The giant panda {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(love) by people throughout the world. Chinese scientists {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(recent) had a chance to study a wild female panda with a newborn baby. She was a very {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(care)mother. For 25days, she never left her baby, not even to find something {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(eat)! She would not let any other pandas come near. She licked the baby constantly to keep it clean. Any smell might attract natural {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(enemy) that would try to eat the little comforting pats. The mother held the baby in herfront paws much the way a human does. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it cried, she rocked it back and forth and gave it little comforting pats, The mother continued to care for the young panda {#blank#}7{#/blank#}more than two years. By that time, the panda no longer needed {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(it) mother for food. However, it stayed with her and leaned about the ways of the forest.Then, after two and a half years, the mother {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(drive)the young panda away. It was time for her to have a new baby, {#blank#}10{#/blank#}itwas also time for the young panda to be independent.

    Over time, many flowering plants and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (they) animal pollinators(传粉昆虫) have evolved together. The plant needs the animal to pollinate it and the animal {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (reward) with food called nectar when it visits the flowers. Pollen becomes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (attach) to the animal during its visit to a flower{#blank#}4{#/blank#} is then passed on to another plant's blossom on its next visit. So pollination takes place, therefore {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (increase) the chances of the survival of the plant species.

    The type of pollinator {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (depend) on the characteristics of the flower such {#blank#}7{#/blank#} its colour, shape, size and smell. For example, yellow flowers attract bees, while red flowers attract {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  (butterfly). The nectar in some flowers can only be reached by a bird {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a long bill or a long-tongued moth or butterfly. Flowers that attract bees often have a special way {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (guide) the bees to the nectar inside.

    Day after day, a small blue truck speeds along the streets of Funen. A dog sits beside the driver, looking at him as if{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (listen) to his order. Whenever the truck goes by, the people of Funen tum and stare, some in wonder, others in admiration; for on its sides{#blank#}2{#/blank#} (print) the words TRACKER DOC and a telephone number.

    Yes, the passenger in the blue truck is a dog that{#blank#}3{#/blank#} ( be) used to find lost things or follow the tracks of persons and animals. Within seven years, the dog and his{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (own) Anderson have found lost things worth nearly $400,000，among{#blank#}5{#/blank#} are watches, jewelry, money, cows, pigs, and other dogs. Of course, the secret of the dog is his sensitive nose.

    Each year the dog and Anderson answer about 700 calls{#blank#}6{#/blank#} help. Four out of five times they find what they are asked to look for. Whenever the phone rings in Anderson's house, the dog is{#blank#}7{#/blank#} (immediate) excited. He quickly runs to the truck, eager to be off in search of the {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (lose).

    On the way, Anderson repeats again and again the namesof{#blank#}9{#/blank#}  they are looking for. So by the time they arrive, the dog is ready{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (get) to work. He circles here and there until he picks up the smell of an object in a place where it doesn't belong.

Wayward Penguin(企鹅)Released South of New Zealand

    He needed a little push before speeding backward down a slide. Once in the water, he held his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward emperor penguin {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (know) as “Happy Feet” was back home in Antarctic waters after a temporary stay in New Zealand.

    Happy Feet was released into the ocean south of New Zealand on Sunday, more than two months after he came ashore on a beach nearly 2,000 miles from home and became an instant celebrity. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (speak) from a satellite phone, Wellington Zoo veterinarian Lisa Argilla said Happy Feet's release went remarkably smoothly. Argilla said crew members from the boat carried the penguin inside his box to the rear part of the ship for his final send-off.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} when they opened the door of the box, the penguin showed no interest in leaving.

    “I needed to give him a little tap on his back,” Argilla said.

    The penguin slipped down the slide on his stomach, bottom first, she said. He resurfaced about 6 feet from the boat, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) a look up at the people aboard, and then disappeared beneath the surface.

    “I was really happy to see him go,” Argilla said. “The best part of my job is when you get to release animals back into the wild {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they are supposed to be.”

    The 3-foot-tall bird was found on June 20 on Peka Peka Beach, about 40 miles northwest of New Zealand's capital, Wellington. It has been 44 years {#blank#}6{#/blank#} an emperor penguin was last spotted in the wild in New Zealand.

    At first, conservation authorities said they would wait and let nature take its course with the penguin. But it soon became clear the bird's condition was growing {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bad), as he swallowed sand and, likely mistaking it for snow.

    {#blank#}8{#/blank#} the world watching, authorities finally took action, moving the penguin to the Wellington Zoo four days after he was discovered. It was at the zoo {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the bird was given a home in a room filled with a bed of ice so he wouldn't overheat.

    Now that Happy Feet {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (nurse) back to health, his chances are as good as they are for any other penguin in the wild.

    “He swam away, not caring about us anymore,” Argilla said.

She paused.

    “And that is a good thing,” she said.

    Beijing Opera is a traditional culture of China. It {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (call) Beijing Opera because it's formed in Beijing.

    Beijing Opera has a history of about 200 years, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} origin can date back to old local operas, especially Anhui Opera. In 1790, the first Anhui Opera performance was held in Beijing {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (celebrate) the Emperor's birthday. Later, some other Anhui Opera troupes (戏班) went on to perform in Beijing. Anhui Opera was easy to move {#blank#}4{#/blank#} good at absorbing the acting styles of other types of operas.

    At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Beijing Opera finally formed, and became the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (big) of all operas in China. Beijing Opera has a rich list of plays, artists, troupes, audiences, and wide influences, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (make) it the leading opera in China.

    Beijing Opera is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} all-round acting art. It mixes singing, reading, acting, fighting and dancing together by using acting {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (method) to tell stories and describe characters. The roles in Beijing Opera include the male, female, painted-face, and comedic roles. Besides, there {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (be) other supporting roles as well. In addition, the types of {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (face) make-up, especially the color, are the most particular art in Beijing Opera.

    People in Thailand are very {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(friend). After all, Thailand means "a land of smiles". But visitors still have to follow certain customs once in the land of smiles.

    First of all, show respect to the Buddha(佛). Thailand is a Buddhist country{#blank#}2{#/blank#}has a long and rich history. Therefore, it is very important for the{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (tourist) to treat the Buddha with respect.

    Don't touch the head,{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(especial) the head of the grown-ups. In Thailand, head is regarded{#blank#}5{#/blank#}the most important part of the body. It {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (consider) extremely rude to touch an adult's head. Certainly, it is acceptable for close friends or family members to touch each other's heads.

    Mind the feet and put them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} they should be. Visitors are not allowed{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(point) their feet directly at another person or the Buddha. It is not proper to step over a person or the Buddha {#blank#}9{#/blank#}. In other words, your feet should always be {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(low) than another person's head.