Three kinds of bears live in the United States. They are the black bear, the brown bear, and the polar bear.

    Black Bears

    Black bears are the most common of the three. They live in forests in many different parts of the country. Even though they are known as black bears, they are not always black. Sometimes they are brown or tan (黄褐色的) , and a few are even white. Black bears are usually about five or six feet long, and they are the smallest of the three kinds of bears.

    Brown Bears

    Brown bears are found in a few western states and in Alaska. They live in forests as well as in open areas called the tundra (冻土地带). Brown bears are usually light or dark brown and can grow to be very large. In fact, some are eight feet long!

    Polar Bears

    Polar bears can be found in Alaska. It is in a cold area near the North Pole called the Arctic and there are no trees there. Polar bears are white, and they are the largest of the three kinds of ears. They are a little longer and usually heavier than the brown bear.

    Other Interesting Things

    Bears eat different things. Black and brown bears eat fish and other kinds of meat, roots, and berries. Polar bears eat fish, other meat, seaweed, and grass. All three types of bears eat as much food as they can find just before winter. Then during the cold months, they sleep in caves or hollowed-out trees called "dens". They keep them warm. Winter is when the female bears have their babies. All three types of bears have between one and four cubs (幼兽). The cubs are born while the mother bear sleeps!

    All people are afraid of bears. However, bears are actually shy. Most bears try to stay away from people, but still, bears can be dangerous at times.

Charlotte Liebling calls herself a "world watcher." That means she watches the  1  around her. Here's an example: Liebling volunteered in a  2 . It sold secondhand goods (二手商品). Some of these were soft toys.

When the toys were sold very  3 , Liebling always felt sad because she could tell that the toys held great value for their owners. After doing some  4 , she realized this wasn't happening only in her town. Millions of toys  5  in landfills (垃圾场) every year.

"If we can change the idea that soft toys lose their  6  once the owners give them away," she thought, "then we can show people they have so much left in them." That's how the Loved Before toy-adoption (玩具领养) service  7 .

The whole  8  has three steps. First, someone donates a soft toy. People can do so through the mail, or by  9  a toy to a local point in the United Kingdom. Next, the owner writes down the name of the toy and a story about it  10  the buyers can understand its value. Finally, the toy is 11 carefully for safety reasons. The company donates at least half of the money from the sale of each toy.

The company's 12  is more than "just trying to save some toys from landfills," Liebling says. "We believe there are enough soft toys in the world and we don't have to  13   another again. "

Vickie Clarke posted her story on the website. "I saw Vinnie on Loved Before and was lucky enough to buy  14 . I have quite a stressful job and he now sits on my desk, making me smile every hour of my working day. I feel much  15  than before. Thank you, Loved Before!"

 Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. Turning to the right, you see a Sichuan- style restaurant. After walking into a store, you see that Huawei smartphones are on sale. But you' re not in China- you' re in Manchester in Britain. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities.

 Chinese products have been going all over the world. Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. To meet local people's tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes." One example is the meat." said Yin Hang,a Chinese student who is studying in Australia." We like to eat meat with the bone(骨头) in, but people here don't. So the local Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish."

 Some Chinese brands are also becoming more popular. It is reported that in many cities in Europe, many stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers. More than half of US- owned drones(无人机) are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They' re not only made in China, but also designed and developed in the country.

 In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But now, things have changed greatly. More people trust Chinese brands." Made in China" becomes cool." They are beautiful and offer something special that American phones don't have." an article on CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.

 As it is said, Chinese government has been trying its best to improve its national brands of all kinds to meet the needs of modern life.

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①It is very important for us to use a dictionary when we study English.

②When we read some news or passages in English, we often meet some new words. We can look them up in the dictionary so that we can know them.

③What can you look up in the dictionary? The meaning (e.g. homesick: unhappy because you are away from home 思乡的), the pronunciation (e.g. section /'sekʃn/), the part of speech (e.g. dirty adj.; decide v.; law n.) and so on.

④How do we use the dictionary?

✮Find the section of the dictionary through the first letter of your word.

✮Read the guide words .

✮Scan (浏览) the page for your word.

✮Read the definition(释义) .

⑤The dictionary is a tool for us to learn English. So use it well.

要求： 1. 可以适当增加细节， 使行文连贯；

2. 文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。