It was a summer afternoon and some boys were playing together in a park. They knew each other well, as they  {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (spend) the last three years of school together and tomorrow was the start of a new term, about  {#blank#}2{#/blank#} they were excited and nervous.

    The first day of school came, and all the boys from the park the day before were put in the same class  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} coincidence. They jumped for joy all morning long. After lunch, the teacher came into the classroom with a boy and it was evident {#blank#}4{#/blank#} they had never seen him before.

    All the children were quiet, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (wait) for the teacher to speak. And she said: “Hello everyone, this is Mei Pei from China, our newest class member. Mei Pei knows some English so I hope you will treat him as if he {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (be) your brother.”

    Then one child said to Mei Pei: “How come you speak {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (different)?” Meipei answered: “In my country, we all talk this way. On {#blank#}8{#/blank#} other hand, we're just the same as you. I wish I {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (speak) English as well as you in three months.”

    The children in the class understood this, and that it also didn't matter what he looked like, or what colour his skin was, or that he didn't speak perfect English.

    So the new {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (add) to the class helped everyone learn how to respect new people. And the boys stayed in the same class for another two years, with Meipei as one of their best friends.

    One morning Wangpeng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very frustrated and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (know) why there were no customers in his restaurant. Suddenly he saw his friend {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hurry) by. To figure out why Li Chang wasn't coming to eat in his restaurant just {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he always did, he followed him to a small new restaurant. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (curious) drove him inside. There Wangpeng met Yonghui, the owner of the new restaurant, whose diet was mainly slimming food to help people lose weight and be fit in a short time. After his research, Wangpeng discovered the weaknesses and {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (strong) of the diets both in his andYonghui's restaurants. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (drive) back home, Wangpeng rewrote his sign. The competition between them was {#blank#}7{#/blank#} .

    A few weeks later, Wangpeng and Yonghui met again in his restaurant. Instead of {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (quarrel) with each other, they combined their ideas and provided a {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (balance) menu with food full of energy and fibre. Finally they got  {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (marry) and lived happily.

    In ancient China the kite was known as “Zhiyuan“. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (original) regarded as a technology, it also featured in many art collections, and was considered to have unique artistic value. It first {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (appear) in the ware of the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC—476BC). According to historical records. Mo Zi spent three years {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(construct) a wooden kite which failed after one day's flight. One book noted that the master carpenter Lu Ban also made some which {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) to spy on the situation of the enemy.

    Now the basic procedure of making kites remains the same, but {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(style) of kite-making vary in different regions. These in the “World Kite Capital” of Weifang in Shandong Province are well known for{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) craftsmanship, materials, painting, sculpture and flexible flying movement. One of these kites, {#blank#}7{#/blank#}was over 300 meters long, won first place in the International Kite Festival {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(hold) in Italy. It is now housed in the Weifang Kite Museum. Even year, the festival is held there and is expected to draw many fans with a passion for flying kites.

    {#blank#}9{#/blank#}you are interested in flying a kite, you should choose a sunny and windy day so you can enjoy the open air, and take care to avoid electric wires and cars. You could lake more than one with you and fly them according to the change of wind. And of course, a pair of sunglasses may prove useful in protecting your eyes {#blank#}10{#/blank#} bright sunshine.

    Disneynature's new true life adventure film “Born in China” takes a journey into the wilds of China {#blank#}1{#/blank#} few people have ever gone. Following the stories of three animal families, the film transports audiences to some of {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  most extreme environments on Earth to witness some deeply moving {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  (moment). A caring panda mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (independent) actively. A two-year-old golden monkey who feels unhappy with his new baby sister {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (run) away from home to join up with a group of free-spirited monkeys. And a mother snow leopard (雪豹)—an animal {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (rare) caught on camera—faces the real challenge of raising her two babies. Featuring {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  (astonish), never-before-seen images, the film guides audiences through China—from the icy mountains {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  the heart of the bamboo forest—on the wings of red-crowned cranes (丹顶鹤), smoothly tying the extraordinary tales together.

    “Born in China”,{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (direct) by accomplished Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, is a co-production of Disneynature and Shanghai Media Group. Disneynature is partnering with World Wildlife Fund and donating a percentage of ticket sales {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  (help) protect pandas and snow leopards in China.

    No one knows {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(exact) how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a widely {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(accept) theory, the universe began {#blank#}3{#/blank#}a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(direction). For several billion years after the “Big Bang”, the earth was still just a cloud of dust.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} it was to become was {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(certain) until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. The earth became so {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(violence) that it was not clear {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. They were in time {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(produce) carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapour and other gases, which were to make the earth's atmosphere. What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on {#blank#}10{#/blank#} surface.

    In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger {#blank#}1{#/blank#}and become more {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I have to work hard to live a {#blank#}3{#/blank#}life but it has been {#blank#}4{#/blank#}it. If I had a chance to say one thing to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not {#blank#}6{#/blank#}. So don't feel {#blank#}7{#/blank#}for the disabled or make fun of them, and don't ignore them either. Just {#blank#}8{#/blank#} them for who they are, and give them {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to live as {#blank#}10{#/blank#} and full a life as you do.