Anyone who has seen a waterfall up close will agree that their majesty（壮观）is almost indescribable. These are the four falls on the planet, each of which is wonderful in its own way.
Niagara Falls
At 3,950 feet wide, Niagara Falls is far from the largest waterfall around, but it is the falls with the largest volume of water traveling through it and is undoubtedly the best known
waterfall on the planet, It receives somewhere between 14 and 20 million visitors annually. It has three separate parts: American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Horseshoe, or Canadian Falls.
Chutes Kongou
Also known as Kongou Falls, Chutes Kongou measures 10,500 feet wide,making it the world's third largest existing waterfall. It's part of the Ivindo River in Gabon,and is roughly185 feet tall. Among the most powerful waterfalls in the world, roughly 31,800 cubic feet of water flow down it each second. It is located within the Ivindo National Park,which was setup to protect the biodiversity of the Ivindo River.
Salto Para
Salto Para, or Para Falls, is an 18,400-foot wide waterfall on the Rio Caura in the Bolivar region of Venezuela. These half-moon-shaped falls are formed where two parts of the river come together and drop down almost 200 feet, each side of which is a green jungle island.
Chutes de Khone
Chutes de Khone-also known as Khone Falls-is the largest waterfall in the world. At 35,376 feet wide, it's almost twice the width of its next largest competitor. The falls are part of the Mekong River in Laos, and occur where the river divides into seven large channels and many more smaller ones. It's made up of several different rapids and falls, pouring down from a height of 69 feet.
It was a typical weekend for Mitch White and his friends. They were out celebrating a bachelor party, sailing the peaceful waters of the Minnesota River. They never expected that this single party would transform from a relaxed canoe trip into a painful rescue mission. With the sun setting, an unexpected bark changed everything.
Led by Mitch White, the soon-to-be-married man, they searched for the source of the sound along the banks of the river. Suddenly, a weak cry for help came from the mud. They were surprised to find that the head of a 13-year-old St. Bernard named Ed was barely visible in the thick mud. Mitch said, "The dog wasn't moving on its own, so we should feed it and give it water. " The dog looked like i had used all its strength.
The men took up their oars（桨） and began digging, their festive mood giving way to a focused rescue mission. It took them more than half an hour to free the trapped dog as it was already breathing very feebly after possibly being trapped for 24 hours. When they got the poor fellow out of the mud, he couldn't walk, so they carried him back to the house. Back home with his owner, George Niskanen, Ed began his slow restoration-a happy ending to a dangerous adventure. George was thankful to the bachelor party heroes.
Now, the people of Carver, Minnesota, have new heroes to cheer for. Indeed, this incredible act of bravery and compassion redefined the meaning of a bachelor party. It became a heroic tale of humanity, friendship, and the instinct（本能）to do what's right.
If you're thinking about growing apples, now is the time to test different kinds and talk with local growers. This advice comes from gardening writer Lee Reich. His books include The Pruning（修剪）Book and Weedless Gardening. Reich grows an apple called Hudson's Golden Gem, and he does so for one reason-the taste. He says the fruit's wonderful taste makes it truly special.
When you buy apples at the store, your choice is limited to the 12 or more kinds available for sale. Gardeners, however, have more choices. They can plant any of more than 5,000different kinds of apples.
Gardeners can also harvest their apples just as each kind reaches its moment of perfection.Reich says his Macoun apples taste much better than any Macoun apples found in stores. One reason is that his can be left to ripen until they nearly fall off the tree.
Here are some other flavorful apples to plant. The Ashmead's Kernel apple was first grown more than 200 years ago in a garden belonging to Dr. Ashmead in Gloucester,England.The apple has a reddish, golden brown color. Inside, it has tasty, sharp flesh. Cox's Orange Pippin is another old apple from England. It was first grown by Richard Cox in 1825. This apple's orange and red color makes it unpopular in the American market. But it is loved for its strong taste. Ellison's Orange is another British apple that came from Lincolnshire in 1911. It is a late summer or early autumn apple, golden yellow with stripes,with juicy flesh.
Before you run out to buy trees to grow the kinds you love to eat, Reich does have a warning: Apples are not easy to grow in many parts of the country. The plants require yearly pruning and insect control. But if you're willing to learn how to keep the unwanted insects away,a few kinds of trees chosen for their taste will give you years of good eating.
A major meeting of computer hackers（黑客）planned for this summer is to include an event that will test the limits of artificial intelligence(AI) tools. The event, in August, will be held as part of the yearly DEF CON hacker meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Organizers say the meeting provides a chance for hackers to hear from leading industry officials about the latest developments n computer security. It also includes hacking competitions.
This year, several major AI developers will take part in DEF CON. Among them will be OpenAI, which launched its latest AI model, ChatGPT-4,in March.
Recently released AI tools are built by feeding huge amounts of information into machine learning computer systems. The data trains the AI systems to develop complex skills and produce human-like results.
Experts have warned that such systems may bring major changes to many different jobs and industries. It affects everyone from managers to workers to housewives. They also fear the tools,known as "chatbots", could greatly increase the amount of misinformation in the news media and on social media.
Chowdhury, an organizer of the hacking event, says the results of the event can provide helpful information to companies looking at ways to safely use the fast-developing AI systems.She notes that the hackers' work will not end after the gathering. They will spend months afterward creating reports on their findings and identifying specific system vulnerabilities（漏洞）.
