“Alex! Jen! It’s time for dinner!” Mom called.

“Mom! We 【小题1】 (make) a treehouse! Wait a minute!” Alex shouted.

At dinner, Dad said, “We have something to tell you. Our neighbor, Mr Morris, came to our house 【小题2】 (talk) to us today. He wants us to cut down our tree because the leaves fall into his yard. Then he has to clean them.”

“No! That’s our favorite tree. I 【小题3】 (love) it ever since I was just a little baby!” Jen cried.

“Yeah, and the tree is old and beautiful. It helps keep our air clean. It also 【小题4】 (give) us shade (树荫) from the sun,” Alex said.

Everybody had special memories of the tree. They all shared their favorite ones.

“One of my favorite memories is how excited you were when the leaves began to fall,” said Mom. “We 【小题5】 (jump) into the huge piles (堆) of colorful leaves every autumn,” said Alex. Jen nodded.

“I remember the time we had a picnic for the whole neighborhood,” said Dad. “It was so nice.”

“It’s brought us all so many great memories. Something must be done.” Mom said.

“Yes,” said Jen. “We 【小题6】 (save) our tree!”

After dinner the whole family discussed what to do.

“I have a good idea!” said Alex. “I can make a chart showing him when leaves fall. And we can promise him that we 【小题7】 (help) clean the leaves in the future!”

Everyone agreed. The next day, the whole family went to visit Mr Morris. At that time, he 【小题8】 (clean) the yard.

“Mr Morris, this tree is very special to our family. If we offer to help clean its leaves, would you consider 【小题9】 (keep) it?” Dad said.

Alex handed Mr Morris his chart. Mr Morris was quiet for a moment. Then he said, “I guess if the tree is that important to you all, and I can get some help with cleaning, the tree can stay.”

The tree 【小题10】 (save)! Everyone in the neighborhood, even Mr Morris, came to celebrate.

When I have trouble, I always ask Mom, “C【小题1】 you help me?” But she always says, “Do it yourself, dear.” For example, one day I i【小题2】 some friends to my party. The f【小题3】 was dirty, so I asked my mom to help me sweep it. But she said a【小题4】, “Do it yourself.” I did it myself.

My mom is very s【小题5】 with me. She doesn’t wash my clothes o【小题6】 clean my room. However, I have to help her do c【小题7】 at home. I even have to go to the dentist by myself w【小题8】 I have a toothache. Sometimes, it’s really hard for me to do something by myself.

Now, I u【小题9】 my mom. She is trying to d【小题10】 my independence. She is really a good teacher in my life.

The weather gets warmer and warmer. My family begin to p【小题1】 baseball in the backyard .We play for hours in the afternoon. My sister and I learn a lot of skills form this .We learn h【小题2】 to throw a ball, how to hit, and how to catch .

Our dad usually works as a coach .With his help, we learn how to play the sport. White playing, we also learn from e【小题3】 other and help each other.

The game of baseball is a chance f【小题4】everyone to learn and grow. It is team game, And the most important thing is to have fun. Wealth isn’t important. We don’t sit at home the whole summer! Playing baseball with the family is r【小题5】 fun!