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The next Xichang International Marathon will be held at the same place. People in Xichang welcome sportsmen and sports {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  from the whole world to attend it.

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    An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other {#blank#}1{#/blank#} animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one {#blank#}3{#/blank#} to help save pandas. The Chinese government is also trying {#blank#}4{#/blank#} to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that {#blank#}5{#/blank#} there will be a lot more pandas than now.

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