Last Christmas, the circus owner, Jimmy Gates, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (decide) to take some presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (ride) a baby elephant called Jumbo. He should have known that the police would never allow this sort of thing. A policeman approached Jimmy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} told him he ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the traffic.{#blank#}6{#/blank#} Jimmy agreed to go at once, Jumbo refused to move. Fifteen policemen had to push very hard {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (get) him off the main street. The police had {#blank#}8{#/blank#} difficult time, but they were most amused. 'Jumbo must weigh a few tons,' said a policeman afterwards, 'so {#blank#}9{#/blank#} was fortunate that we didn't have to carry him. Of course, we should arrest him,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} as he has a good record, we shall let him off this time.'

    As you visit Hangzhou's West Lake and its surrounding beautiful hillsides, you'll understand immediately{#blank#}1{#/blank#}it's been a great source of inspiration for artists, poets and philosophers throughout Chinese history.

    While{#blank#}2{#/blank#}rest of the country is moving from two wheels to four, cycling culture is thriving(繁荣的)in Hangzhou. The city{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(develop)China's first bike-sharing system in 2008. It's since grown into the world's {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(big)and one of the world's best public bike systems. You can{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (hard)go a kilometer without passing a bike-sharing station.

Hangzhou grows some of China's finest and most {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(expense) green tea—Longjing. Every spring, before the traditional Qingming Festival, tea {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(lover) from all over the country come to Longjing, a village just south of West Lake{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the first cut of top-quality tea. During tea season—late March and April—you can smell the fresh aroma(芳香)of the tea, when leaves{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(pick)and roasted in the village. The village is open to the public and you can pick your own after {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(get)permission from the local tea farmers.

    Ne Zha, China's animated blockbuster hit of the summer, is ready {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (hit) North American theaters later this month.

    Well Go USA Entertainment, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} distribution company specializing in bringing top Asian film titles to US cinemas, will release the film in select 3D IMAX theaters across North America on Aug 29, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (follow) by a nationwide expansion on Sept 6.

    Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Yang Yu, also known {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Jiaozi, the film {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (tell) of Ne Zha, a boy born as a social outcast (弃儿)because of a divine prophecy(神的预言) {#blank#}6{#/blank#}he would destroy the world. He tries to change his predetermined fate and people's views of him by choosing good over evil and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (become) their true hero.

    Built on a successful{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (adapt) of Chinese folk tale and excellent word-of-mouth, the film - the first Chinese animated film is proving to have long legs at the box office.{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a total box office of 4.1 billion yuan ($582 million) and counting, Ne Zha is the best-received animated feature ever in China, and the fourth{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (large) theatrical release in the country's box office history.

    Apart from working hard in sports, Kobe Bryant also challenges himself in other areas. Now he hopes to become famous for a completely d{#blank#}1{#/blank#} thing: writing. His book The Wizenard Series: Training Camp came out in March.

    The story is a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the West Bottom Badgers, a youth basketball team. It's made up of five books, with each focused on the story of one character: Rain, Twig, Cash, Peno and Lab. All of the kids on this team come from a poor neighborhood. No one {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (have) faith (信心) in the kids to succeed, but things {#blank#}4{#/blank#} after a new coach joins the team.

    After r {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the book, we got to interview Bryant. He said he didn't think he was going to be an author, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} that he often tells stories to his daughters. This is one of the reasons {#blank#}7{#/blank#} he wrote his own book. The book is based on parts of Bryant's real-life experience, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (especial) when he played for the Los Angeles Lakers.

    Bryant had two different jersey (秋衣) numbers — 8 and 24 — during his career. The number 24 m{#blank#}9{#/blank#} you need to work hard 24 hours a day to succeed.

    People Magazine noted that "Bryant is always breaking his limits both {#blank#}10{#/blank#} and off the basket court."

Temperatures around the world are rising. Many places {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(experience) extreme weather events such as extreme heat since the start of the new century.

Scientists have shown all that is going to get even {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (bad). They looked at cities in the north half of the planet. They {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (especial) paid attention to those in the US.

According {#blank#}4{#/blank#} simple geography, the cities near Canada have cool to mild weather. Those near Mexico {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (be) hotter and more humid(潮湿的). However, things are going to look and feel a lot different in 2080.

The scientists created a weather model {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (study) the weather changes in 2080. They considered two important points. One was the warming of the planet by 1.5℃ to 3℃ and{#blank#}7{#/blank#} other was the increasing greenhouse gas levels. Unluckily, what the scientists found was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (surprise)! The cities in the north turned into ones in the south— about 500 {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(mile) south. For example, Washington, DC felt like Greenwood, Mississippi，and Mississippi felt like Mexico.

That's bad news for people in the US, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} it's also bad for people everywhere because we're all in the same boat.