One day, Daisy went to see the animals that gave fur to make her sweater in a flying carpet. It flew away to Tibet in China first, where she saw an antelope. The antelope told her that they {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(kill) for the wool taken from their  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(stomach). Then the carpet flew away to Zimbabwe, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Daisy saw {#blank#}4{#/blank#}elephant. The elephant said they were an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(danger) species in Zimbabwe. Farmers used to hunt them {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(merciless). Now the government allowed tourists {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(hunt) a certain number of animals if they paid the farmers. The flying carpet rose again and almost immediately they arrived at a thick rainforest. There a monkey {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(rub) a millipede insect over its body was protecting {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (it) from mosquitoes. So Daisy made a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(decide) to produce this new drug with the help of WWF. The carpet rose and flew home.

    Tea is one of the most popular {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(drink) in the world. You make it by pouring hot water over the {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(dry) leaves of a tea plant. For centuries people believed that tea could cure illnesses, and they used it as medicine. Today scientists know that tea contains chemicals that prevent cells from {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(die). Most teas have caffeine in them, a substance that makes you feel more active. Some people have problems drinking tea because it can cause {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(sleep).

    The tea plant grows best in tropical and temperate places {#blank#}5{#/blank#} rain falls throughout the year. Tea plants can be grown from sea level {#blank#}6{#/blank#} about 2,000 meters above sea level, but the best quality grows in higher regions.

    Tea{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(come) from the leaves and buds of tea plants. Wild plants can be up to 9 meters high but on tea plantations they {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(cut) back to a bush of about a meter in height so that workers can pull the leaves {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(easy). It takes a plant tree to five years before it is ready for picking.

    A picker can harvest about 20 kg of tea a day. On large tea plantations the leaves are harvested by machines,{#blank#}10{#/blank#} the quality of tea is higher when the leaves are picked by hand.

    Five meters below the surface of the North Sea, near the southernmost tip of Norway, Europe's first underwater restaurant is to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (complete).The110-foot long structure, an oblique (斜的) concrete slab (平板) that {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (look) like a sunken periscope, started in July 2018 and work is now underway to complete the interiors, predicting the public opening {#blank#}3{#/blank#} spring 2020.

    The restaurant, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (call) Under, is the design of Norwegian outfit Snhetta, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} has made a name for itself with {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (project) such as the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, the Oslo Opera House, the National September 11Memorial Pavilion and the renovation of Times Square in New York.

    When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (finish), the structure {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (contain) about 100 guests with a total internal area of about 500 square meters (5, 300 square feet). It has three levels, offering unique underwater views of the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (surround) sea environment through {#blank#}10{#/blank#} 11-meter (36 feet) wide panoramic (全景的) window.

Why was the ox chosen to be one of the 12 Chinese zodiac signs (生肖)?

Centuries ago, most people earned their living {#blank#}1{#/blank#} farming. The ox was used to help plow, cultivate and carry heavy goods.

The ox has long had a significant place in Chinese culture. Ancient Chinese poets and writers frequently {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(describe) the ox in literature. In the Classic of Poetry, the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, the animal was mentioned in 9 out of the 305 {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(piece).

The ox is considered a symbol of diligence and earnestness in Chinese culture. To this day, the phrase "the spirit of ox" still refers to conquering anything{#blank#}4{#/blank#}may present itself as an obstacle. The spirit is highly praised and many people follow {#blank#}5{#/blank#}as their work ethic. When someone achieves a great {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (accomplish) through hard work, people often use "niu", {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(mean) "awesome", to describe him or her.

Oxen seldom bully the weak or fear the strong. They work hard and make sacrifices. This is reflected in the poem Self-mockery{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (write) by Lu Xun, which praises the ox's attitude of {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (serve) without complaining.

So naturally, those who were born in the Year of the Ox are often expected to be hardworking, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (rely) and loyal.