"Poor Grandma!I wish we could do something to cheer her up",Amy said to her brother Mark.
Grandma (1)______and hurt her leg.The doctor said she would be in bed for six weeks.Grandma was very active and loved to (2)______in her garden,so she would not like to sit in her chair (3)______her leg to become well again.
"I have an idea,"said Mark."I saw some pictures of terrariums(栽培盒) in a magazine."
Terrariums are little (4)______gardens which we can grow in glass bottles.Let\’s make a terrarium for Grandma,so she can enjoy a garden in her house."
Amy agreed,(5)______ the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to their mother.She helped Amy and Mark find a large clear glass bottle.After a trip to the garden shop to buy the materials,they began to(6)______the terrarium.First,they put some drainage material(排水材料) at the bottom of the bottle.This would keep the soil(土壤) from getting too (7)______.Next,they added some dark,rich soil.
Now they were ready to add the plants.Amy picked two plants at the garden shop.One was tall with long thin green leaves.The other was short with bright pink flowers.To make the terrarium even more(8)______,Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss(苔藓) around the plants.(9)______,they watered the plants.
When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium,she was so (10)______.Now she had a beautiful little garden to enjoy in her house.
| (1) | A.feel | B.fell | C.fall | D.felt |
| (2) | A.rest | B.drink | C.read | D.work |
| (3) | A.caring about | B.waiting for | C.looking through | D.preparing for |
| (4) | A.inside | B.indoor | C.outdoor | D.outside |
| (5) | A.but | B.so | C.after | D.because |
| (6) | A.fill | B.tidy | C.buy | D.build |
| (7) | A.hot | B.wet | C.hard | D.dirty |
| (8) | A.useful | B.helpful | C.colourful | D.expensive |
| (9) | A.Firstly | B.Instead | C.Finally | D.However |
| (10) | A.angry | B.helpless | C.unhappy | D.excited |