easy to take both of these wonderful _________ for granted. ________ the thanks you feel toward your home and Mother Earth for the gifts each   ________   you. It can help you stay   ________ of where many of the gifts in your life come from. Each time you give thanks, you’ll be ________ of the importance of caring for your home and for Mother Earth. There is a simple and beautiful _________ you can find to show your thanks. Begin by finding a ________ place where you can be alone. Sit comfortably and breathe deeply ________ you feel relaxed and then read the following out loud:

“Thank you, home, for allowing me to live ________ your walls. Thank you for allowing me to stay strong and ________ me. Thank you, Mother Earth, for the land I ________ on and farm. Thank you, plants, minerals (矿物质), and animals on the land for allowing me to ________ your beauty and your amazement of life, and for the ________ of living with all of you on this earth. Thank you for the wisdom and       ________ you bring to us.”

You can do so as often as you like and anytime you feel particularly thankful for the many gifts that you have ________. Each time you do this, you’ll strengthen your connection with all that _________ and supports you.

8 . A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a _________ advertising the pups and began _________ it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked _________ into the eyes of a little boy. “Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”

“Well,” said the farmer, _________ he rubbed (擦拭) the sweat off the back of his neck, “These puppies come from fine parents and _________ a good deal of money.”

The boy _________ his head for a moment. Then _________ deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of _________ and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”

“_________,” said the farmer.

And with that he let out a whistle, “Here, Dolly!” he called.

Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face __________ the chain link fence. His eyes danced with __________.

When the dog __________ to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring (微动) inside the doghouse. Slowly __________ little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. In a somewhat __________ manner the little pup began hobbling (跛行) toward the others, doing its best to __________.

“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the little pup.

The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will __________ be able to run and play with you like those other dogs would.”

Hearing that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, bend down and began __________ up one leg of his trousers. In doing __________ he showed a steel brace (支架) running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a __________ made shoe. “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone to __________ the same feelings.”

The world is full of people who need someone who understands.

9 . 1970 was World Conservation Year. The United Nations wanted every one to know that the world is in danger. They hoped the governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers in Holland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We can’t live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.

What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that con­servation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear about conservation through something called “No one’s going to change our world”, which was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.

10 . My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard. That first year, I ______ feeding peanuts to the blue jays, then the squirrels. The squirrels had no _______coming up right to me for them. As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no ______ and didn’t escape. When I threw carrot slices (薄片), they even came for a nibble (啃). Slowly they came to ______ me, and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.

That second year, the rabbits ______ me, and one would even sit up for slices! While I was feeding them. I ______ that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an ______ interest in this food situation. I carefully extended a long ______, with a keen eye on those teeth, and ______, there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit, both munching (津津有味地咀嚼) on carrots. A few months later, while ______, she would even turn her back to me._______ when she was facing away, I reached out and ______ scratched (搔) her back with my finger. She didn’t move.

By year three, the rabbits and the groundhog were back. The groundhog ______ didn’t have a problem with me scratching her back, and I got an idea. I’d always ______, while slicing up carrots, that the end looked like a cap. ______ one day, just to see what she would do, I gently ______ one on top of the groundhog’s head. Again, not a ______. The next time, I had my camera ready to record what you see here, one of several dozen such pictures. ______ she had a slice to eat, she never ______ the one on her head. It was a fair______— I got a pleasure, and she had yet another tasty treat.