It was a beautiful summer day when I saw a lot of little boys playing on the "green island" in the middle of our neighborhood. There were several ___17___ on that spot of green and the kids were having fun running around them, climbing them, and ____18____ them. I watched for a while from the window ___19___ where their mothers or fathers were. "Those trees are living things," I thought, "Don't those boys ___20___ ?" I stepped outside to them just to make it known that I was ___21___ . I had not said a word when one of the boys shouted to me, "We're making a pile of leaves to jump in!" "Oh!" I replied ___22___ , "You should jump in the dead leaves, but those leaves are still ___23___ 1" I was sad, surprised and disappointed. I think the ____24____ is that many little boys today do not know that trees are alive and that they should ____25____ things that breathe. The extent of their education about nature is usually limited to living things, _____26_____ animals. And often the kids' behavior is simply ____27____ by parents. I've watched kids chase cats, throw rocks at squirrels, kick small dogs, and ____28____ flowers and trees. If their parents were there, wouldn't this ____29____ ? I don't consider myself a tree protector, but I think ____30____ should teach their children how to protect our environment, because our world ____31____ more and more tree protectors. Indeed I do believe if there should be_____32_____ protectors of the nature, our _____33_____ would look more beautiful. Respect and ____34____ go together. A young child, who doesn't learn how to respect and care nature, will ____35____ be able to truly enjoy it. I will be one of the parents who ____36____ kids to explore nature, respect it, and learn to love it. 17. A. children B. trees C. pets D. things 18. A. harming B. observing C. praising D. repairing 19. A. wondering B. choosing C. moving D. finding 20. A. know B. study C. play D. improve 21. A. hurting B. managing C. insisting D. watching 22. A. positively B. doubtfully C. casually D. depressingly 23. A. sick B. dead C. alive D. wet 24. A. truth B. plan C. idea D. topic 25. A. inform B. respect C. raise D. impress 26. A. especially B. rarely C. unwillingly D. possibly 27. A. supported B. ignored C. valued D. missed 28. A. show B. exhibit C. destroy D. use 29. A. grow B. rise C. return D. happen 30. A. teachers B. partners C. parents D. workers 31. A. develops B. needs C. wins D. earns 32. A. less B. more C. few D. much 33. A. material B. appearance C. school D. world 34. A. belief B. responsibility C. enjoyment D. politeness 35. A. sometimes B. often C. always D. never 36. A. warn B. encourage C. beg D. forbid
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