Have you ever heard of friendships among animals? At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed {#blank#}1{#/blank#} a cat and a bear.

    No one is quite sure how the friendship first began. One day, some {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (worker) in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bears cage(笼子), and the two animals were playing together peacefully. They were surprised {#blank#}3{#/blank#} well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear. The bear keeper allowed the cat to stay with the bear, And later the pair and their unusual friendship {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (become)a hot topic at the zoo.

    After several years, a new cage {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (build) for the bear. However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (angry) and cried to be with the bear. The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat {#blank#}7{#/blank#} let it stay with the bear. The cat and the bear got {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (close) than before. They often sat together and shared meals in {#blank#}9{#/blank#} sun.

    Sometimes it may be natural for animals {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (have) their own ideas about who would make a good friend. These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species.

    When Ruby, a seven-month-old elephant from Thailand, came {#blank#}1{#/blank#} the Phoenix Zoo in 1974, she was the only elephant at the zoo. Her roommates were some chickens and a goat.

    Ruby was very bored. She had no elephants around her. She was given food and everything she needed, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} she had nothing to do, When the workers at the zoo saw Ruby scratching(刮) the ground {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  A stick, they had an idea. They gave her a paint brush and some paint. With just a little bit of help from her trainer, Ruby became a {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(paint) of her own style. She produced many paintings. Her {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(expensive) painting was sold for $25, 000.

    Elephants have the brains to learn how {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (paint). But just like people, not all of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} have the interest or talent(天赋) to turn it into a "career". Ruby was one of the few who did.

    Ruby {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(die) in 1998, at the age of 25—very young for an elephant.

    There are very few elephant {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (art) left in North America. In Asia, there are programs trying to develop elephant artists. Money got from the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(sell) of their art goes towards protecting wild(野生的) elephants.

    Today is Saturday. I am on the beach with my friends. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}beach is very beautiful. And it is really a good {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to have fun.

    Look! What are my friends {#blank#}3{#/blank#}? Rick and Jeff are {#blank#}4{#/blank#}volleyball. Dave and Amy are watching them. Peter is listening{#blank#}5{#/blank#}music. He likes music very much and it is his dream to be a {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. Who is swimming in the water? Oh, it is Jim. He{#blank#}7{#/blank#}very well. Some children ask him to teach{#blank#}8{#/blank#}to swim. He is happy to do that. Where are the other people? Oh, they are having a party. They are singing, dancing {#blank#}9{#/blank#} eating delicious food. It's fun. I want to {#blank#}10{#/blank#} them！