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A. create | B. deal | C. effect | D. major | E. producers |
● Earthworms are doing their part
Do you know that earthworms (蚯蚓) help to make healthy soil? Many scientists think they play a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} role in growing our food. New research has found that the animals help grow 65% of the world's rice. They make themselves one of the world's greatest rice {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.
How do the earthworms have the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} on soil? Worms make soil healthier by eating dead plants. As they eat the plants, they make something other plants need in order to grow. Worms also help soil keep water, and their movements {#blank#}4{#/blank#} tunnels that help plants grow roots.
However, some scientists believe other living things in the soil can also do the similar things as the earthworms. They think more research is needed.
A. different | B. experiment | C. respond | D. successfully | E. survive |
● Wild elephants can solve puzzles
Recently scientists have found that wild elephants can solve puzzles with no training after the elephants in zoos were seen {#blank#}5{#/blank#} solving problems.
Researchers at a wildlife area in Thailand set up puzzle boxes with three compartments (间隔). Each compartment was filled with jackfruit and opened in a {#blank#}6{#/blank#} way. By using cameras, the scientists watched 77 Asian elephants to see what they would do. By the end of the {#blank#}7{#/blank#}, they found that 11 elephants were able to get the fruit from one compartment, eight got into two compartments, and five solved all three puzzles to get the treats.
Elephants that returned to try the boxes several times had the most success. Researchers say the ability to solve problems can help the animals {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in changing environments. And understanding how they do this could help scientists protect them in a better way.
Nick: I have not met my friends for a long time. We are too busy with our studies and exams. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Gina: I treat my friends very well. For example, I pretend to love dancing with them, but actually I don't like it at all. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Helen: I'm always ready to help others. But I'm afraid to ask others for help when I'm in trouble. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Wendy: As a new student in this school, I'm too shy to make new friends. I feel very nervous during the class break. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Kevin: I'm good at starting a conversation by asking a question. But after they answer it with "yes" or "no", I don't know how to continue. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} | A. Offering help to others can bring a lot of pleasure. Remember you're allowing others to feel good when you ask others for help. B. It is the worst thing to force yourself to do what you hate to make friends. It may be great at first, but it's not a right way to form a long and healthy friendship. You should show others your true self. C. Any kind of relationships needs to be carefully maintained (维持). Although you are busy, you can talk with them online or make some phone calls. D. A great way to start making friends is to be confident and say yes if you are invited to do something together. They may not all be people you will become close with but it is a great start. E. There are always something new to learn, no matter how much you already know. The more you learn, the more you want to learn. F. Just try to ask open questions. They encourage the other person to give a more in-depth (深入的) answer. After the other finishes talking, you can share the same amount of information about yourself. |
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