—{#blank#}1{#/blank#} is Tom like? —Oh, he's short and fat.

    I was born in a small river. When I {#blank#}1{#/blank#} young, the river was my home. I didn't know my {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (parent),  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I had {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (hundred) of brothers and sisters. I swam(游)and played all day with {#blank#}5{#/blank#} . At that time, I didn't look like my parents. I had no legs, but I had a long tail(尾巴). So I {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (look) like a fish.

    Then {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (I) tail got shorter than before. And now I know l {#blank#}8{#/blank#} four legs and a very short tail. I know I'm going to {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (like) my parents. Then I'm going to eat lots of bad {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (insect). Do you know what I am?

    People have always been interested in animal communication and scientists have done a lot of research {#blank#}1{#/blank#} this subject. Most animals communicate by smell. Dogs are famous for this. When a dog walks outside, it learns about other dogs by {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (smell) things. Dogs {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (help) the police since a long time ago. Everyone has heard birds singing. Research has shown that many other animals use sounds {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (communicate). Frogs and insects communicate with sounds. Usually the "men" make sounds to invite the "{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (woman)". Whales and elephants {#blank#}6{#/blank#} use sounds to communicate. These sounds can travel very far through water or the ground. However, it is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (possible) for humans to hear some of the sounds. They are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} too low or too high for us. Animals have always used body language to communicate as well. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a dog puts its tail under its body, it is scared. When a dog wags its tail and {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (open) its mouth, it is happy.

    Recently, a foreign student in China gave a very touching answer to the question: What should China be proud of? It was {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (wide) spread online.

    Emma is from Canada. She came to China four years ago. Now she is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} university student in Ningbo. The following is China in her eyes.

    "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}" (find) a job in China can be really simple. There are more job {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (chance) here than any other country in the world."

    "Its public security is great. I {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (travel) many countries so far, and I think China is really safe."

    "About 400 million Chinese are studying English. China has become the country {#blank#}6{#/blank#} has the greatest number of English speakers in non-English speaking countries.

    "The speed of Chinese trains is high. On my {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (three) visit to my friend in Beijing, I took a train there. From Ningbo {#blank#}8{#/blank#} Beijing, the train runs 1,365 kilometers for only seven hours."

    "I think there {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) many more things China should be proud of. I believe China must be much {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good) than other countries.