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Scientists are trying to make the desert into good land againThey want to bring water to the desert,so people can live and grow foodThey are learning a lot about the desertBut more and more places of the Earth is becoming desert all the timeScientists may not change the desert in time．

Some places on the earth don't get much rainBut they still don't become desertThis is because some green plants are growing thereSmall green plants and grass are very important to dry placesPlants don't let hot sun make the earth even drierPlants don't let the wind blow the dirt awayWhen a little rain falls,the plants hold the water．Without plants,the land can become desert much more easily

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　　My stutter(口吃)had always been much of a problem．I'd had so many specialists for my 　　1　　 over the years．As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful(痛苦的)being a kid who stutters had been．It 　　2　　 hurt．

　　“Hello! I'm Mrs．Claussen．I hear you're from Texas! "

　　“Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet．I really blew that

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　　“Well, " she said with a 　　4　　 Smile．161've always liked Texas．"

　　She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

　　told me to clap my hands while speaking．She was 　　5　　．She spent the first several weeks just talking to me-asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings．And she 　　6　　．She then began to teach me about the speech．Not just about my speech, but about everybody's．

　　I 　　7　　 in my old school and was a pretty good tenor(男高音), but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up．It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well-and I could do it

　　　　8　　 stuttering．Somehow Mrs．Claussen finally got me in the group．I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student．

　　During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better-except with her．When I was in college, things got worse．I once even wondered if I would ever be able to 　　9　　 ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone．When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs．Claussen had told me whether I could 　　10　　 my speech was all up to me．She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech．She was right about that．I finally improved my speech greatly．

　　Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much 　　11　　 0n her other students as she had on me．I like to think that she did．Her name was Mrs．Claussen．．．and she 　　12　　．I'II never forget her．

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　　The 2011 Talent Show in our school was a night to remember! It was a great 　　1　　．Students,parents and the faculty (全体教师) danced,sang,played instruments and gave performances．There were more than thirty 　　2　　．Pam Cook,the school president,sang a country song．Jason Cruise won the first prize for the 　　3　　 performance．When a reporter from our school magazine interviewed him,he said that singing was 　　4　　 interesting to him．He sang all the time in his room alone or for his family but 　　5　　 for so many people．The prize for the funniest act 　　6　　 to Paul Black．He danced as a drunken(喝醉的) man 　　7　　 music．His classmates said he was the 　　8　　 boy in the class．

　　Many thanks to the parents and student volunteers．They made this 　　9　　 show possible．Many thanks to all the people who helped．We look forward to 　　10　　 show!

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