"Poor Grandma!I wish we could do something to cheer her up. " Amy said to her brother Mark.
Grandma had fallen and broken her 1 . 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 sitting in her chair 3 her leg to become well again.
"I have a(n）4 , " said Mark. "I saw some pictures of terrariums(栽培盒）in a magazine. Terrariums are little indoor gardens that can be 5 in glass bottles. Let's make a terrarium for Grandma, so she can enjoy a garden in her house. "
Amy agreed, 6 the two of them found the magazine which told them how to make a terrarium and showed it to 7 mother. She said that a terrarium would be a perfect 8 for Grandma. 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 9 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 10 . Next, they added some dark, rich soil.
Now they were ready to add the plants. Amy had chosen 11 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 12 , Amy placed rocks of different colours and bright green moss(苔藓）around the plants. 13 , they watered the plants.
When Amy and Mark showed Grandma her new terrarium, she was so 14 . Now she had a beautiful little 15 to enjoy right inside her home.
