People can often see a talking parrot on a TV show, in a movie, or even in someone's home. The parrot has learned {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (copy) sounds that people make. Dolphins, bats, and some other animals also copy sounds. Now we can add elephants {#blank#}2{#/blank#}this list of copycats (盲目模仿者).

    Dr. Joyce Poole is an expert,{#blank#}3{#/blank#}studies the sounds of elephants. While she was in Kenya, she would hear strange noises {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (make) by Mlaika after sunset. Mlaika was{#blank#}5{#/blank#} 8-year-old African elephant and it lived near a highway.

    Dr. Poole says that she couldn't tell the {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (different) between Mlaika's call and the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (distance) truck noise. Why did it copy the sounds of the trucks driving by? Animals that are able to copy sounds may enjoy {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(practice) new sounds. When they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (keep) outside of their natural environment, they may copy unusual sounds. 

    So far Dr. Poole {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(spend) 18 years with two female Asian elephants. Asian elephants make sounds like birds to talk with one another.

    Parrots, dolphins, humans, and elephants show that being a copycat is one way that animals and people make new friends and keep old ones.

    Chinese architecture is a style that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (change), the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty, Chinese architecture  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (have) a major influence {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the architectural styles of Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.

    The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. From every source of information, there is strong {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(evident) that the Chinese have always enjoyed a native system of construction that has kept its principal characteristics from old times to the present day. Over the large area from Chinese Turkistan (突厥) to Japan, the same system of construction is popular and this is the area of Chinese cultural influence.

    Throughout {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 20th century, western-trained Chinese architects have tried {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (combine) traditional Chinese designs into modern architecture, with great success. Moreover, the pressure for urban development throughout contemporary China required higher speed of construction and higher floor area ratio (容积率),{#blank#}7{#/blank#} means that in the great cities the demand for traditional Chinese {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (build) has declined in favor of modern architecture. {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the traditional skills of Chinese architecture,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (include) major and minor carpentry (木工), and masonry (石工), are still applied to the construction of vernacular architecture in the large rural area in China.

    As we all know,Hangzhou, a beautiful city, won the bid{#blank#}1{#/blank#}September 16th 2015. Thus, it will be the third Chinese city{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(host) the games.

    Hangzhou is a beautiful city with a long history. Hosting the Asian Games will give it a new look.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the event will cost the government a lot, the benefits are easy for us to see. To the citizens in Hangzhou, the best part of it is that it will give us the chance to watch world-class matches and{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(compete) close to home. Secondly, there is no doubt{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the event will attract more visitors to enjoy{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(visit) this wonderful city. At the same time, it is good for the development of the tourism. Meanwhile, as the construction goes on, more roads{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(build) and the Metro system will be expanded,{#blank#}8{#/blank#}can reduce traffic jams.

    In the next few years, Hangzhou will try its best to prepare{#blank#}9{#/blank#}for the big show.{#blank#}10{#/blank#}splendid Hangzhou is waiting to see you in 2022.

    Beijing of China, which boasts epochal(划时代的)inventions in ancient times, has once again proved its ability {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (change) the world with its “New Four Great Inventions”: high-speed railways, electronic payments, shared bicycles and online shopping. The new four great inventions are all related to China's high-tech innovation, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is dramatically improving the well-being(福祉) of all Chinese people.

    Our wallets are no longer in use. We can buy and eat whatever we want {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (simple) by tapping our cell-phones, and even pancake sellers nowadays are using Alipay.

    Shared bikes {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (them) are not new, but the operating model of bike-sharing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (base) on satellite navigation system, mobile payment, big data and other technologies. Shared bikes are bringing cycling back {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people's lives and they are making public transport more attractive and convenient, and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (encourage) people to be more active.

    It is increasingly clear that China is innovating (创新)and no longer copying western ideas. It is obviously clear that China is leading in many ways such as social messaging app WeChat. This is partly {#blank#}8{#/blank#} China skipped over the PC era-and went directly to mobile. China has the largest mobile use in the world.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#} growing number of foreigners hope to promote economic {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(develop) in their home countries by highlighting the need for technological achievements like that of China.