Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

One of the British royal traditions is that the king or queen can 【小题1】 ownership of any unmarked mute swan in open water in Britain. For many years, this tradition was 【小题2】 with Queen Elizabeth II. Every summer, the swans on the River Thames would be counted for Her Majesty. Now, with Britain having King Charles III on the throne, this centuries-old tradition known as the Swan Upping will continue to be 【小题3】 over five days during the third week of every July.

Several years ago, when I was living in London, I went along to 【小题4】 the tradition for myself. It was a completely enjoyable experience. School kids and elderly watchers gathered ahead of the day’s launch in Marlow (马洛，一个英国城镇) to meet the Royal Swan Marker — Queen Elizabeth II’s 【小题5】 in her absence — David Barber, and other Swan Uppers, or catchers.

The Uppers themselves are a mix of old boys and younger men-all dressed in uniforms. They paddle their way upriver in a fleet of wooden boats, shiny with gold detailing. Flags flutter behind them in the 【小题6】.

The small fleet is 【小题7】 by an armada (舰队) of watchers. A boatload of journalists is there for the 【小题8】. Hug e passenger boats cruise alongside, trying to get a view of each catch.

Not long after, the traditional call goes out: “All up!” it’s the first catch of the day. The Uppers carefully 【小题9】 their boats around the birds, moving closer, before catching and tying them. The young swans are taken ashore and 【小题10】, measured and recorded with rings attached to their legs. And the adult swans are checked against the records. Then the young birds are released with their family, unharmed.

Telling the bees

“London Bridge is down” is how Sir Edward Young, Queen’s private secretary, conveyed the official news about the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. As the news spread through the world, a headline 【小题1】 many on social media: “royal beekeeper has informed the Queen’s bees that the Queen has died.”

Did bees need to be told about human affairs? Would they have any sort of opinion on the matter?

But some beekeepers, 【小题2】 by historians, say “telling the bees” is a standard practice that goes back centuries, with potentially serious consequences if not followed.

“It’s a very old and 【小题3】 tradition, but not something that’s very well-known,” said Mark Norman, a folklorist and the author of Telling the Bees and Other 【小题4】: The Folklore of Rural Crafts.

The tradition holds that bees, as members of the family, should be informed of 【小题5】 life events in the family, especially births and deaths. Beekeepers would knock on each hive, deliver the news and possibly 【小题6】 the hive with a black cloth during a mourning period. The practice is more 【小题7】 known in Britain but is also found in the United States and other parts of Europe, Mr. Norman said.

In the 18^th and 19^th centuries, it was believed that neglecting to tell the bees could lead to various 【小题8】, including their death or departure, or a failure to make honey. Nowadays, beekeepers may be less likely to believe they risk bad luck, but they may continue to follow the tradition as “a 【小题9】 of respect,” Mr. Norman said.

Stephen Fleming, a beekeeper for 25 years and the co-editor of BeeCraft, a magazine for British beekeepers, said he once 【小题10】 the tradition after a friend died. He went to the friend’s bees, gently knocked on the hives and told them the news, he said.

“It was just something I thought my friend would have enjoyed,” he added.

Mr. Fleming said most beekeepers would most likely be aware of the tradition, but not as many would practice it.

“It’s generally thought to be a good and nice thing to do,” he said.

Do you like to play with kids?【小题1】Easter Day(复活节), students at Nazareth Academy in Texas, US, got a【小题2】to play with kindergarten kids.

Easter Day was on March 27 this year. It’ s a【小题3】festival in western culture. Each student paired with a kid. They did crafts(手工作品), had an Easter egg hunt(寻找彩蛋活动) and did other activities to celebrate. The school【小题4】this activity.

They spent a lot of time【小题5】kindergarten kids how to make Easter arts and crafts. Mitul Agarwal, 14, an eighth-grader, taught his partner Ruben Gonzalez how to use scissors(剪刀)【小题6】paper. This 5-year-old boy tried to get the scissor cuts【小题7】while Mitul sat next to him to help.

“Working with little kids is【小题8】. We do a lot of【小题9】about teamwork,” Mitu told the Victoria Advocate, a local newspaper. “We teach them things that we know. And we【小题10】about things that they know.”