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Both humans and animals have enemies. It is easy for us to know the difference between our friends and our enemies. But can other animals do the same? Elephants can! They can use their sense of vision and smell to tell the difference between people who mean a threat and those who do not. In Kenya, researchers find that elephants react differently to clothing worn by men of the Maasai and Kamba ethnic groups. Young Maasai men hunt animals and thus mean a threat to elephants; Kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephants.

In an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a Maasai or a Kamba man. When the elephants noticed the smell of clothing worn by a Maasai man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they noticed the smells of either clean clothing or clothing worn by a Kamba man.

Clothing color also plays a role. In the same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by Maasai men. Rather than running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted angrily toward the red clothing.

The researchers believe that the elephants' emotional reactions are due to their different senses of smell and sight. Smelling a possible danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hide. Seeing a potential threat without its smell means that risk is low. Therefore, instead of showing fear and running away, the elephants express their anger and become aggressive.

    During the past Spring Festival, many children may have received red packets from their families. But Xing Pu, a 40-year-old economist, is asking the government to give red packets to every Chinese citizen.

    Xing suggested the government give out 1,000 yuan to each Chinese since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years. He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the country's economic success, help the lower-income groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption around the country.

    Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of pro-poor (扶贫) and pro-rural (惠农) policies, including increasing spending on public health-care and cutting down the agricultural tax. But the lower-income group still needs more help.

    Xing said he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore. Earlier this year, the governments of the two nations offered cash handouts (救济) to their citizens. As for in China, 'We can even encourage the rich to donate their 1,000 yuan red packet to the poor,' said Xing.

    Although Xing's suggestion has gained wide support among ordinary Chinese on the Internet, many other economists criticized it as unpractical. 'To better use the increase of money, handing out money is not a solution that holds good for all time. It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use in daily life,' said Qiao Xinsheng, an economic professor.

    A small robot may help children who are recovering from long-term illnesses in the hospital or at home. These children may feel isolated from their friends and classmates. The robot takes their place at school. Through the robot, the children can hear their teachers and friends. They also can take part in class from wherever they are recovering.

    Anyone who has a long-term illness knows that recovering at home can be lonely. This can be especially true for children. They may feel left out. Now, these children may have a high-tech friend to help feel less lonely. That friend is a robot. The robot is called AV1. AV1 goes to school for a child who is homebound while recovering from a long-term illness. And the child's school friends must help. They carry the robot between classes and place the robot on the child's desk.

    A Norwegian company called No Isolation created the robot. The co-founders of No Isolation are Karen Dolva and Marius Aabel. Dolva explains how the robot AV1 works. She says, from home, the child uses an iPad or a phone to start the robot. Then they use the same device to control the robot's movements. At school, the robot becomes the eyes, ears and voice of the child.

    So, it sits at the child's desk in the classroom and the child uses an iPad or a phone to start it, control its movement with touch, and talk through it.

    The student can take part in classroom activities from wherever they are recovering — whether at home or from a hospital bed. The robot is equipped with speakers, microphones and cameras that make communication easy.

How to Discover Your Talent

    Talent tends to refer to that inborn skill that everyone seems to be born with.       . It's good to try and identify and practice that skill.

    Revisit your childhood. A good way to figure out where your talents lie is to go back to your childhood.       . This is often the time when you had plans that weren't limited by what people tend to think of as 'reality'.

    Consider what it is you do when you lose track of time. One of the chief things you can do is focus on what you love to do so much that you have a tendency to forget everything else for a while.       . You might have to research a bit deeper into the things you enjoy to discover what makes you feel satisfied.

          . Sometimes, when you're having difficulty seeing clearly, it's good to get an outside opinion. Your friends and family members know you well and they should be able to offer you some insights into the areas they think you're talented in.

    Try new things. Especially if you're not sure what your talents might be, you should get out and try new things. This way you're more likely to hit on what it is that you're really good at and that really makes you happy.       . In your quest for your own talent you should look into the talents of other people.

A. Consider what you loved to do as a child

B. Ask others for better advice

C. You can use your talents in the service of kindness

D. Focus on the areas that you're less talented in

E. Not all talents are going to be super obvious

F. Observe and enjoy the talents of other people

G. It's true that having a talent can help you in life

    I was leaving for a new job in Europe and my younger brother would be leaving for college. We only had a few precious months left as a family living under the same 1. Everything would change in the 2. A family of magpies (喜鹊) 3 in our maple tree. This family seemed to be extraordinarily lively. One early morning, the noise was so 4 that my dad went out to see what the birds were doing. He found a young magpie 5 around the yard, flapping (拍打) his little wings and yelling.

    Dad looked up in the tree to find Mommy and Daddy Magpie sitting on a branch and glaring 6 at him. He had to do something for the poor little thing. Dad called the zoo for 7. They told him not to 8 it and assured him the baby would learn to fly on its own. Dad no longer 9 the magpie around the yard. He did, however, watch him 10 from the living room window, just to make sure a cat didn't turn him into 11.

    The next day I got a 12 at my summer job. It was from my father. He never called me 13. He asked me if I saw Morey before I left home — he named the bird Morey.

    Driving home from work, I 14 it wasn't only about the magpie but also about his own little fledglings (幼鸟) who were 15 the nest. It was about my brother and me. Dad felt as helpless as the Mommy and Daddy bird watching in the tree. He couldn't make us fly nor could he 16 cats once we left the nest.

    I got home and found him looking out of the kitchen window with 17 in his eyes. I 18 him by saying Morey might have learnt to fly with very good parents raising him.

    Soon it was the end of August. Bags were 19 and it was time for my brother and me to leave the nest. In the end, Dad had nothing to worry about. He 20 his little fledglings well. And we flew…

    People are having a debate about whether        (develop) the economy or protect the environment.        Lin Shuiqing's opinion,        is our duty to cut back on        (produce) and reduce the quantities of things we make and buy while Qian Liwei thinks that businessmen are not greedy and they don't hide from their       (responsible), either. As far as he is concerned, the people        (operate) these factories are        (deep) concerned about the environment, and should        (give) more credit. As        matter of fact, many people are willing to pay a little higher price for things        are friendly to the environment.

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删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

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注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

    Last week I went to the Summer Palace and met some American tourist by accident. I greeted them with English and then we begin to chat. I got to know that they were college students travel in China, most of them were fond of Chinese culture. They were busy taking pictures and were amazing at the changes that had taken place in the past few years. After that, we went boating or had a good time. We were exchanged our e-mail addresses so that we could write to each other in the future. I was gladly to have a chance to practice my oral English. What exciting experience it was!

1）对学校和老师提出建议；

2）提出这些建议的原因。

注意：

1）词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3）文中不能出现真实的校名和地名。

Dear Headmaster,

    I'm very glad to write a letter to you. These days we're talking about how to have a better school life.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming