I love natural science, which came from my curiosity in nature. From {#blank#}1{#/blank#} early ago, I caught frogs and insects in the nearby woods. I explored the cool streams {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (run) through the woods and searched for fish living in the water.

    As I grew up, my interests expands around subjects in school, particularly {#blank#}3{#/blank#} biology, chemistry and physics in high school. These interests were increased with more time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (spend) in the deserts of Arizona. The desert was not totally new to me, since I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (visit) relatives in Phoenix several times before moving there. However, exploring the desert on my own was new. I checked under every rock and bush looking for {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (sign) of life. I found many incredible animals. Once I happened to discover {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (poison) snakes under a rock. I was very sacred. However, I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (eventual) grew to be cautious of them and now snakes are my favorite study subject.

    I am now an ecologist. I have done research in deserts, forests, streams and lakes. Finding new species still {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (excite) me. I am glad to have a strong inquisitiveness (求知欲) in the natural world. My hobby and curiosity make me {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I am now.

    Have you ever asked {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(you) why children go to school? You will probably say that they go to learn languages, arithmetic, history, science and some other {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(subject). That is quite accurate. But why do they learn these things?

    We send our children to school {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(prepare) them for the time when they will be big and will have to work for themselves. Nearly everything they study at school has some {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(practice) use in their life. But is that the only reason for {#blank#}5{#/blank#}they go to school?

    There is more in education than just {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(learn) factors. We go to school to learn how to learn, so that when we have left school, we can continue to learn. A man who really {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(know) how to learn will always be successful, because when he has to do something new, he will not only be able to do it well himself, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}be able to teach others how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand， is either unable to do something new, or just does it {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(bad). The purpose of schools, therefore is not to teach languages， arithmetic, history science, etc. , but to teach pupils {#blank#}10{#/blank#}way to learn.

    In northeastern Liaoning Province, winter can be very cold. For months, almost nothing grows on these frozen areas, except for one {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (surprise) product—grapes, which make something special, ice wine. Ice wine {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) from frozen grapes. The freezing process gives the wine a sweet flavor. It's so much {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (strong). It tastes like a raisin (葡萄干).

    Here, conditions for making ice wine are so perfect {#blank#}4{#/blank#} a third of the world's ice wine is now produced here. Strict rules mean that the temperature must be at least -8℃ for hours. While they wait, the grapes could go bad. So, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (prevent) this from happening, they need to be picked as soon as the conditions {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) right.

    In the early morning, the villagers are all {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (die) to help. The grapes planted here are called Vidal. As soon as the grapes are picked, they are transported to the wine company—the largest {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (produce) in China. Two years later, the wine is ready to be in the bottles, each of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} contains the juice of a 2.5 kilograms of grapes. These bottles will be{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the dinner table across China and even the world.