There is a zoo near my house. I like {#blank#}1{#/blank#} there. There are many {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in it.
Look! There is a koala {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the tree. Isn't he {#blank#}4{#/blank#} ? Under the tree, there is a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} . Her neck(脖子) is so long. She is a lovely girl. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} is the panada? She is eating the bamboo(竹子). She's {#blank#}7{#/blank#} shy. But the elephant is interesting. He is playing with kids with his{#blank#}8{#/blank#} nose. They are very funny. Look! In the pool, there are two dolphins. They are playing with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} balls. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} happy they are !

    Now more than 40 million {#blank#}1{#/blank#} around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the United States and China is becoming more and more important in the world. This has really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the growth of Chinese language learning in U.S.

    I am Chris from the United States. I am one of the many people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are learning Chinese. I am studying at a Confucius Institute(孔子学院)in New York. There are 10 students in our class. Some are over thirty years old. Some are middle school students. Our teacher comes from Beijing. He is fun and often tells us interesting things in China.

    I think Chinese is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} different from any other language in the world. It will take me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters(汉字). But I think there are many benefits (益处) of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} time in learning Chinese. One important benefit is that it makes me see things from a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} point of view, because Chinese is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a different language from English. I think for American the students most important benefit is that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a challenging language can open up their eyes.

    Lucy lost her schoolbag. It's the {#blank#}1{#/blank#} time (次). She is not happy about it {#blank#}2{#/blank#} her books, pens and many other (许多别的)  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}are in it. Her friend David wants to help her, so he posts the message (发消息) on Twitter. He thinks it can be {#blank#}4{#/blank#}After about two {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a boy finds the schoolbag. David thanks the boy, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the schoolbag to Lucy.