When I called up my mother in the countryside on the phone, she told me snakes came to her home now and then, and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} they seemed to have made their home there. I got the chance to distinguish {#blank#}2{#/blank#} by inventing something {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (mercy) to catch the snakes.

    No products can help me catch snakes, so I set out {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (research) the habits of snakes to trap them. I decided on three approaches: firstly, removing their habitat; secondly, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(attract) them into {#blank#}6{#/blank#} trap, and thirdly cooling them. I used the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (freeze) bowl to make the snakes less active, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} then collected them. The next day I released them into the wild.

    I have filled {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the form and filed my patent {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (apply) with the Patent Office.

    It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) responsible for housework, but with one of the following {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (suggestion), you really can get your children to help at home.

    If you give your children the impression that they can never do {#blank#}3{#/blank#} quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable person. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.

    My daughter Carla's fifth grade's teacher {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (make) every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out {#blank#}6{#/blank#} they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (miss).

    You can use the same technique when you evaluate your child's work at home. Don't always scold and you should give lots of praise {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (48). Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn't done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (learn) is a process of trying and failing and trying, and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake or failure, they will learn {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (fast) and achieve success at last.

    I am a junior in high school. There is a lady at my school {#blank#}1{#/blank#} job is to hand out call-slips(索书单) and prevent students from leaving campus {#blank#}2{#/blank#} permission. Before today I had never seen her smile.

    The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I saw her walking around. When she came closely to us I could see that she was crying. She pulled out a tissue and quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} that this lady was so under-appreciated that she needed {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (praise) for all her hard work. So I wrote a note {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (say) that the students appreciated everything she did and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} her contribution to our school made a difference in all of our lives. I signed it “Some thankful students” and slipped it into {#blank#}8{#/blank#} envelope. Then I realized I didn't even know her name. I asked all of my professors but nobody knew her name. I finally went to ask the lady at student services and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (tell) that her name is Kathy. I brought her a bunch of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (color) sunflowers and taped the envelope to it. I brought the flowers to school and left them in her office. I believed I would see her smile soon.

    Chinese are the first people to have tea. One thousand and two hundred years ago，Lu Yu wrote a book called “The Classic of Tea”{#blank#}1{#/blank#} is honored as “The Bible of Tea”. The book gives a detailed {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(explain) of the origin, the processing skills and the classification of tea.

    However, Chinese tea culture goes far beyond tea {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (it). Take green tea for instance，the ideal temperature of the water should be around 80 degree Celsius. If the water is too hot, nutrients in the tea{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(destroy). On the other hand, if the water is not hot enough, the tea{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (leaf) won't open up and you will miss the pleasantly fresh flavor. So Chinese people are used{#blank#}6{#/blank#} drinking hot tea. When you visit a Chinese friend，your friend will {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(constant) add hot water to your empty cup of tea. It is polite{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (offer) the tea cup to guests with both hands. Of course, the guests should pay respect as well,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (take) the cup with both hands.

    Talking about adding water to the tea cup, there is{#blank#}10{#/blank#}saying: wine full, full cup. Tea half, half cup. For wine, the full cup symbolizes whole heartiness. For tea, the half cup means modesty.

    I was nine years old when I leant to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how excited I was when I saw the bike, and I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (beg) my uncle to teach me how to ride it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt myself. My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get on the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I would not fall over. I was so grateful to him for his help.

As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (shout), "You are riding it by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(you) now!" I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but what if I fell off? Could I use the brakes {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(stop)? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I slowed down and came to{#blank#}7{#/blank#}stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike.{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (late) that day, having learnt how to get on the bike and get off it, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(thank) to my uncle for teaching me to ride a bike{#blank#}10{#/blank#}my ninth birthday.