We know people can be nice, but what about animals?

    Scientists say that some animals are capable(有能力的)of being nice. Animals that live in groups-like foxes, chimpanzees(大猩猩), and elephants-follow rules. They have to follow rules to get along and to survive(生存). However, animals can act nicely, even when they don't have to. Here are some surprising stories about animal behavior.

    Most people usually walk away when someone is unkind to them. Marc Bekoff, a researcher at the University of Colorado, saw a female(母的)red fox do just that. The female fox was unhappy because a male(公的)fox played roughly(粗鲁地)with her. When she walked away, the male fox showed her that he wanted to play nicely. He lowered his head and rolled on his back. The female fox gave him another chance, and this time, he played more gently.

    Geza Teleki is a scientist who studies chimpanzees in Tanzania. One day, Teleki hiked far away from his campsite. He didn't have any food. Teleki wanted some fruit from a tree, but the tree was too tall. A young chimpanzee watched him curiously as he tried to get something to eat. The chimpanzee climbed the tree, picked the fruit, and gave it to him!

    An elephant in Kenya hurt his trunk(象鼻子). He needed help because he couldn't put food into his mouth. Researcher Kayhan Ostovar watched silently. He saw the hurt elephant show his sore trunk to a healthy elephant. The healthy elephant didn't need any more information. He took a bush and put it carefully into his new friend's mouth.

    Hippos(河马)and crocodiles are usually good friends. They hang out together in rivers. But Karen Paolillo, a wildlife expert in Zimbabwe, saw something surprising. One day, a crocodile tried to eat a monkey that was next to a river. A hippo ran quickly to the crocodile and chased it away. Why did the hippo attack(攻击)the crocodile? Paolillo says hippos sometimes protect other animals from crocodiles.

The story was a true one and still moved me deeply. Thirty years ago, I got to know a 1 lady named Rose. She had no kids and lived alone. When I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day she said she wanted to 2 me to have lunch. 

We walked from my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street. On the way, I began to worry. I knew that she had no money, but if I offered to  3 the lunch, I was afraid I would hurt her. 

There were many people in the restaurant, and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to 4 in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to 5 the delicious food together. She told me that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they were not able to work. To my surprise, she also explained that the workers who were working there were all volunteers. 

I 6 remember the beautiful afternoon I shared with Rose. Though we had a meal together only once, it was paid by Rose's work. The weather was warm and bright, and everyone's smile was warm and bright too. 

I'm still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do something for our friends and neighbors. The world will be nicer if everybody would like to share happiness with others. 

It will never be dark if there is a light in everyone's heart. 

Hello, my name is Linda Brown. Linda is my first name and Brown is my1 name. I am an English girl.

This is a2 of my family. You can see3 people in it.4 are my grandparents, They are my father's5 They are in the middle of the picture. This is my father.6 name is Eric. This is my mother, Grace. She wears a7 jacket. Blue is her favorite color. My parents have four children（孩子)，two sons and two daughters. Dale and Frank8 my brothers. Dale is nine. Frank is seven. I am six. Can you9 the girl in red?10 is my sister, Jenny. She is four.11 that woman next to me? She is my12 . She's my father's sister. Oh, Kimi is in this photo,13 Kimi is the name14 my dog. It's my good friend. What15 is it? It's black and white.

I have a pen friend. She is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Australia. Her name is Alice. She can speak English and a little {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (Japan). She wants {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (learn) Chinese because she thinks it's very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (interest).

She lives in Sydney. She likes science very much. Her dream is to be {#blank#}5{#/blank#} engineer, so she {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (study) very hard. She {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (real) likes her school life. Her teachers and classmates are all very kind. She likes sports very much, and she is good at {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (swim).

We often write to each other. She often tells me something about her family {#blank#}9{#/blank#} her friends. I am happy to make friends with {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (she).

A: The Mid- Autumn Festival is around the corner. Any plans for it?

B: We have an eight- day holiday this year, so I plan to go to Chengdu with my parents.

A: {#blank#}1{#/blank#} When are you going to leave?

B: On the morning of September 29th.

A: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

B: Thanks. How about you? Will you celebrate the festival with your grandparents as usual?

A: Sure. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} He is my new friend from the UK. He shows great interest in the festival.

B: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

A: No. He only knows Chinese people eat mooncakes during the festival. But he has never tried the food.

B: You can prepare some for him and tell him more about the festival.

A: I think so. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}