On a{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(freeze) cold day,Mrs Smith's dog was hungry,but there was not any meat{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(leave) in the house.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (consider) there was no better way,Mrs Smith took a piece of paper,and wrote the{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(follow) words: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.”Then she asked her dog to take it to the butcher's.When the butcher recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting,he did as he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(ask) to.The dog was very happy,and ate the meat up immediately.

    The next day,the dog came again exactly at midday.And as{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(usually),it brought a piece of paper in the mouth.This time the butcher did not take a look at the paper,and just gave the dog its meat,for he had regarded the dog{#blank#}7{#/blank#}one of his customers.

    One day later,to the butcher's more surprise,it came at six o'clock and brought{#blank#}8{#/blank#}third piece of paper.Though {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(surprise),the butcher gave him{#blank#}10{#/blank#}he wanted.But what he didn't know was,that there were not any words on the paper!

    Climate change has caused a rise in sea levels. This has increased the amount of salt in fresh water{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(use) on coastal farms. As{#blank#}2{#/blank#} result, farmers are {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(gradual) unable to use fields close to the sea.

    However, Marc Van Rijsselberg, a farmer in the Netherlands is now using a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(mix) of sea and fresh water {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(grow) healthy and tasty vegetables.

    He teamed up with scientists from the Free University and divided a farm {#blank#}6{#/blank#}eight negated areas. Separate pipes pumped fresh and sea water, and a computer program created water with eight levels of salinity（含盐度）．

    The water levels and the levels of salinity were controlled by computerized measuring devices called "sensors". Mr. Van Rijsselberg said he was able to harvest vegetables from most of the eight testing areas. He said the vegetables were smaller than {#blank#}7{#/blank#}grown in fresh water. But he said they also had more sugar and salt, so they tasted much{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(good).

    He found that potatoes grew better than the other vegetables in the combination of sea and fresh water. Mr. Van Rijsselberg said four kinds of these potatoes would be sent to Pakistan{#blank#}9{#/blank#}thousands of hectares of land {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(damage) by salinization (盐化作用) last year.

    I love the desert {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it makes me feel spiritual. I especially like the orange and red sunset in the desert. When the night {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (come), I lay my blanket, build a fire, and eat some dinner. Then I like lying on the sand and looking at the countless {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (star) in the sky. At this time I can feel more relaxed. I'll wait for another beautiful picture in the morning, the sunrise.