A Thanksgiving Day story in the newspaper told of a school teacher {#blank#}1{#/blank#} asked her class of first graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for. She {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (think) of how little these children from poor neighbourhood actually had to be thankful for. But she knew that most of them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables full {#blank#}3{#/blank#} food. The teacher was taken back with the picture Douglas handed in—a small childishly hand!

    But whose hand? The class was {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (puzzle) by the abstract drawing. “I think it must be the hand of God {#blank#}5{#/blank#} brings us food,” said one child, “a farmer,” said another, “because he feeds turkeys.” Finally, when the others were at work, the teacher {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (bend) over at Douglas' desk and asked whose hand it was. “It's your hand, Teacher,” he said in a low voice.

    She remembered that {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (frequent) at break she had taken Douglas, a small lonely child, by {#blank#}8{#/blank#} hand. She often did that with the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (child). But it meant so much to Douglas. Perhaps this was everyone's Thanks-giving, not for the material things {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (give) to us but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others.

    I wonder {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it is because I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long {#blank#}2{#/blank#} I have grown so crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(myself) spellbound. That {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(change) since I was there. For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake {#blank#}6{#/blank#} purpose until half past eleven in order {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(have) a good look at the moon by myself. But as the moon gave for too much light, I didn't dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs until the window had to {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(shut). The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(entire) in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(see) the night face to face.

    “What's the matter, Mum?”

    As soon as I entered the door, I found that my mother was not{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (please). It was unusual — she usually{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (open) the door and welcomes me with a smile!

    “She's dying,” Mum said{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sad). I knew what she said. The tulip (郁金香), my mother's favorite, is dying.

    A month ago, we moved into our new house and Mum{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (buy) a very beautiful tulip in a flower shop. Mum liked it very much. Whenever she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoy {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (it) beautiful colour and nice smell.

    She regarded the tulip as a baby and looked after it carefully. She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to another{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(give) enough sunshine to it. The first thing she did{#blank#}7{#/blank#} she got up every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized it many times.

    She hoped that{#blank#}8{#/blank#} great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful{#blank#}9{#/blank#} the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

    It's true that mother loved the tulip. But this kind of love must be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(harm).

    Too much love can sometimes kill what you love.

    According to a recent study, plants are able to make intelligent decisions. They are a lot{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(smart) than we thought. Scientists have discovered that the pea plant can make decisions on how{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (survive) best, even though it does not have a brain. Researchers grew several pea plants that had their roots {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (separate) between two pots. Each pot contained different amount of nutrients. One pot always had the same amount{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the other pot varied between a lot and a little. The plants turned out to be{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (amaze) consistent（一致的）at turning their roots to the pot with the most nutrients.

    Researcher Alex Kacelnik says the experiment raises a question, not about plants{#blank#}6{#/blank#} about animals and humans. He wonders whether the pea plant is more efficient in using its limited resources about {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(make) decisions than humans. He says, “We have a very wonderful brain, but maybe most of the time we're not using {#blank#}8{#/blank#}” Professor Kacelnik does not think that pea plants are intelligent in the human sense, but that they exhibit complex{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (behave) to efficiently take advantage of natural opportunities. It will be interesting to see how our lives would be different if we{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (adopt) similar strategies.

    For thousands of years, fishes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (feed) the people of Peru. It was only when the industrial fishing boats got started in {#blank#}2{#/blank#}1950s that people lost interest in the fish. Modern fishery turned most of its catch into fishmeal(鱼饲料) for feeding other animals. In fact, most of the fish {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (catch) yearly around the world are for use other than eating, and 90% of them are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (perfect) good to eat.

    White is a researcher at the University of British Columbia and he spent years {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (research) into fishery catches around the world. According {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his study, about 27% of ocean fish which were caught became fishmeal or fish oil. Those products were used to feed farmed fish or used in agriculture.

    "There could be a {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (good) use of these fish," says White. Instead of feeding fish to fish, the fish could feed people, especially those {#blank#}8{#/blank#} need high-quality protein. But the reason why that doesn't happen is a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (combine) of economics and regulations(法规). In many places, a fisherman can get more money if he sells his catch for fishmeal than if he sells it to the locals for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} meals. And in Peru, a change in how fishes are handled could both satisfy the need to feed the people and supply the fishmeal industry.

    Traditional Chinese culture is beginning to attract the attention of the world. Kung fu, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (especial), has had a great effect {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the millions of people who first learned about China through it. Sometimes, they may come to China and learn about some other {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (aspect) of this culture. Other Asian nations have long known about the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (great) of ancient Chinese culture. Their own cultures are {#blank#}5{#/blank#} mix of native ones and those Chinese characteristics. Korea and Japan long ago adopted Confucianism, something that continues today even as it {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (challenge) by pop culture. This strength comes from the ideas {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (give) in the Four Books of Confucianism, which were built upon the idea of an even {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (much) ancient period included in the Five Classics. From them, the West learns {#blank#}9{#/blank#} is uniquely Chinese, for example, feng shui.

    So far China has taken steps {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (increase) this spread of its culture byestablishing Chinese Cultural Centers in such places as the United States and Europe.