Trees are useful to man in three very important ways. They provide him with wood and other products, they give him shade, and they help him prevent droughts {#blank#}1{#/blank#} floods.

    Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not realized that the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (three) of these services is the most important. In order to make money {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (quick) from the trees, he has cut them down in large numbers. Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down thousands of trees {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (build) warships. It built up a strong empire (帝国). But without the trees, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (it) soil became poorer and poorer. When the empire fell to pieces, the country {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (find) itself facing with floods and hunger.

    Even though a government realizes the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (important) of trees, it is difficult to make the people realize this. They cut down trees but are too lazy to plant and look after new trees. So, unless the government has {#blank#}8{#/blank#} good system of control, or the people are educated, the forests may slowly disappear.

    This does not only mean that there will be fewer trees. The results are even {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (serious). If there are tree roots which break the soil up and allow the rain to sink in, the soil can be bound (受约束的).

    This prevents the soil {#blank#}10{#/blank#} being washed away. But if there are no trees, the soil will become hard and poor. This causes floods. And the rain carries away the rich topsoil (表层土) in which crops grow. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing remains but useless sand.

    Our zoo has a lot of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (interested) animals from all over the world. Next {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the zoo entrance(入口处) is the Africa Section The lions, elephants and giraffes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (be) in this section~ The lions are smart {#blank#}4{#/blank#} the elephants are very big. The giraffes are beautiful and they are so tall. The Panda House is{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (cross) from the Africa Section. The Panda House is just for pandas. There are five {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(panda) in the Panda House. Pandas are {#blank#}7{#/blank#} China. They are black and white. They are interesting animals and children like {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (watch) them very much. {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(come) and see the new baby panda, Panpan. She is very small and cute. Behind the Panda House is the Australia Section. The koalas are here.  There are seventeen koalas in the zoo. They are very small and they usually sleep{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the trees.

Maybe you have seen some Chinese artists with colorful masks performing on TV or other media. Do you know what that is?

Chinese Facial Makeup Art is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} special art in Chinese operas with a long history. In ancient China, Prince Lanling wore a mask in battles {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(make) the enemies frightened. Later, people told the story and brought it on to the stage in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Opera masks are quite different {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the ones we wear in our daily life. Generally, actors put on masks in Beijing Opera on {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(they) faces. They can show different appearances as well as characters. Different colors have different meanings. For example, gold and silver faces have bad meanings {#blank#}5{#/blank#} another color like red means brave and wise.

To spread the art, a very meaningful activity is now getting ready for{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(visit), especially children when they are traveling in Beijing. They can DIY an unique mask by{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(paint) on their own. In this way, they can get the understanding of Beijing Opera {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(deep). Lots of visitors from home and abroad are attracted by this Chinese{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(tradition) art.

Chinese Opera Facial Makeup Art, one of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(valuable) treasures, is worth getting passed on! In 2009, some famous art form including the colored Peking Opera masks went into the Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Project list. This recognition brought it greater honor and increased attention, and also encouraged future generations.

①Embarrassment(尴尬的事情) is just a fact of life. I had such an embarrassing moment(时刻) in Grade 9.

②One Friday, I got the chance to play a basketball game. Although I wasn't a very good player, we weren't playing against the best opponents(对手), either. I felt pretty good as we began to warm up. Then we gathered at the sports hall, waiting for the referee(裁判员) to call out each player. Then it was our turn and I would be the fifth. One by one, my teammates ran out. I waited. "Number 52, Murphy." "Here," I replied. I ran out quickly. Then my eyes fell on the orange and black mascot (吉祥物). As I reached out to touch it, I fell down. What made me feel embarrassed was that my team began laughing instead of helping me out. To my embarrassment, one of our opponents offered me a hand. I took it. I can't remember how I played the game that day.

③In the following days, I always thought of the tumble which caused my embarrassing moment. Every time I thought back to the moment, I felt much worse than last time.

④Today, when one of my old classmates brings it up, it doesn't hurt. In fact, the moment hurt more than now because I didn't want others to remember me for something so silly(愚蠢的). To be honest, now I'm glad it happened — it's funny and it still makes people laugh. One embarrassing moment doesn't make much difference to a person's life. Probably it can make for a good story later in life.

要点：1.是谁帮助了你？2.她/他是如何帮助你的？3.这件事情对你的影响是什么？

要求：1.文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和学校名称；2.词数100左右。