On 22nd March, my class went to Shuiyun Valley to plant trees. Unluckily, it {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(begin) to rain when we got there. The rain got heavier and heavier, so we waited in a tent (帐篷). After {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (冠词) rain stopped, we started to walk up the hill.

    We took some spades and saplings (锹和幼树) with {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (we). They were so heavy that we couldn't walk very fast. Finally, we arrived at the top. A farmer{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(teach) us how to plant trees: dig (挖掘) a hole, put a sapling in the hole and make it stand…… I couldn't wait to try, so I picked up a spade and started working.

    It wasn't such an easy job as it might look like,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (连词) the spade was very heavy. It took me about 15 minutes {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (finish) planting the first tree. The other ones were much {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (easy) because I was becoming more and more experienced. When I finished the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (eight) one, the rain started again we kept on working in raincoats.

    Finally, we finished planting all the trees. We were very happy although we were tired and hungry then we went down the hill and back {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (介词) the tent: The dinner was ready. We had chicken; eggs, cakes, etc. They were very delicious.

    After dinner, the farmer gave us some {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (gift). We said thanks and went back home.

    One of the world's most important and lovely animals is quickly disappearing. Can you guess which one it is? It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (have) the longest neck among all animals. Yes, it's the giraffe.

    In 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163,000 giraffes, and they  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (live) in the plains(平原) and forests. "The number of giraffes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (fall) by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s," says a new report on endangered wild animals and plants.

    Why are there fewer and fewer giraffes? Because humans {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (cut) down many trees to build more houses. And they are also killing the animals {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (eat) their meat. A report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature(世界自然保护联盟) says, "Giraffes  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (disappear) silently in the near future. And it's time that we do something for the giraffe before it is too late. "

    People think giraffes are everywhere. Kids' books are full of giraffes, and there {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (be) always giraffes in zoos. But giraffes are in great danger now. Humans should stop killing certain endangered wild animals and try to help save them.