Howard Carter was a famous explorer. During his life, he {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (discover) many important and exciting things. In 1891, he went to Egypt {#blank#}2{#/blank#} ship. By the 1920s, he had become {#blank#}3{#/blank#} explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (king). He found several important ones. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter's team was {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (work) at a place near a city called Luxor, they found {#blank#}6{#/blank#} tomb of King Tutankhamun.

    Not long after the tomb was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (open), people in Carter's team began to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (get) ill and die strangely. Within seven years, 21 people {#blank#}9{#/blank#} had something to do with the opening of the tomb  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(die). However, Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.

    Winter is around the corner, and most plants are losing their {#blank#}1{#/blank#} （叶子）. However, bamboo doesn't. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (相反), bamboo stands straight and grow fast. Chinese people say that this is bamboo's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (精神). It is {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (勇敢) enough to overcome difficulties.

    Because of this , the Chinese really love bamboo. They call bamboo, along with the pine tree and the plum blossom, the "three cold-resistant {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (朋友) of winter.

    Bamboo is a common plant all around China. It has many uses in our  {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (日常的) life. Chinese people learned to use bamboo to make {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (筷子) ,baskets and even furniture a long time ago. Bamboo is {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (使用) to cook all kinds of food. Bamboo is also the main food of the giant pandas.

    Bamboo is also very useful in art. Because bamboo is hollow inside, it's a good choice for people to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (制作) different things. It's clever to make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} （音乐的） instruments. There are many kinds of bamboo flutes all over the world.

    Do your family have things that they don't use such as old toys, clothes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} TVs? In Britain, people collect things and sell {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (they) in a garage or yard. People often do these things at the weekend. They put up an advertisement before the day. Then on that day they put out all the old {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (thing) in front of their houses. These things are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (usual) cheap.

    It is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} good way for people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (clean) up their houses. Besides (此外), they can get a little money by {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sell) these things. Sometimes if the things are very old, people will {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (give) them to the charity (慈善机构). Some kids sell their old toys. Maybe they played {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the toys many times and now they feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (boring). With the money they can buy a new toy!