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A Spring Morning

This spring morning in bed I'm lying,

Not to awake till the birds are crying.

After one night of wind and showers,

How many are the fallen flowers!

                                 (Translated by Xu Yuanchong)

    This poem{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (write) by Meng Haoran (689-740), who lived during the Tang Dynasty. It might be one of the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (famous) Poems about spring in China. People like to read it {#blank#}3{#/blank#}they wake up on a spring morning.

    Meng didn't directly say how much he loved spring. Instead, he wrote about the details(细节） of the season：the birds，wind， rain showers and fallen flowers． His descriptions（描述）of these things showed{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (we) the joy he felt during springtime.

    Meng chose to write about the sounds of spring. These sounds allow readers{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (picture) spring using their own imagination.

    A long time ago, the monkey and the turtle were good friends. One day, they saw a fallen banana tree and decided {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(plant) it. They divided the tree into two parts. The monkey took the part with leaves, thinking that it would grow {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(fast), then they went home and planted the two parts. Many days passed, the monkey's plant died {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the turtle's grew well and produced fruit. When the fruit was ripe(成熟的) the turtle asked the monkey to share it with him.

    The monkey climbed up the tree and ate{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the fruit. So the turtle got angry. He found some sharp sticks and put them around the tree. When the monkey came down, he hurt {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(he). The turtle laughed and hid himself under a big shell(贝壳). The monkey got very angry and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(catch) the turtle.

    "I'll cut you into {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(piece)," said the monkey.

    "Good, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}there will be many turtles."

    "No, I'll put you into the fire." "That's {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(good). My skin will be red. "

    "No, I'll throw you into the river."

    "No, "said the turtle, "I'll die."

    The monkey threw the turtle into the river, and the turtle swam {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(happy).

    Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(save) the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Our first flag{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(have) a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck. Elephants{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(draw) very well. People say that "an elephant never{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(forget)". Elephants can walk for a long time and never get{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(lose). They can also remember places with food and water. This{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(help) them to live. But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees, so elephants{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(lose) their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save them and not buy things{#blank#}9{#/blank#}( make) of ivory. Let's{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(remember) that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.