Selena was a girl student Her mother's birthday was coming. She wanted to buy her a 1 which would be useful but not expensive.
A week 2 her mother's birthday, she went shopping after lunch. She found a store that was selling all kinds of umbrellas. So she decided to buy a 3 one. Her mother had lost hers the month before.
She thought, "Mom could carry that when she is wearing 4 of any color. " Finally, she spent her pocket money buying a lovely black umbrella.
That evening, on her way home in the train, she felt a little 5 because she had such a small lunch. Then she went to the buffet car for a sandwich and coffee.
However, Selena found the umbrella was missing when she 6 . So she told the passengers she had to get off at the next station.
After the 7 other passengers heard the story, they asked her for her mother's address. They told her that they could 8 the umbrella to her if somebody had taken it by mistake.
The next week, Selena 9 her mother. It said, "Thanks for your lovely gift, but why did you send me three 10 black umbrellas?"
In Northwest China's Gansu Province, there are camel traffic lights at Mingsha Mountain and Yueya Spring, a scenic spot (景点) surrounded by sand dunes (沙丘). A red camel shows "stop" and a green camel shows "go". The special traffic lights, first designed to reduce the traffic jam in the desert, got much media attention in 2023 and have become a popular tourist attraction.
According to a report, more than 3.7 million tourists visited the spot in 2023, with 42 percent choosing camel rides.
The quick increase in tourists needs more local camel herders (牧民). Zhao, 42, is an experienced camel owner from the Yueya Spring Village, who owns 21 camels. The rapid development of tourism has brought hope for the villagers. And they began to do the camel walking business at the scenic spot.
In the busy season in summer, the scenic area is home to about 2,000 camels. Each camel undertakes three trips a day.
"Our village used to be poor, but now we are rich because of the camel walking business. They are like family members to us. In summer, we give them nice food and help them cool down. We also take them to the vet for annual check-ups in winter. " Zhao said.
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When it comes to rabbits, we always think of their long ears. But do you know they have such long ears?
With their long ears, rabbits can sounds from up to three kilometers away. Most rabbits can move their ears in two different directions. Each ear can turn up to 270 degrees. This them to hear the sounds from all directions. For , when they hear the sounds of a wolf coming, the rabbits can run away.
Another reason why rabbits have long ears is for controlling body temperature. Rabbits have many blood vessels (血管) in their long . When a rabbit feels hot the blood vessels will become greater size. This allows more blood to move to its ears. As air blows over, it makes the blood cool down. Then the cool blood moves to other parts of the body it feels comfortable. However, less blood moves to the rabbit's ears on days. This helps to keep the heat.
A: Mary, have you ever seen a Beijing Opera?
B: Of course. I suppose every foreigner would like to see one.
A: Surely. What do you think of Beijing Opera?
B:
A: So it is. Beijing Opera combines (融合) music, drama, dancing, and acrobatics (杂技).
B: Oh. You are lucky to have such wonderful heritage (遗产).
A: Yes, we are. Many people are worried about its future.
B: But I believe there will always be some people who like it and pass it on to the next generation.
A: So do I.
B: Good idea.
A. Well, it's amazing.
B. More and more teenagers like it now.
C. Beijing Opera is a symbol of China.
D. That is a common problem for all classic arts.
E. But there are not many fans of Beijing Opera left.
F. Let's go to see a Beijing Opera together some time!
G. Everyone will try to pass it on to the next generation.
The harder you work, you will be!
