The Congo River(刚果河) is a famous river in Africa. The Congo River gets its {#blank#}1{#/blank#} from the Kingdom of Kongo. It is an {#blank#}2{#/blank#} country on the left bank(河岸) of the river.

    The Congo River is the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} largest river in Africa and the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} river in the world.This river runs for about 2920 miles {#blank#}5{#/blank#} going into the Atlantic Ocean.  The river runs {#blank#}6{#/blank#} several African countries. Because the Congo River runs around the equator(赤道), the water in this river is usually {#blank#}7{#/blank#}.That is different from the water in any other {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

    As we all know, there is a large {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in Africa,but there are many forests along the river.Many plants and animals{#blank#}10{#/blank#} along the river. It's very important to Africans.

    "Oh, poor{#blank#}1{#/blank#}tree!" a bird said," You shouldn't have asked the man to cut down the trees. The tall trees protected you{#blank#}2{#/blank#}you didn't worry about heat or wind and rain. Time went by and you have{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. When you get tall and strong, you can have enough strength to fight against the Sun and the storms. So I don't think you should do that."

    After{#blank#}4{#/blank#}the words of the bird, the little tree felt regretful(后悔的).

    A few weeks ago, I visited Sydney, a perfect place to surf (冲浪). I knew I couldn't {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the city without going surfing myself. I booked a group surf lesson when I was in Byron Bay. Byron Bay is a really {#blank#}2{#/blank#} place for professional surfers to go!

    We first were asked to learn how to read the sea conditions and what to expect in the water. Then we did a warm-up by {#blank#}3{#/blank#} along the beach. Next, it was time to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} how to stand on the surfboard. We did it on the sand. After a lot of practice, we were {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to go out into the sea and try it out on the water. I have to say, surfing is much {#blank#}6{#/blank#} than it looks. When you watch people from the beach, they make it look so easy! I failed many {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to stand up. Then one of the coaches came to {#blank#}8{#/blank#} me and held my board steady (平稳的).

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} I learned how to do that and by the end of the lesson I had managed to "walk on water". It was a pretty amazing feeling and I felt so proud of {#blank#}10{#/blank#}!