A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man's big family—his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

    Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents' home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

    It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husband's home.

Zhang Liang is eleven years old. He has {#blank#}1{#/blank#}cool bicycle. It is shiny and blue. It was a giftfrom his dad on his {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（ten）birthday. Dad wanted to surprise him. When Zhang Liang saw thebicycle, he jumped for joy {#blank#}3{#/blank#}it was what he wanted. He gave his dad a big hug {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（excited）. His dad decided to teach him how to ride the bicycle. At first, he was nervous and often fell down {#blank#}5{#/blank#}the bike. After practicing for five days, he got it. He could ride it by{#blank#}6{#/blank#}（he）. His momsmiled happily when she saw how well Zhang Liang {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（ride）. Now Zhang Liang {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（enjoy）riding it to school. He likes riding his bicycle to different {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（place）for fun on weekends. Zhang Liang thinks his bicycle is the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（nice）gift he has ever received. And he also loves hisfamily more. 

On the evening of July 31, 2024, a great moment happened at the swimming event of the Paris Olympics(巴黎奥运会）. Pan Zhanle, a Chinese swimmer,won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter freestyle.

Before the competition, the Chinese team faced a lot of pressure(压力). The past results were not very good and there were many doubts from outside. But Pan Zhanle was brave and ready to fight.

When the race started, Pan Zhanle jumped into the water quickly. In the first 50 meters, he showed strong power and took the lead. His strokes were powerful and his breathing was regular.

In the second half of the race, it became very exciting. Other swimmers tried hard to catch up, but Pan Zhanle kept his lead with great skills and strong will.

Near the end, everyone was very nervous. Pan Zhanle swam as fast as he could and touched the wall with a wonderful time of 46. 40 seconds.He broke the world record and won the gold medal.

After the race, Pan Zhanle was very excited. He said in an interview,＂There were some unfriendly situations before, but they made me more determined.5. I wanted to show the strength of Chinese swimmers! "