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.

    Many people keep small fish {#blank#}1{#/blank#} pets. They keep them in a tank (鱼缸) of water. The tank {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (make) of glass. People can look through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the fish.

    The fish need room. They mustn't be crowded. They need oxygen {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (breath). There must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (importance).

    In the tank people put small plants {#blank#}5{#/blank#} are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide {#blank#}6{#/blank#} the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.

    The fish should {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (keep) in water all the time. Some can jump high. So the tank should be covered. This keeps the fish from {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (jump) out.

    The fish need food and should be fed every day. But if you give them too much food, it is very bad, for the extra food {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (fall) to the bottom and make the water dirty. So the fish should get just enough food and finish {#blank#}10{#/blank#} in ten minutes. Nothing should be left.

    If {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (give) the choice, a great many people would change at least one aspect of their appearance. They would request a doctor to give them a straighter nose, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (big) lips, and so on.

    Firstly, one's appearance is{#blank#}3{#/blank#} or her parents' blessing. After breast enlargement surgery, many women look sexier than before. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, many of them are later diagnosed with mammary diseases. The more serious effect is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they risk {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) unable to breast-feed. Secondly, the advocating {#blank#}7{#/blank#}such a practice will mislead people in the{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (judge) of beauty. The concept of beauty is quite rich in its content. It should include many virtues like honesty, diligence, and so on, which should form the real mainstream of our spiritual life. The practice and the debates about man-made beauty will confuse those who are to develop {#blank#}9{#/blank#} correct concept of beauty.

    Concerning the above possible {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (harm) the practice may bring about, I am strongly against it and advocate seeking true and natural beauty. Besides, people, especially women, should lay more attention on the cultivation of their inner hearts. The inner beauty outweighs the outside beauty in the long run.

I used to frequently visit an old age home{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(manage) by the little sisters of the poor in our city Hyderabad. A. P., India. There I met a gentleman by the name of Kurien in his late{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(eighty). He served the Indian army and retired. He has one son who is well educated and also married.

Mr. Kurien felt down with the life in his house{#blank#}3{#/blank#}decided to move into this old age home here in Hyderabad. We both began to share a lot of thoughts whenever we met and slowly it was a{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(day) affair that I used to spend some time with him discussing what he was doing in the army, camp fun etc.,{#blank#}5{#/blank#}he used to share with lots of joy.

I used to carry with me some snacks which we both used to sit under a tree and eat. I saw him really very happy in my{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(present). One day he told me with tears in his eyes "I really found a very good friend in you. I feel like{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(live) some more years to spend happy time with you.

As we departed, I told him, "Do not worry. We will have enough time together in the future." I had an official meeting and could not go to the old age home the next day. The day after when I reached the home, his room{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(lock). I enquired and found that he was no more. He died{#blank#}9{#/blank#}very night we both met last.

I really miss him. I have not given him anything worthwhile except{#blank#}10{#/blank#}I used to listen to his words and share his thoughts.