What does an elephant never do?An elephant never eats meat.An elephant always eats ① and it eats a lot.It eats for about six hours a day,usually at night.When it's very hot,around midday,it gets together with other elephants and sleeps for a few hours.It usually sleeps on its feet.After sunset,it starts to walk to look for water.An elephant sometimes walks for fifty miles to find water and goes without water for three days.

An elephant shows feelings.②    It is happy to see a friend.It takes care of a sick elephant.When an elephant dies,all the other elephants are sad.

They bury(埋葬)the elephant in the ground with their tusks(獠牙).They usually don't leave that place for three days.When elephants travel,they always stop when they come to the place where a friend is under the ground.Elephants have great memories!

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    People can see a lot of art at Tiehua village too．Local artists bring their work there and show it．There are also a few{#blank#}8{#/blank#}and a small market．People can buy things there to remember{#blank#}9{#/blank#}visits．The Tiehua Bar{#blank#}10{#/blank#}special drinks made from local ingredient(原料)．

    At Tiehua Village，everyone can have a good time．

    Would you like to explore (开发) the oceans？Do you want to find more life than we imagine there？For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was "yes". His career was a life-long dream, and he is probably the most famous ocean scientist in recent times.

    Cousteau was born in France in 1910. Even as a child, he loved water. Cousteau was bright, but he got bored with school and began to cause trouble. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. There, Cousteau finally felt challenged. He studied hard and did well in all his courses. In 1933, he served as a general officer in the French Navy. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He worked on a breathing machine to stay under water longer. It was finished in 1943.

    In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had new duties. Even so, he continued to explore the oceans. Two years later, he became the president of the French Oceanographic Campaigns. He also bought a ship to help with his dives. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. To do that, he produced many films and published（出版）a number of books. His films include "The Silent World (1956)", "World without Sun(1966)". One of his books is "The Living Sea (1963)".

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    Cousteau won many honors for his work, including the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989.

A. Cousteau was interested in fishing

B. In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society

C. But he needed a way to get money for his trips

D. His parents sent him to a strict boarding school

E. He also began to explore the life under the water

    In America, boys and girls like watching TV. Some children spend six hours a day at school and four to six hours a day in front of the TV sets. Some children even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.

    Television is like books and films. A child can learn both good things and bad things from it.  Some TV programs help children to understand the news, the people and places in other countries. With TV, children do not have to go to the movies. They can listen to interesting music or watch a game at home. But some programs are bad for children, so parents sometimes should help them to find other interesting and useful things to do.

    Good communication between parents and children can help develop a loving family relationship. Here are some tips on improving family communication.

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    Stop what you're doing and spend a few moments listening. Listen to what your parents want to say and try to understand the feelings they are expressing.

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    When communicating with loved ones, we will only take interest in what we want to say. Instead, we should always take interest in what your parents want to say.

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    You should carefully choose the words you want to say. Show your feelings by saying how you feel instead of pointing the finger at someone else. It is important to think first before you want to say something.

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    It is also important to mind the way you say. Kind words and soft tones can always make others feel you're sincere. So you should know what you say and how you say it.

A. Think first.

B. Learn to listen.

C. Find golden time for your family.

D. Be interested in others' words.

E. Know how to express.

    Have you ever been to Singapore? For many Chinese tourists, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than seventy-five percent of population are of Chinese descent, so you can simply speak Mandarin most of the time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country.

    When the ancient Chinese paid their first visit here in the early 14^th century, it was still a small seaside city. Later in the 1820s, the British Empire claimed it as a colony (殖民地). Singapore hasn't been an independent country until 1965. From then on, it has become an important port of trade and business between different countries.

One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round. It seldom drops below 20℃. It's warm and wet the whole year. This is because it is so close to the equator (赤道). So you can choose to go whenever you like—spring, summer, autumn or winter! And, of course, it's not too far from China. For those who enjoy the sun and the beach, Singapore is an ideal place.

    On the northeast coast of Singapore, Changi Village is far from the noise of central Singapore. The buildings are modern, but there's still a village terminal (晚期的) atmosphere. There's a small, attractive seaside camp site across the Changi Creek from the bus terminal, where you can watch the planes gliding into Changi airport while relaxing on the sand.

    Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo at night? Singapore has a night zoo called the "Night Safari". It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it's dark. But if you've ever been to a zoo during the daytime, you might understand why Night Safari is so special. A lot of animals only wake up when it goes dark at night, so this is the best time to watch them. At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in more natural environment than a normal zoo.