There was a man named Ben. He made caps to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} money. One day he went to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} his caps. It was very hot. When he went {#blank#}3{#/blank#} a forest, he wanted to have a {#blank#}4{#/blank#} . He came up to a large tree, put his caps on the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.
    “Where are my caps?” Ben {#blank#}6{#/blank#} when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees. Each monkey had a cap on its {#blank#}7{#/blank#} .
    “Give back my caps!” Ben {#blank#}8{#/blank#} at the monkeys. But the monkeys couldn't understand him. Ben got very angry. He took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried, “If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”
    What {#blank#}9{#/blank#} then? The monkeys did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it on the ground. Ben was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.

A ceremony（仪式）where boys become crocodile（鳄鱼）men

    When does a teenager grow up and become an adult? In many countries, it happens on your 18^th {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（生日）, but in some parts of the world, you have to do something special to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （进入）the world of grown-ups.

    On an Oceanian island, some people live near the Sepik River, which is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（充满的）of crocodiles. They believe that crocodiles made the {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（地球）and its people. When it is time for teenage boys to become men, a "crocodile ceremony" takes place.

    The boys are taken to small house {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（叫作）the "Crocodile Nest". In the house, the boys are told to think of their crocodile "fathers and mothers". Old people in the village say that if the boys think of their crocodile parents, they will be stronger and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（勇敢的）because the ceremony will cause great pain. To take their minds off the pain, the boys tell jokes in the house, rather than just stay {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（沉默的）. Surprisingly, some of the boys even sleep {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（在……期间）the most painful parts of the ceremony! It will be {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（八）weeks before they leave the house.

    When the boys {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（最后）leave the crocodile house, there is singing and dancing in the village to welcome the new crocodile men.

    The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we should care for the{#blank#}1{#/blank#}. We need it.

    The Earth gives {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a lot of things. We {#blank#}3{#/blank#} give the Earth a lot. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} some of the things are not good.

    In {#blank#}5{#/blank#} , when something dies, other animals and plants get food {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it. Every animal or plant gives food to other animals or plants. However, animals can't get food from many of the things that we give the Earth. Animals and plants can't eat metal（金属）, plastic（塑料）and glass. These things will {#blank#}7{#/blank#} in the ground for many, many years.

    Some things are very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals（化学制品）in the water, the plankton（浮游生物）will die. If there isn't any plankton, many animals have {#blank#}8{#/blank#} to eat.

    So what can we do? Don't leave any rubbish（垃圾）in the countryside! Don't make so much rubbish!