"I'm so excited to build sandcastles!" said James. "I'm going to build a big one, with lots of rooms!"
"Your sandcastle will be good, but not as good as 1 !" said Nova. "Why don't we have a competition(比赛)?" James thought it was a good idea and 2 her.
They were busy building their sandcastles. Nova built a great one! It had big towers and little windows. She even made sand chairs for little crabs to relax in!
When seeing it, James was very 3 . At first, he was so sure his sandcastle would be pretty good for a king. However, each time he tried to build a tower on the top of the sandcastle, it didn't work. Then he tried to place other decorations(装饰品) on it, 4 they only made it worse! The sandcastle finally became a disaster(彻底的失败) and he knew Nova already 5 him.
Nova looked over at James's sandcastle, and then at James. Watching him sit by his sandcastle sadly, she thought she should offer some 6 .
"Do you know what could be more fun, James?" asked Nova.
"What?" sniffled James.
"You and I, build a sandcastle together!" said Nova. "This one took me too much time, and there are so many crabs. It will be too 7 with only one sandcastle! They' ll need more than one sandcastle!"
"Oh, really?" James said. "I think everyone can do it well 8 me. I'm afraid I' ll ruin(摧毁) it."
"You won't, James!" And so Nova built the sandcastle and James placed all the decorations on it. After finishing it, they looked at their work 9 .
"Now, that's what I call a sandcastle!" James said with a big smile.
"Next time, let's work together again!" said Nova. "We make a great 10 !"
The capybara, a kind of animal from South America, is the largest living rodent(啮齿目动物) in the world. It lives along the lakes and rivers. It can grow up to about 1.3m etres long and weigh up to 79kg. It looks like a large mouse with a big nose, strong legs, small ears and a very short tail. Usually mouse-like animals may not be welcomed by other animals but the capybara always has a lot of different animals around it, because it's friendly to them. Do you know what makes the capybara such a friendly animal?
As the largest rodent animal in the world, the capybara has only a few enemies(敌人). Because of this, it spends most of the day swimming in the water and lying by the river, together with other animals. It lives such a comfortable life that nothing seems to make it worry.
For most animals, it's safe to stay around the capybara. The capybara never eats meat. It mainly eats fruit and some plants, so it won't hurt other animals. The capybara can even help other animals to keep safe. It can notice the danger more easily and the strong legs can help it run away more quickly. When other animals see that, they can also hide(躲藏) themselves in time.
Sometimes, the capybara is happy to be"the animal bus". It's common to see other animals riding on the back of a capybara. That's because these animals can help make the capybara clean by eating the lice(虱子) on its body.
Now the capybara is also becoming popular among people. Some people love the capybara so much that they want to keep it as a pet.
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a. It doesn't have many enemies.
b. It has small ears and strong legs.
c. It needs other animals to clean its body.
d. It doesn't eat any other animals for food.
It was a sunny. sky after the typhoon(台风) passed and some people found a very large hole next to their village.
All of the villagers came out to see the hole. They looked inside, but it was dark and nobody could see anything. What happened? Was it a fox hole?
A young man was so surprised that he shouted at the hole, "Hey, come out!" However, only his voice came back from the hole. Then, he picked up a small rock(岩石) and threw(扔) it down the hole. But, still, nothing came out.
To find out the fact of the hole, the villagers asked a scholar(学者) for help. After looking over the hole, he found nothing, but he tried to look confident, and said for sure, "It's no problem to fill(填充) it up!"
Seeing this, a businessman came up and offered to buy the hole with lots of money. Later, he built up a company called"Hole-Filling Company". He told everyone the company could hold any litter but they had to pay for it.
From then on, more and more people came here to put their litter into the hole:
Hospitals got here to throw the dead people.
The government put all the dirty water into the hole.
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Slowly, the sea and sky became beautifully blue. Under this clear sky, more and more buildings were built up.
One day, a worker was working on the top of a tall building. Looking at the blue sky, clear water and green plants, he was happy that the city was getting more and more beautiful.
Suddenly, he heard a strange shout above his head, "Hey, come out!"
However, when he looked up, he found nothing. When he sat down for a rest, a rock flew down in front of him from the direction(方向) of the strange shout. He picked it up and wanted to know why it came from the sky.
Of course, he didn't know anything about the rock. Only the young man in the village could know that: it was the same rock that he threw into the hole.
Several days later, the sky was not as beautifully blue as before. More and more litter fell down from the sky-dead people, dirty water...
Adapted from Hey, come out! by Shinichi Hoshi
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Hello, my name is Tony Smith. I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city about 80 kilometres to the (北方) of London. It has a (人口) of about 120,000. Every year, (百万) of people come to visit Cambridge. Tourists enjoy the boat trips along the River Cam. It's (宽的) and cleaner than many other rivers.
I came to study in Beijing two years ago. I live (远) from school in my class, so I get up earliest and take the underground. At school,I enjoy (练习) Chinese with my classmates. I also love football and I'm in the school team. Next week, we are going to play (对抗) HAS. To win the match, I (改善) myself by training hard with my teammates from now on.
After school, my classmates often take me around Beijing. Last week, we visited Lao She Teahouse. The (魔术) shows were interesting but the Beijing Opera was difficult for me to understand. Maybe I will know better about it one day (如果)I watch and listen several times.
Anyway, I do love Beijing, though I often miss my home town, Cambridge.
Welcome back to CGTN Sports Talk. I'm Li Xiang. Here with us today is Inamdar Aslam Mustafa. Aslam is great kabaddi player from India. He helped the Indian men's kabaddi team win the final match in Hangzhou Asian Games.
Li Xiang: Congratulations, Aslam.
Aslam: Thanks. It was a difficult match, the team from Iran also played very well. I'm so pleased to win the match.
Li Xiang: a wonderful match! Each of you did such a good job! We know kabaddi is one of ( popular) games in India. Can you tell us more about the sport?
Aslam: Of course. Kabaddi is a traditional sport in India with a history over 4,000 years and in Indian it means"you can't catch me". During the game, all the players must shout"Kabaddi! Kabaddi!" without stopping. This is how the game got ( it) name.
Li Xiang: That's interesting! And how many players are there in the game?
Aslam: Well, in a match, there are two ( team), each starting with seven players. A player scores when he or she touches the player from the other team and return s ( safe). At the same time, every player in the other team ( try) hard to stop the touch, so the match can be very exciting.
Li Xiang: It's really like the game Eagle Catches Chickens in China. I hope ( play) kabaddi with you one day. That's all for today. Thanks for being with us, Aslam.
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