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    I'm a rock-climbing guide . Climbing the rocks and mountains in Yosemite National Park {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) my life's passion since I was 13 . More than ten years ago I started seeing a lot of waste , {#blank#}2{#/blank#} toilet paper , beer cans , and empty boxes , around the area . {#blank#}3{#/blank#} was beyond me why visitors started respecting the place less and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way . I {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (try) picking up trash myself , but I would spend an hour or two on the job , only   {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (find) the area trashed all over again weeks {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. I decided something had to change . I set a date for a cleanup together with some other climbers . {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (expect) , more than 300 people showed up . We collected about 6,000 pounds of trash over three days . It was  {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (amaze) how much we were able to accomplish—the park looked clean ! I often hear people complain about their surroundings . I want to say the only way to change things is by doing rather than   {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (complain) . We need to teach by example . We cannot blame others {#blank#}10{#/blank#} we start with ourselves .

    Once upon a time a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant(木材商), and he got it. The pay was {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(real) good and so were the work conditions.  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} that reason, the woodcutter was determined to do {#blank#}3{#/blank#} best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (bring) 18 trees. "Congratulations," the boss said. "Go on that way". Very {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(motivate) by the boss's words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder. But he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less and less trees. "I must be losing my {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(strong), " the woodcutter thought. He went to the boss and apologized, {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(say) that he could not understand what was going on. "When was the last time you sharpened your axe? " the boss asked. "Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have been very busy {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(try) to cut trees. "

    My hometown is Hangzhou, which attracts a great many tourists every year. Hangzhou played a very {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (importance) role in Chinese history, so it has a number of great heritage sites well reserved.

    Lying on the west district of Hangzhou city, West Lake {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (be) the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (sight) in China. West Lake has all along been praised as a sparkling pearl.

    If you want to enjoy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} whole West Lake, there are three kinds of sight you need to see. The sunny one, the rainy one and the night view of it.

    There is a saying that the sunny West Lake is not equal {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the rainy West Lake, and the rainy West Lake is less beautiful than the West Lake at night.

    At last there is a love tale {#blank#}6{#/blank#} happened at West Lake. It is said that a white snake changed into a beautiful lady, who {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (call) Bai Suzhen. She was willing to repay Xu Xian for {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (save) her life 500 years ago. Then she married him, living together {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (happy). But the Monk Fa Hai kept doing wrongs to her. He finally made them part. Bai Suzhen was shut in the Leifeng tower and the couple had no chance {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (meet) again.

What does "barking (犬吠) up the wrong tree" mean? In this article, let's learn the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (express).

The phrase "barking up the wrong tree" means {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (follow) a mistaken plan of action. The phrase comes from the old hunting (捕措) practice in which dogs would bark to show they have made other animals up trees unable {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (run) away. Sometimes the dogs were mistaken, and the animals had {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (actual) run away. When this happened, the dogs were barking up the wrong tree.

This phrase first began appearing in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (write) works after the 1820s, and was later widely used by western writers. It was used to describe anyone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} was following a wrong lead. Below is an example of how to use the phrase. Recently {#blank#}7{#/blank#} friend of mine needed a large amount of money {#blank#}8{#/blank#} his new business idea. So he went to an event to meet possible investors (投资者). However, the people he met {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) those also looking for money. Then we can say that he was barking up the wrong tree!

When using the phrase, avoid {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (mistake) in spelling. For example, don't write it as "barking up in the wrong tree".