Hello. We are students from Thailand, and we want{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(save) the elephants. The elephant is one of Thailand's symbols. Our first flag{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(have) a white elephant on it. This is a symbol of good luck. Elephants{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(be) smart animals. They can play soccer or music. They can also{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(draw) very well. People say that "an elephant never{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(forget)". Elephants can walk for a long time and never get{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(lose). They can also remember places with food and water. This{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(help) them to live. But elephants are in great danger. People cut down many trees, so elephants{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(lose) their homes. People also kill elephants for their ivory. Today there are only about 3,000 elephants (over 100,000 before). We must save them and not buy things{#blank#}9{#/blank#}( make) of ivory. Let's{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(remember) that March 13th is Thai Elephant Day.

What would you do if you see someone hurt badly? The following will help you to learn some important skills to give casualty (伤员) first aid.

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The first and most important thing you must do is to make sure the place is not dangerous. Can you see anything that might not be helpful to you? Can you hear anything that could be dangerous?

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When you see someone has been hurt, you may feel scared. If you feel yourself starting to be nervous, try to calm yourself down. For example, talk to people you trust about what happened, and you'll be relaxed.

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When someone needs first aid, talking to him will help him to stay calm and feel safe. Even if he does not answer you, you should still tell him what you are doing. It will let him know that you are helping him.

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Sometimes, the casualty will need more help than you are able to give. The best thing you can do is to phone some people for help. They can give you some useful advice or offer you some help.

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There are also many other things to do. Try your best to help the casualty. Asking people around you for help is really better than waiting for doctors. Besides, you can also try to keep in touch with his families and friends.

Practical Ways to Show Respect for a Friend

●Show respect for their life choices and decisions

Accept that people aren't always going to be just like you. They will make different life choices, have different views on politics and religion, and act differently in many ways. This doesn't mean they can't be your friend.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

●Trust your friends even if you have doubts

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. If you're in doubt about something, ask your friend. Be respectful and give them the benefit of the doubt when you don't do. This alone will help you stay in their good graces (好感).

●Give friends your full attention

One of the best ways to show respect for someone is to listen to them fully. Allow them to pause, convey nonverbal communication clues, collect their thoughts, and get it all out. Too often friends listen with half an ear or jump in with an even worse story the minute their friend pauses.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.When your friend is talking, pay attention.

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Treat your friends respectfully when you argue with them. Make your friendship a safe place by not embarrassing your friend or expressing your private disagreements in front of other people. Be publicly supportive and kind to your friends so they know you value your friendship with them.

●Show up, be there, and do what you say you're going to do

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}. So just show your friend the best kind of respect by being on time, keeping promises, and being the one friend that they can always count on. That's the way to truly show respect.

A. Consider your friendship a precious gift

B. This type of behavior is very disrespectful

C. Tell your friends what you think about them directly

D. Treating your friends with doubt can be a dangerous thing

E. In fact, you can almost do nothing but accept the differences

F. It means that you'll need to take a step back, reserve judgment, and show respect

G. No one likes an unreliable friend who says they'll be there and then doesn't show

March 30th is the World Bipolar Day. Liu Tiebang, president of Shenzhen Kangning Hospital,introduced bipolar disorder (BD) to the public in an effort to raise awareness for the mental health illness.

Bipolar disorder, also called manic depression (躁郁), is a mood disorder which can cause a patient's mood to change from a very high to a very low. Manic symptoms (症状) can include increased energy, quick response, unusual talkativeness, a lack of need for sleep, high self-esteem and so on. Depressive symptoms can include less energy, loss of interest or pleasure, feeling worthless, low self-esteem and suicidal(自杀性的) thoughts.

Patients with BD are often misdiagnosed (误诊） as depression. Liu said that while someone is experiencing a manic stage, he or she may be unusually talkative, sociable and outgoing. Patients having these kinds of problems may not realize that they are ill and often do not look for medical care. On the other hand, patients experiencing depressive periods are more likely to be noticed.

"With the development of treatments and medications, the treatments for BD have become better at present," said Liu. "The medications are safer. Patients getting the right treatments at the earlier stage of BD have a higher possibility of recovery (恢复); or the mania and depression may happen again."

For patients with BD, in addition to medication, other methods such as physical treatments, psychological treatments, social support groups and crisis intervention may be useful for managing their symptoms and controlling mood changes.

 Dr. Jack Todd is very interested in clean water. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, so it's natural that he is to develop a small and affordable system(系统) to clean wastewater. His" Living Machine" can clean wastewater in your home or in your business.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The wastewater goes into a big plastic tank where bacteria(细菌) start to break down the waste. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, the water is brought into a greenhouse filled with plants and fish.

 With the help of sunlight, the plants and animals remove more chemicals from the water, making it cleaner. Then the water can be reused for washing or bathing {#blank#}4{#/blank#} but the water is clean enough for watering the flowers, washing the dogs, or even for bathing or swimming.

 The advantage of this technology is that it is affordable and good for the environment. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It can help to use less fresh water, and it can help keep the water supply unpolluted.

Today, we are going to make a simple cake. Here are the materials (材料) and ways. Let's have a try!

Materials

□ 1 cup of white sugar

□ 1/2 cup of butter

□ 2 eggs

□ 2 spoons of vanilla extract (香草香精)

□ 1 and 1/2 cups of flour (面粉)

□ 1 and 3/4 spoons of baking powder (发酵粉)

□ 1/2 cup of milk

Ways

◆First, you should preheat (预热) your oven (烤箱). Then you should cover a pan (平底锅) with oil and flour.

◆You should mix up the sugar and butter in a medium bowl. Then you can add the eggs, one  at a time. Next, you can add the vanilla extract, flour and baking powder to it and mix well. Finally, you should add the milk. Then pour it into the prepared pan.

◆Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the oven. If you want to make cupcakes, you can bake for 20 to 25 minutes.