Last year the empty land across from my bus stop was a sad, empty, ugly space, with dead bushes and one short tree. Then some【小题1】 (gardener) changed that. They were tired of looking at the sad space while they were waiting【小题2】the bus, so they made it into a beautiful garden. Now you can see colorful vegetable plants and sweet-smelling flowers. Yellow butterflies fly from plant to plant【小题3】 (happy), and tiny birds sing in the green trees. I love taking the bus now.

It’s widely believed that the persimmon(柿子) is native to China. A good persimmon at its peak will taste sweet and rich.

Fuping, a county in Shaanxi to the north of 【小题1】 Wein River, is a very famous persimmon production area in the world. Its natural environment is extremery 【小题2】 (suit) for the planting of persimmons. The landscape is full of hills, the temperature difference between day appl night is 【小题3】 ( particular) huge, and there’s lots of sunshine. Thus, the persimmons 【小题4】 (produce) there are among the best in the world. After years of development, the overall area 【小题5】 persimmons are planted in Fuping is now very large.

The persimmon drying season begins yearly in October and continues 【小题6】 weeks. Usually, the drying process is finished sometimes in the middle of December The dried persimmon, known as shibing , then enters the market. The supply season is long, 【小题7】 ( last) at least until the Chinese Spring Festival. The persimmon can be sold via online platforms(平台), supermarkets, etc., but many sellers now have a 【小题8】 ( prefer) for online platforms. Some of the fruits are even exported each year.

With the local government’s support, the persimmon industry is expected 【小题9】 ( have) a faster development and the locals 【小题10】 (hecome) better off soon.

The Sahara Desert is the world’s 【小题1】 (large) hot desert, located in North Africa. 【小题2】 (it) area is about 3.5 million square miles. This 【小题3】 (make) it almost as large 【小题4】 the United States of America.

The Sahara Desert is famous for many large sand dunes (沙丘), some of 【小题5】 can reach more than 600 feet high.

The Sahara Desert has been largely dry and with little plant life more than 5，000 years. Before this time, it was far wetter. This allowed more plants 【小题6】 (live) across the desert. There is evidence that many types of river animals have lived in the Sahara Desert. These have been found 【小题7】 (main) in southeast Algeria.

The climate of the Sahara Desert has changed over several thousands of years. The area is smaller than it was during the last ice age. It was the end of the last ice age that brought a high level of rainfall to the Sahara. This was between 8000 【小题8】 6000 BC. Since this time, the northern part of the Sahara has dried out. Though the southern Sahara still receives rain during rainy season, it is still 【小题9】 (little) than before.

Modern times have seen a few 【小题10】 (development) for the Sahara. One of these is that mines have been built to get the most from the natural resources (资源) within the area.