My friends and I joined a two-day survival(生存) training course in the mountains. The first day was really1—there was so much to do! Arriving at the campsite, we were divided into groups and given a tent, some food, a2and a compass(指南针). Standing next to a small river, Fanny3 camping in the grassy area nearby. However, our instructor, Mr.Lee, pointed out that it might flood(淹没) if it rained. In the end, we found a4area. Putting up the tent was very hard.5Mr.Lee helped us a lot.

    By the time we had put up the tent,6was really hungry. "We wouldn't have got this hungry if we had brought some snacks." Peter said. We all told him to7complaining(抱怨) and help us start a fire to cook our food8. Realizing we were having trouble making the fire, he finally9.

    The next day started early. Woken by a strange noise. Peter went to see what was 10.

    "Some cows have eaten our breakfast!" he shouted. "That's all because you didn't11the food properly last night." said Mr. Lee.

    Worried that Mr. Lee was angry with us, we tried very hard on our next12— using the map and compass to find a secret location. We made it to the location13the other group did.

    We all felt very proud of14.

    The survival training course was a great15. Now I feel I could survive anywhere!

    Do you have a vegetable garden? Have you ever watched a seed sprout(发芽) and grow fruit until it became the tomato on your plate? If you go to school in the USA, there is a good chance you have.

    At the moment, nearly 20 percent of schools in the USA have their own vegetable gardens that are planted and cared for by students. Next year, even more schools will have gardens and more USA kids will know the pleasure of growing their own food.

    Much of the growing interest in planting comes from the First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" project, which started in 2010. The First Lady wants to improve children's nutrition(营养) in the USA--and she began her project by planting a garden at the White House with the help of some local kids. The kids were more interested in eating the vegetables from their garden than in eating fast food. This gave the First Lady an idea.

    Because so many USA kids eat breakfast and lunch at school, the food should be healthy and good. Why not let kids grow the food for their own cafeterias (自助食堂)? Mrs Obama's project gives money to schools to start their own gardens, and more school gardens are sprouting up every day.

    Students also use the information from their gardens to study science and math, and they paint pictures of their gardens in art class. Many students choose to work in the garden instead of playing on the playground during their noon break. Sound like fun? Ask your teacher if there's room for a garden at your school, too.

A grandma, Xu Xiuzhen, became famous for videos of her talking with foreigners on the Internet. In these videos, she speaks different languages with them. Grandma Xu has worked as a tour guide and vendor(摊贩) in Yangshuo, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region (自治区) since 1998. Grandma Xu left junior school in the third grade. To make a living, she began to learn different languages to encourage more foreigners to buy things. Over the past twenty years, Grandma Xu has taught herself 11 foreign languages, including English, Spanish, Japanese and Korean. It makes her popular, and her excellent language skills have also made it easier for her to communicate with foreign tourists.

Grandma Xu said she learnt how to pronounce the words from different foreigners first and then she memorised them. She would repeat the words in her head before going to bed and after waking up. Gradually, her hard work made her talk with foreigners better and better.

Grandma Xu has also become one of the busiest tour guides in Yangshuo. Her popularity draws a large crowd of tourists every day, especially foreign visitors who come to meet the special guide out of admiration. "More and more foreign tourists are coming to Yangshuo, and I hope they will feel at home here with my help," she said.

The Ear Care Day falls on March 3 each year. It reminds people to pay more attention to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hearing. On March 2, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) released (发布) its {#blank#}2{#/blank#} World Report on Hearing, the BBC reported.

According to the report, one in five people worldwide has hearing {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. By 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people, or 1 in 4 people, will have some degree of hearing loss (听力受损).

One {#blank#}4{#/blank#} for this is that many people can't get the care. This is quite {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in low-income countries where there are few doctors.

The report also gives advice {#blank#}6{#/blank#} us protect our hearing. The suggestions are mainly about controlling the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and listening to sound safely. It also says that regular (定期的) medical checks are {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Medical treatment (治疗) can solve most ear problems.

Keep our ears {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and warm is also very important. Dry our ears with a towel {#blank#}10{#/blank#} swimming or taking a bath. If you feel water in your ear, shake your head. This can help you get the water out of your ear.

All in all, the ears are {#blank#}11{#/blank#} important organs (器官) with great uses. Everyone should make sure to protect their ears as well as they can.

My grandma moved to a new house. The houses in the neighborhood were all new and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (look) the same. My brother and I planned {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) something special as a gift for Grandma's new house. We came up {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the idea of building a deck (平台) in her backyard (后院).

That day, Grandma was away with Jenny, one of her {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (neighbor). My brother and I started working. It was not easy to build a deck. We worked all day without {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (take) breaks. At last, we finished it and went home with satisfaction.

The next morning, we came to Grandma's home and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (open) the back door. To {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (we) surprise, the deck was not there! Just then, Jenny came out and said, "Hey, look! Someone built a deck for my house."

{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (sudden), we realized that we built the deck in Jenny's backyard instead of Grandma's! {#blank#}9{#/blank#} we told the truth to Grandma, she laughed. Finally, we decided to build {#blank#}10{#/blank#} new deck for Grandma. We had a deck party after we finished working.