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    Hippos(河马) live in Africa(非洲). They are one of the world's largest land animals. Here are some interesting facts about them.

●Where are hippos born?

    Hippos often give birth in the water. The hippo babies get out of water right after birth to take their first breath.

●How quickly do hippos grow up?

    Hippo babies nurse both under water and on land for a year. Then they stop taking their mothers' milk but they are still with their mothers until they are eight years old. Then they move out.

●What do hippos love?

    Hippos love water and they spend most of the day in it to stay cool. The Hippo can breathe, see and hear when its body is under water because its nose, eyes and ears are on the top of its head.

●Do hippos swim better than people?

    Yes, they are great swimmers and they can hold(屏住) their breath for five minutes. Hippos can even walk under water along the bottom(水底) of rivers and lakes.

    Are you bored with your mobile phone? Is it too heavy? Does it take too long to send and receive text message? If your answer is “Yes”, then read on!

EXIT introduces you to the latest mobile phone in town—the Speed Set 12000! It has over 30 features（特点）and weighs less than 130 grams! It is designed in Italy and made in India. It has a special gold button at the front that allows you to take pictures while you are talking. That's right, you can now talk and take pictures at the same time!

    The Speed Set 1200 is even more convenient to use than the Speed Set 1001. Like the Speed Set 1001, it has voice mail and caller show function, but the 1200 model has a bigger memory, so you can send and receive longer voice mails. Not only that, the newer model recognizes the voice mails, so it can tell you who the caller is. Also, the Speed Set 1200 has a more powerful battery, so you can recharge(充电) faster. With this model, it only takes you thirty minutes to recharge.

    The Speed Set 1200 has been already widely used in Asia and Europe. It is very popular with students and business people, as it has an Internet function that allows you to get information about news, sports and entertainment in just a few seconds.

    In the past, mobile phones were widely used to keep in touch with other people, but with the new Speed Set 1200, you can not only use it as a phone but also use it as a mini computer. So, if you are thinking of getting a new mobile phone, choose the Speed Set 1200. It's not just a phone. It's also a computer. At 2800 yuan, it's the cheaper mini computer in town!

    Do animals have a culture? What do we mean by "culture?" Lately social scientists have begun to ask if culture is found just in humans, or if some animals have a culture too. When we speak of culture, we mean a way of life a group of people have in common. Culture includes the beliefs and attitudes we learn. It is the patterns of behavior that help people to live together. It is also the patterns of behavior that make one group of people different from another group.

    Our culture lets us make up for having lost out strength, claws, long teeth, and other defenses. Instead we use tools, cooperate with one another, and communicate with language. But these aspects of human behavior, or "culture," can also be found in the lives of certain animals. Animals can make tools, for example. We used to think that the ability to use tools was the dividing line between human beings and other animals. Lately, however, we have found that this is not the case. Chimpanzees(非洲小猩猩) can not only use tools but actually make tools themselves. Animals can also share knowledge with each other and use their own language to communicate. So it may be important for us to know that the line dividing us from animals is not as clear as we used to think.

    The coffee shop Starbucks will give people a discount if they bring their own cups. It wants to cut down on the number of paper cups that are put in the rubbish bins. It is part of a two month experiment in cafes in England. Starbucks wants to reduce waste and recycle more, The president of Starbucks in the UK said, "We are very happy to increase recycling rates(比率)，and reusable cups are a key part of our waste reduction plan." Bosses will decide later if they will continue the discounts. People who bring their own cups will not get a discount on the cafe's cheaper filter coffee.

    The problem of paper cups has been in the news a lot. Around seven million cups are thrown away every day. Reporters say that some cafes lie about how many paper cups they recycle. The reporters say the cafes do not recycle as many cups as they say. Customers wrongly believe that a coffee shop is environmentally friendly. Less than one in 400 paper cups at coffee shops are recycled. A coffee drinker said she would bring her own cup. She said, "I am so sad that cafes recycle so little. I thought they were more responsible."