The New Year was coming. Grace and Alice were going shopping with their mother. The mother wanted to{#blank#}1{#/blank#} them to a Farmers' Fair (集市),but Grace wanted to go to the supermarket. The mother explained that they{#blank#}2{#/blank#} buy fresh fruit and vegetables there, and could support (支持) local farmers as well. Grace agreed.

    The girls were{#blank#}3{#/blank#} when they arrived there. The farmers sold things that they grew{#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Alice found a stall (货摊) with red strawberries ,and she{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, "Where did you get so many good strawberries?" The woman answered, "I grow them on my farm. You can come to visit my farm{#blank#}6{#/blank#} you like." "That will be great!" said Alice. At last, Alice asked her mother to buy{#blank#}7{#/blank#} strawberries. They also bought something else.

    At the dinner, the father asked each person to say something{#blank#}8{#/blank#} this day. Alice said, "I want to thank not only the strawberries, but also the{#blank#}9{#/blank#} They needed to work so {#blank#}10{#/blank#}to grow strawberries." Grace then said, "We should thank the food and the people who bring it to us every day." Alice and Grace's parents smiled.

I went to Grand Canyon (大峡谷) National Park in July 2012 for the firsttime and I knew I wanted to work there as a park ranger（管理员）. Park rangers protect the park's animals, plants, land, buildings, andpeople.

Now, as a park ranger forGrand Canyon National Park, I share the science, history and beauty of this parkwith thousands of visitors from around the world.

National parks are like outdoormuseums. Park rangers have all kinds of jobs, depending on where they work and whatthey studied during college. I teach school field trips（实地考察）, work at visitor centers and helppeople stay safe during their visit.

My favorite part of my jobis showing children their first look at the Grand Canyon during school field trips.Children are often amazed at the canyon's size and colors. Sometimes, they thinkit looks like a painting.

Being a park ranger requiresa lot of energy. I walk several miles and talk with hundreds of people each day.Park rangers must enjoy working with people and speaking in front of groups. Nearly5 million people visit Grand Canyon National Park every year.

Park rangers must also beprepared for any situation. Recently, I broke a traffic jam(堵塞). It was caused by a huge elk（麋鹿）standing in the road. Elks can become dangerous when they get scared,so I asked visitors to stop their cars and take pictures from far away. Believeit or not, I also help protect people from monkeys. It is not allowed to feed animalsin national parks. But sometimes, visitors try to feed monkeys.

The teenager life(青少年生活) is nice. You can enjoy it. You can do many things in your teenager years.

Study hard at school

School life sometimes is difficult, but it is really important in your teenager years. So always do your homework after school first.

Make good friends

You don't need to know everyone at school, but it's important for you to make some good friends. Your friends can make you happy and help you. You don't need many friends. But the quality(质量) of your friends is really important.

Have your hobbies

Seek some interesting things. You can read books, sing songs and play football. Don't be afraid to do new things.

Do volunteer(志愿者) work

This kind of work can make you be good. And it can help you with your study and get good work. It is very good.

Edward Lear

Who was Edward Lear? He was a great English writer from the 1800s. He wrote many poems. His writings have a lot of strange characters and words, but they are fun. His most famous book of poems is from 

1846. It is called A Book of Nonsense! Before you read this book, you should know two things. 

Are Those Real Words?

Lear's writing is very creative because he made up words. But don't be surprised if you see them. They are just a lot of fun nonsense! There are many different strange creatures and words in his stories. For example, there are Pobbles, Jumblies, and Blue Boss-Wosses in his book. But they are not real! Many people like his work because it's interesting and funny! 

Lear's Poem Pattern

Lear wrote many of his poems in a special kind of pattern. His pattern has five lines. And he made it very

popular! When you read his poems, look for the special pattern: the last words in the first two lines will rhyme (押韵) . And in lines three and four, the last words will rhyme together. Then the last word in the final line will rhyme with the last words in the first two lines. 

Hit the Books!

Now, you know about Lear's poems. So go check out A Book of Nonsense! See if you can find all of his strange words and creatures. Also, try to find his famous rhyming pattern! 

Have you ever watched a movie with your partners on the weekend? Do you know what you should do and what you shouldn't do in the cinema? If you want to figure out the answers, you are supposed to have a look at your film ticket before you go into the cinema. That will tell you everything you want to know.

Here is a ticket from Friendship Theatre.