When the book The Secret Garden 【小题1】(publish) for the first time in 1911, only very rich people in Britain had gardens. Soon after that, people began to build homes with gardens. This is the reason 【小题2】 the British love gardens. Today, about half the British people spend their free time 【小题3】(garden).

Children plant sunflowers, expert gardeners know where roses can grow well and others work hard 【小题4】 (grow) perfect vegetables to take part in【小题5】(compete). Many Brits spend 【小题6】 (they) weekends cutting the grass, while some are 【小题7】(please) to sit under the tree branches and enjoy the world.

Some people who don't have outside space rent small pieces of land to grow things 【小题8】(careful) and others turn rooftops and walls【小题9】private gardens. Gardening not only helps the cities greener 【小题10】improves air quality but is also good for the soul.