Lately, people have entered the forests where chimpanzees live. The chimpanzees have been getting sick because of people's diseases. In addition, people are hunting chimpanzees. Their number is becoming smaller and smaller. Chimpanzees live in the plains and forests of Africa. They eat many kinds of foods, from plant leaves and seeds to insects and even other small animals. Chimpanzees' favourite food is fruit.
Chimpanzees are very clever and they can use tools well. They can catch bugs by using sticks, and break nuts by using rocks.
The world's forests are much smaller than they were before. Roads were built in deep forests, so people start to enter forests where chimpanzees live. That may lead to many problems. One problem for chimpanzees is that they can easily catch people's diseases and die. Chimpanzees are much closer to people than monkeys.
As it's easier for people to enter forests, they hunt more often. Young chimpanzees are caught to be pets or for scientific researches. The young ones are taken away from the forests, and the adults are killed. Chimpanzees are likely to disappear in the future.
Last month, I had a three-day vacation. We went to Beijing by train first. On the first day, we took a bus for a morning tour of Tian'anmen Square. There were many visitors there. Then we paid a visit to the Palace Museum. It was great. After lunch, we visited the Summer Palace. It was fun. In the evening, we ate Beijing duck in Quanjude—a very famous restaurant. It was delicious.
We visited the Xi'an Circumvallation (西安城墙) and took quite a lot of photos there. We had mutton noodles for lunch. In the afternoon, we visited the Terracotta Army (兵马俑).
On the third day, we went to climb Mount Hua. We felt tired but excited.
What a wonderful trip!
A. In the evening, we enjoyed a dance show named Everlasting Regret Song (《长恨歌》).
B. My parents and I decided to visit Beijing and Xi'an.
C. On the second day, we went to Chang'an District.
D. For lunch, we ate some vegetables, beef and rice.
E. We took a boat ride on Kunming Lake of the Summer Palace.
F. We visited the Great Wall.
G. The next morning, we flew to Xi'an.
I was (excite) about the road trip to the Singapore Botanic Gardens with my family. The (beautiful) of the plants there was beyond my wildest dreams! As I stepped into "the Amazon Forest", I (feel) a nice and gentle breeze(微风) blowing toward me. When I looked up, I could see the trees standing over me.
After long walk, we went into the Orchid Garden. The moment I laid my eyes on the flowers there, I feasted my eyes on the beautiful (flower).
Just then, it started to rain. (luck), we were nearing the Sem bcorp Cool House. We ran as (fast) as our tired legs could carry us to the Cool House. The moment we entered, we felt the nice welcoming air-conditioning. There we saw plants that can only grow in cooler temperatures. There were over 1,000 orchid types (see)!
In Singapore, if famous people visit, we (name) an orchid after them, to remember their visit. I had a wonderful day at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Whenever you think you need your mood lifted, the Singapore Botanic Gardens is the place you!