Jack Clark is the co-founder of AI developer Anthropic. He says he hopes the DEF CON event will lead to deeper commitments from AI developers to measure and test the safety of their systems. For this to happen, though, AI systems will need to be examined by third parties both before and after deployment（部署）."We need to get practice at figuring out how to do this. It hasn't really been done before," he says.
Writing a poem is about observing the world within or around you. ·from lave to loss to the gate at the old farm. Writing poetry seems difficult. However,with the right approach, you can write a poem that you can be proud to share with others.
Pick a specific theme or idea. This can make it easier for you to narrow down what images and descriptions you are going to use in your poem. For example, you may decide to write a poem around the theme of love and friendship. .
Avoid cliche（陈词滥调）. Your poetry will be much stronger if you avoid cliches,which are phrases that have become so familiar that they have lost their meaning. . By doing so, your reader is surprised and attracted by your writing. If you feel a certain phrase or image is too familiar to your reader, replace it with a more unique one.
.Poetry is made to be read out loud. So you should write your poem with a focus on how it sounds on the page. Pay attention to the structure of your poem and your word choice. Notice how each line of your poem flows into one another and how placing one word next to another creates a certain sound.
Get feedback（反馈）from others. You can also share your poem with other poets to get feedback from them and improve your poem. ,where you discuss your poems with other poets and work on your poetry together. Or you may take a poetry writing class, where you work with an instructor and other poets to improve your writing.
A.Write for the ear
B.Do writing exercises
C.A poem can be about anything
D. You may join a poetry writing group
E.Go for creative descriptions and images in your poem
F.Strong emotional moments make for beautiful and interesting poems
G. Then you may think about the moments where you experienced them
In a heartwarming turn of events, a two-year-old girl who had gone lost in Newberry County was found safe and sound after a careful search. The young child had last been 1 at about 3:00 pm, lying beside her mother, but was reported 2 later in the day.
What followed was a remarkable chain of events that led to her safe 3 .
Around 6:00 pm, the situation took a hopeful turn when a deer 4 in the area heard the cries of the lost child. 5 quickly, the hunter 6 an emergency call to the Newberry County 911, reporting the child's 7 .
Newberry County 911 operators sprang into action, 8 advanced mapping technology to 9 locate the coordinates（坐标）provided by the hunter. This 10 information was then immediately sent to a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division(SLED) helicopter and the county's devoted first responders, who were already on their way.
With the location data 11 , a search team was quickly sent to the 12 area,situated nearly a mile away from the child's home. The hunter and the two-year-old were found,safe and 13 ,in the dense forest. The 14 of these responders finally led to a heartwarming 15 .
Recently,Ma Xiaohui,a famous Chinese erhu (perform) and composer with the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, held erhu concert with the theme of"Erhu Holding Hands with the World, New Music Trend, New Cultural Tour" in the Delegates' Room at the UN headquarters in New York City.
Attendees from different backgrounds and participants in the World Madam Global Awards Ceremony were (deep) moved by the unique charm of traditional Chinese musical instruments(display) during the concert.
The concert began the song "Woman Flower". In the first movement,"Seven Colors of Erhu,Walking with Beauty, Colorful Silk Road," melodies from Chinese and Western songs created an "ink painting" of the Silk Road.
In the next three （movement）, a classical repertoire（曲目）including"Butterfly Lovers", "Thoughts on a Silent Night" "The Spirit of My Erhu" attracted the audience. Next (come) the theme song from the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", beautifully celebrated the classic dialogue between erhu and cello（大提琴）.
"This beautiful and (inspire) concert wonderfully mixed classical,Chinese,and cross-cultural themes. It was a feast for the ears and souls," multimedia artist Ranjit Bhatnagar said.
With a wave of the wooden stick in my hand, the buffaloes（水牛）moved forward. I guided them along the road's edge, through the heart of the village. We walked past homes and villagers bending over to tend to their crops. We eyed the green fields, where the buffaloes could eat grass. This was the life in a small village. We had little, but I had a big dream.
Up ahead laughter drew my attention. A group of students came into view. Their uniforms contrasted sharply with my faded trousers and worn-out shoes. I held my stick tightly,stepped forward and asked, "Could you show me your books?"
The students looked from my face to my stick. They quickly opened their bags and showed me their books. Illustrations of people and places stimulated my imagination."Someday,I'll go to school, too," I declared,returning their books. They looked at each other with a taunting（嘲弄的）smile and left me to my buffaloes.
Months passed. Every day I rose to my housework and buffaloes. Until, one day I got my chance. Uncle Peter came to visit. He and my father sat outside, talking.
Finally,Uncle Peter convinced my father that I should go to school. The following week,I went to primary school. Armed with my own books, I set out to learn everything. I read textbooks, asked questions, and even read newspapers and magazines for my father and his friends. By the end of the year, I proved to be one of the best students in the school.
When I was in middle school, I told my classmates I wanted to study literature at University of Karachi, a big city over 150 kilometers away. Everyone laughed and made jokes.
I turned to writing prose（散文）and poetry as an outlet for my emotions and creativity.The challenges life set before me didn't discourage me; rather, they became stepping stones toward realizing my dream to be a writer.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The day of going to university was approaching, but my father couldn't afford my further education.
Now, when I reflect on the laughter and doubtful looks from others, their opinions hold no weight.
