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.

Today, many families love their pets and consider their pets to be members of their own families. Whether you choose a cat, a dog, a horse, 【小题1】 a rabbit, the benefits to raising children in a home with pets are great.

Pets give unconditional love. They are non judg mental, and, 【小题2】(especial) for only children, lonely children, or children who have sibling rivalry or 【小题3】(emotion) distress, a pet gives them someone to talk 【小题4】. A pet can comfort, give support, and listen to a child's troubles without judgment or consequence.

A pet can teach empathy. 【小题5】 (care) for a pet that is so dependent on you 【小题6】(teach) empathy. Your child learns to read your pet's needs. Is he 【小题7】 (hunger)? Does he need to go outside? Maybe the pet is scared of the wind, rain or snow and needs to 【小题8】 (comfort). Moreover, empathy is the one skill 【小题9】 can be taught and a skill that bullies often lack.

A pet can teach 【小题10】(confident) and responsibility. Children can gain confidence by having the responsibility of caring for a pet. Children as young as three years old can manage simple tasks such as filling the pet's water and food bowls. As your child gets older, he can also walk the pet.

Scientists are learning the secret ways in which plants “talk” to each other. It has been known for some time that plants use chemicals 【小题1】（communicate）with each other. When 【小题2】（attack）by insects, the plant releases chemicals from the leaves that 【小题3】（eat）. This is like 【小题4】warning. When another plant detects the chemicals, it starts to release 【小题5】（it）own, different chemicals. Some chemicals drive insects away.

【小题6】（surprising）, plants also use sound to communicate. Some plants make noises with their roots. Some trees make clicking noises when there is not enough water, 【小题7】（indicate）drought is arriving.

Most surprisingly of all, plants have an 【小题8】（amaze）system of communication that can link nearly every plant in a forest. It is called “wood wide web”, 【小题9】is in some ways similar to the Internet we use. Using the wood wide web, plants can share information and even food 【小题10】each other.