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Animals are the closest friends to us in the world． It's important to learn things about protecting animals． Some of them are big and（1） ． People should keep away from them． But now they are also calling for help．
First， when we come to the Chengdu Research Base，we can see the cute and（2） baby pandas．When the babies see the keepers，they run over with（3） and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! Pandas don't have babies very often， and some of the babies only live for a short time because of（4） ． Adult pandas spend over 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo． Many years ago， there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China，but then （5） started to cut down the forests． So pandas have fewer places to live．Scientists say there are now fewer than 2，000 pandas living in the forests．A program in Chengdu（6） children about why pandas are endangered．We all hope in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now．
Second， let's take a look at the sharks． Maybe we have heard of shark fin soup． This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China． But do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup？
When people catch sharks， they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean． This is not only cruel，but also harmful to the environment． （7） a fin，a shark can no longer swim． And it's hard to get food， too． Then it（8） dies． Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem． Many believe sharks can never be endangered． But in fact， around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year． The numbers of some kinds of sharks（9） by over 90 percent several years ago．Environmental protection groups around the world have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the（10） of shark fins．So far，no scientific studies have shown shark fins are good for health， so why eat them？
Ernest Hemingway， the son of a doctor and a music teacher， was born in 1899 in Oak Park， Illinois． Hemingway's father（1） （teach） him early on how to hunt and fish， two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life．Instead of（2） （go） to college， Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star．
Later， in Europe， he worked as a driver（3） the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home， where he again wrote for newspapers． Two years（4） ， he moved to Paris， where he hoped to improve his writing． There he became friends with other（5） （America） writers， including Gertrude Stein and F． Scott Fitzgerald．
Hemingway developed（6） style of writing that was simple and direct． He chose words sparingly（俭省地）， avoided using adjectives， and trusted the reader to understand the（7） （mean） of his writing． As he put it， "I always try（8） （write） on the principle（原则） of the iceberg（冰山）． There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows． " This style continues to influence writers today． In his career（生涯）， which lasted some 40 years， Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize． He was one of the finest writers of the（9） （twenty） century．
For a while Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West， Florida， where he had nearly 50 cats． One of them was a cat with six toes（脚趾）， which a ship's captain had given him． Today his Key West home is a museum， and many cats still live there． Some of them are（10） （child） of Hemingway's six﹣toed cat． Hemingway was married four times and had three sons． He died in 1961．
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My Dear Azhaan，
I want you to know that you remind me of myself in so many ways． You are like a better and Improved version（版本） of me． I look at you and I see myself（1） your eyes． I wish I had that confidence（信心） and even some of your bossiness（霸气） at that age． Yet， I'm also troubled on seeing this confidence（2） disappearing， because you are（3） many different things． I want you to know that your confidence is one of the （4） things about you． All of us admire your confidence． However， you are（5） confident enough these days， because you are beginning to dislike your own body．
You are not fat． I agree that you could be a little healthier． You could eat a little less junk food． However， I don't know when you'll begin to enjoy fruits， but I believe that you will．
I think one of the moments of（6） for me was when you were born， and the doctor said， "Congratulations， you have another baby boy，" not because you were a boy but because you were healthy．
You're too young to understand this（7） no one realizes the importance of a normal life
（8） it is away from them． What I（9） for you is happiness： the understanding that you are not perfect and that it is okay because none of us is!
Stay confident and keep your head（10） ， my little boy﹣who is growing up too soon!
Love，Ammi
For thousands of years， people farmed the land． They grew fruits and vegetables． They hunted and fished for meat． They（1） cloth， dyes（染料） and paper from plants． They used stone and metal for weapons and tools．
People progressed to making machines powered（2） water and steam（蒸汽）， and even later， by coal， oil， and petrol． Large cities were built． Factories（3） of machines created jobs in the cities for thousands of people． The Industrial Revolution（工业革命） changed the lives of many people because， for the first time， more people lived in cities than on（4） ．
Companies built power plants（工厂） to make（5） to run the machines， factories and cities．
People did not realize these activities were（6） the Earth． They didn't realize bow（7） oil，gas，coal and minerals were being used up．
（8） cities grew bigger and spread across the land，plants and animals began to disappear． Their nature homes were destroyed（破坏） as people moved into new places．
As time passed， people began to（9） the need to protect the Earth and its natural resources（资源）． They saw that plants and animals needed protection， so they wouldn't disappear forever． People joined together to tell（10） around the world to conserve（节约） our natural resources and care for the Earth． And so． Earth Day was born． Each year， more and more people take part in Earth Day． What can you do to help？
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B． washed |
C． made |
D． mixed |
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（2）A． as |
B． for |
C． with |
D． by |
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（3）A． full |
B． proud |
C． sick |
D． short |
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（4）A． mountains |
B． rivers |
C． grasslands |
D． farms |
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（5）A． metal |
B． water |
C． electricity |
D． oil |
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（6）A． helping |
B． harming |
C． wasting |
D． losing |
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（7）A． clearly |
B． hardly |
C． quickly |
D． slowly |
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（8）A． Before |
B． If |
C． As |
D． Though |
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（9）A． forget |
B． see |
C． remember |
D． get |
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B． other |
C． another |
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One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing， and one of the（1） popular places for this is the Himalayas． The Himalayas（2） （run） along the southwestern part of China．
Of all the mountains， Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous．（3） is 8，844． 43 meters high and so is very （4） （danger）to climb． It is very hard to take in air as you get near the top．
The first Chinese team （5） （reach） the top in 1960， while（6） first woman to succeed was Junko Taibei from Japan in 1975．
Why do so many climbers risk their lives？ One of the main （7） （reason） is that people want to challenge themselves （8） of difficulties， The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up （9） （try） to achieve our dreams． It also shows that humans（10） （be） stronger than the forces of nature in some situations
Why Short Stories Are Best for English Learning？
You get more time to focus on words．When a text is short，you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in （1） text．This is more useful for those（2） are beginners of English．
You can read a whole story at a time．Attention length is very important for learning．And the ability to finish a story gives you more time （3） （understand）it．Short stories are written to give you （4） （much）information with less effort．
It is best for consistency（一致性）．It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never（5） （seem）to end．
You can share them easily in a group．Since short stories can （6） （read）in any place，they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles．Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read．Short stories are the perfect way for them．
You can focus more on ideas．Language is less about （7） （word）and more about the meanings behind them．If you spend all your time （8） （learn）vocabulary and grammar，you will never be able to speak a language （9） （smooth）because you will have little to talk about．Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text．
In a word，short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension（理解力）（10） also open your mind to different worlds．