What was I like when I was young? My mom said l was lovely．I was{#blank#}1{#/blank#}in everything．I liked oil{#blank#}2{#/blank#}．I liked riding a horse．I liked{#blank#}3{#/blank#}a cow．I liked helping{#blank#}4{#/blank#}vegetables on the farm．I also liked shopping．At the supermarket I didn't buy{#blank#}5{#/blank#}cheap．I was only interested in expensive things．Haha，I was a funny boy when I was young，wasn't I ?

    Hello, we are students from Thailand, and we want {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (save) the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Our {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (one) flag had a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck.

    Elephants are smart animals. They can {#blank#}3{#/blank#} soccer or music. They can also draw very {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (good). People say that "an elephant never forgets ". Elephants can walk {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a long time and never get {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (丢失). They can also remember places with food and water. This helps {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (they) to live.

    But elephants are {#blank#}8{#/blank#} great danger. People cut down many trees {#blank#}9{#/blank#} elephants are losing their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory(象牙制品). Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save the trees and not {#blank#}10{#/blank#} things made of ivory. Remember that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

    Do you know that animals have love for each other and their children just like us h{#blank#}1{#/blank#}? Let me tell you some moving (令人感动的) s{#blank#}2{#/blank#}of great animal parents.

    Several years ago a heavy rain h{#blank#}3{#/blank#}a town and made the river go up. When the rain stopped， people found that a big dog swam to an island in the river twice a day for two weeks. Why did she do so? Her four c{#blank#}4{#/blank#} were there. The mother swam there every day to feed her babies. This t{#blank#}5{#/blank#} story on the newspaper moved many people.

    A{#blank#}6{#/blank#} story is about chimpanzees（猩猩）.  A scientist n{#blank#}7{#/blank#} Jane Goodall spent 4 years living with chimpanzees in Africa. She found that chimpanzees also cared for those that were hurt or got lost. “It is not o{#blank#}8{#/blank#} humans who have duties， but also animals do，” she said.

    Two birds in Chengdu also showed their parents' l{#blank#}9{#/blank#}. Their baby was hurt and fell on the street in the center of the city. Cars were driving past but the brave parents rushed down to the road and took the little bird a{#blank#}10{#/blank#} with their claws (爪子).

A: Johnny, do you know the young man named Frank?

B：Yes. He's an engineer. Why do you{#blank#}1{#/blank#} him?

A: I feel strange. Wherever I go, I see people greet him warmly. How long has he been in George Town?

B: He's been here for only one year, less than half of the time I've stayed here.

A: That's amazing. Why is he so {#blank#}2{#/blank#} in such a big town?

B: Maybe it's because of his{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. He's fun. To our surprise, he can always {#blank#}4{#/blank#} find humorous points in what seems rather usual. And he helps anyone in trouble if he can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to. He values the friendship with others.

A: That would{#blank#}6{#/blank#} it. What about you, my friend? Why do you have so few friends in the town?

B: It's probably because I'm the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}to Frank. And my work is busy, so I have no chance to meet {#blank#}8{#/blank#} people.

A: I think I can't introduce some of my friends to you.

B: Well, thanks, but actually I have many friends on the Internet. I often chat with them online.

A: {#blank#}9{#/blank#} you can share something with them, you should know that they can never be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}with the friends around you.

B: You're so kind. Thank you for your advice.