I'm not sure {#blank#}1{#/blank#} is more frightened, me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere. I'm walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at {#blank#}2{#/blank#} top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(loud)of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(look) directly into his eyes so he doesn't feel{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(challenge).

My name is Mireya Mayor. I'm a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(science)who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching {#blank#}7{#/blank#} these three western lowland gorillas I'd been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried.

    When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(they) alive. True to a gorilla's unaggressive nature, the huge animal {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(mean)me no real harm. He was just saying: "I'm king of this forest, and here is your reminder!" Once his message was delivered, he allowed me {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (stay)and watch.

Say thank you for simple things

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(communicate) with others with appreciation is an important form of good manners. Everyone feels really happy when others show their appreciation {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (generous). Appreciation always has {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(power) strength, which may let others smile and make the world more beautiful. For example, you just need several minutes to write down a thank-you note after you have a quarrel with one of your {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (colleague), and it will for sure bring much joy to the receiver. Try to write a thank-you letter to your parents for working hard to provide you {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a happy life. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} you always say thanks to your friends who shared both your happiness and sadness, it will bring them much joy and add color into your own life as well.

    We won't live happily {#blank#}7{#/blank#}we really enjoy the different services of others {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (surround) us everyday. But none of them should be taken for granted. We need to raise our{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(conscious) of expressing appreciation to others. Up to now more and more people in China have found it's high time to cultivate(培养) a thankful heart for the good others do. You can rely on {#blank#}10{#/blank#} that the world will become wonderful if everyone realize the importance of appreciation.

    Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (local), is home­ to several hundred ancient human statues. After this remote Pacific island was settled by the Polynesians(波利尼西亚人), it remained {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(abandon) for centuries. All the resources that went into the statues, some of {#blank#}3{#/blank#}are ten metres tall and weigh over 7,000 kilos , came from the Island itself . Yet when Dutch adventurers landed in 1722, they met a Stone Age culture. The statues {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（carve）with stones tools, then transported for many kilometers, without the use of animals or wheels, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the large stone platforms. The identity of the statues builders was in doubt until well into {#blank#}6{#/blank#}twentieth century. Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(explore) , thought the statues had been created by the people from Peru. Bestselling Swiss author Erich Daniken believed they were built by aliens.Local folklore（民俗） believ Modern science has proved that the statues builders were Polynesians, but not proved {#blank#}8{#/blank#} they moved their creations. that the statues walked there {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(they), while researchers have tended to assume the ancestors dragged the statues there, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(use) ropes and logs.

    Over the past years Starbucks coffee {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (become) a coffee chain store. The cafes don't sell coffee; they sell {#blank#}2{#/blank#} very atmosphere. They offer customers the perfect atmosphere {#blank#}3{#/blank#} which to take time out and relax. Every single store throughout the world is furnished in a romantic style and {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (special) meant to be cozy, private and quiet: earth-toned (褐色调) space, fancy wall paper, lovely paintings, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(amaze) background and irresistible coffee smell… The most fantastic decoration style about Starbucks {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (design) with oversized chairs and table outside the store. When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} comes to a sunny afternoon, I love to take a seat outside, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (bathe) in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the lovely music {#blank#}9{#/blank#} tasting the most terrific Cappuccino. This is exactly what I love in here—the Starbucks! This is the café I love not merely because of the café itself, but also because of the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (feel) it brings me.