Have you ever heard of friendships among animals? At a zoo in Germany, an {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (usual) friendship developed between a cat and a bear.

    One day, some {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (worker) in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage (笼子), and the two animals were enjoying {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (they) together. The bear keeper allowed the cat {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (stay) with the bear. And later, the pair and their friendship became {#blank#}5{#/blank#} hot topic at the zoo.

    After several years, a new cage {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (build) for the bear. However, the cat was kept outside the cage, so it walked around {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (angry) and cried to be with the bear. Instead of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (drive) the cat away, the bear keeper took pity on it and let it stay with the bear. The cat and the bear got closer than before. They often shared meals {#blank#}9{#/blank#} each other in the sun.

    This may surprise humans {#blank#}10{#/blank#} they usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species (物种). However, it may be natural for animals to have their own ideas about who would make a good friend.

    When British photographer David J. Slater was visiting a park in Indonesia, his camera {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (take) away by a group of black monkeys. The result was hundreds of monkey selfies(自拍照). The best {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (one) show a monkey smiling toothily for the camera. Slater then sold the photos and they became popular {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the Internet.

    Nobody knew they would create a copyright(版权) battle three years {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (late).

    Not long ago, a website put the monkey selfies online under a collection of free photos {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Slater's permission(允许). Slater asked the website {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (take) them down since he owned the copyright.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, the website refused to do so. They said that according to US copyright law, whoever pushes the button on the camera owns the copyright of the photo. It was the monkeys but not Slater that pushed the button.

    They said, "US copyright law says that works that come from a non-human source can't ask for copyright. That {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (mean) monkeys don't own copyright."

    Slater argued that the pictures belonged to him as they were taken from his camera. He said he bought the camera; he spent a lot of money {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (travel) to Indonesia; and it was his carelessness that allowed the monkeys to take his camera away. All these have made him own the pictures, no matter {#blank#}10{#/blank#} pushed the button. In a sense, the monkeys helped him take the photos.

    Some people learn a second language easily, while others have trouble in it. How can you help {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(you) learn a new language, such as English? The ways {#blank#}2{#/blank#} can solve the difficulty of learning English and make it a little easier and more interesting are following.

    The first step is to feel positive about learning English. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}you believe that you can learn and you are thirsty for it, you will learn. Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once. It is common that mistakes are made when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. So don't be afraid {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(make) mistakes in public.

    The second step is to practice your English. For example, write {#blank#}5{#/blank#} diary every day. You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel good expressing your ideas in English. Several weeks later, you will see that your writing is improving. What's more, you must speak English every day. Gradually you will become {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(comfort) communicating in English.

    The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (correct)? Did you pay attention to what the teacher {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(say)? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these all the notes down and try to do {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(good) next time.

    Hope all the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(suggest) will be helpful to you, you will enjoy learning English, and you will feel more confident.