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　　Suppose every person on earth ate only one kind of food. And in one year that food disappeared. 1 that happened, all humans would soon disappear, too.

　　Luckily, humans 2 face the problem. However, another creature (生物) may. The animal is the giant panda, one of the world's most __3__ animals.

　　It has been discovered that the bamboo plants the giant pandas eat are dying. As a result, many of the pandas are dying of 4 . In the wild, the giant panda eats only two kinds of bamboo plants. One is the umbrella bamboo; 5 is the fountain bamboo. 6 kinds can live 100 years. In its 7 year the bamboo plant blooms, has seeds and dies.

　　Last year the umbrella and the fountain 8 9 grow in China became 100 years old. The plant grows from seeds formed in the late 1870's. Now almost all of these bamboo plants are dead. Young shoots now grow from the seeds. However, it will be many months before the shoots are large enough to be eaten as food by the pandas. So the large black and white animals continue 10 .

　　Can the wild pandas be 11 ? A group of American scientists went to China 12 the pandas in their native habitat. The studies took place in the. areas of Sichuan Province in south-west China. The scientists especially wanted to find out 13 about the animals' food. They wanted to see 14 the pandas are able to change to other foods 15 the two kinds of bamboo are growing.

　　The Chinese government recognizes the worldwide concern about the giant pandas and 16 steps to save the animals. Large areas of the giant pandas habitat have been set 17 as wildlife preserves 18 the pandas can live freely. At the same time, Chinese scientists are trying to increase 19 number of giant pandas 20 some of the animals in zoos. The first baby panda was born in Beijing Zoo in the autumn of 1978.

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　　Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?

　　The news that a human embryo (胚胎) has been 1 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions (反映).

　　The 2 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc (ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group 3 the news on November 25.

　　“This is 4 human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes,” said Jamie Grifo, 5 on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.

　　“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 6 someone's life. ”

　　Such research could lead to treatment for 7 such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, 8 scientists.

　　Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several 9 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is 10  any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in 11 an early embryo into __12__.

　　Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep 13 in 1997. And there were no real technical 14 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.

　　This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 15

　　 16 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to __17__.__18__ it was stopped from becoming a baby--at a stage in which it was 19 a ball of cells. The 20 technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys.

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    China's giant panda shows the achievement of the international effort to save animals that are now in danger. In television programs we often see pandas 1 funny games. Children have panda toys and beautiful cards with pictures of lovely 2 in them. They often visit the giant pandas in the zoo on 3 holidays and have a good time there. However, scientists are worried about the 4 of giant pandas. They know only about 1,000 giant pandas remain 5 today. They think the giant panda will die out in 30 years if the present conditions are not 6 .

　　It is reported that the giant pandas have a very 7 birthrate. About 115 pandas live in zoos and research centers mainly in China, but during the past 10 years they 8 only 34 9 pandas that are still alive. Survival rate for giant pandas in the wild are probably the same or lower.

　　There are several reasons for the low 10 . The main reason is __1__ male pandas can make love with females in a very 12 season-only a few days a year. When they do have babies, females often produce two pandas, but the mother is usually not able to care for 13 of them. The newborn pandas 14 only a few kilograms each. They are too weak to live without special care. In the zoo, scientists can help the mothers __15__ the young pandas, but those living in the wild do not get enough 16 . It is very difficult for mother pandas to bring up their young pandas.

　　Conditions for the giant pandas have been worse in recent years. Pandas in China continue to 17 in number. We know pandas live on bamboos. But sometimes all the bamboos in one area die. The pandas there have __18__ to eat and die of hunger.

　　Giant pandas now live in 13 separate 19 areas in China. Several years ago the Chinese government and the International Wild Life Organization agreed 20 a project of protecting giant pandas in the wild. We hope it could be helpful.

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　　Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which a train crashed or a ship __1__ into the ocean? If 2 ,you may have wondered 3 these things could happen without harming the people in the film.

　　The man who knows the 4 is the “special effects” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film 5 . He may be ordered to create a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may be asked to make a special effect which is much 6 exciting, though just as important on the 7 of the film.

　　In a scene for one 8 there was a big glass filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie 9 the fish to stop swimming suddenly while they seemed to stare at __10__ performing. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring 11 swim away. But the fish can't be ordered to do anything. It was 12 a problem.

　　The “special effects” man 13 about this problem for a long time. The result was an 14 of controlling the fish with a 15 use of electricity. First he __16__ electricity to the fish bowl so as to cause the fish to be 17 . Then he rapidly 18 the amount of electricity, 19 the fish to swim away. Thus he got the best effect that the director had 20 .

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　　As the plane circled over the airport, everyone guessed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air and the passengers were suddenly thrown forward. At that moment, the air hostess appeared. She looked very pale, but was quite 1 . Speaking quickly but almost 2 ,she told everyone that the pilot was badly ill and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about 3 or at least how to drive a car. After a moment's 4 ,a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilot's room.

　　 5 the pilot aside, the man 6 his seat and listened carefully to the 7 that were being sent 8 radio from the airport 9 . The plane was now dangerously 10 to the ground, but it soon began to __11__ d to circle the airport several times in order to become 12 with the controls. But the danger had not 13 passed. The terrible moment came when he had to 14 . Following orders, the man 15 the plane to-wards the airport. It shook greatly __16__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly 17 . the field, but after a long 18 it stopped safely. Outside, a lot of people, who had been 19 anxiously, ran forward to __20__ the “pilot” on an excellent landing.

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　　An English traveler spent a few weeks in Sweden. When he __1__ return home he found that he had only 2 money left to get a ticket to England. He thought the matter over and 3 that 4 it was only a two days' voyage (航程) he could get home without 5 anything. So he bought a ticket 6 that little money he had and went on board the ship.

　　He closed his ears to the 7 of the lunch bell, and when dinner time

8 ,he refused to go down to the place 9 people had their dinner,

10 that he did not feel 11 .

　　The following day he did not get up 12 break-fast was over, pretending (假装) that he had overslept himself. 13 lunch time, he too, kept out of the way. By the time of dinner, 14 ,he became __15__ hungry that he could even have eaten paper.

　　“I can't 16 this any longer,” he said to himself. “I must have something to 17 .”At the dinner-table he ate 18 that was put in front of him. When he

was quite 19 ,he felt stronger and at once went to see the waiter.

　　“Bring me the bill” he said to the waiter.

　　“The bill?” said the waiter 20 .

　　“Yes,” answered the traveler.

　　“There isn't any bill here,” said the waiter. “On this ship, meals are already included (包含) in the ticket.”

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　　When Mr. Smith was walking one evening, he met four of his old friends. To be polite, he invited them to come home with him to 1 . He hoped that they would say no, but 2 ,they quickly agreed and __3__ home with him.

　　Mr. Smith was a 4 man. There was never 5 in his house. He knew that there 6 very little for supper that night, 7 he did not know how to break away from his guests without being impolite so he let them come with him to 8 house. But when they came __9__ his front door he suddenly rushed forward, opened the door went in, closed it again and then locked it. He found __10__ in the kitchen and quickly told her 11 had happened.

　　Mr. Smith's guests were at first 12 Then they though he had perhaps gone ahead to get ready for the 13 . When nothing had yet happened for a few minutes, they  began to 14 and to knock heavily at the door. After this had gone for some time Mr. Smith sent his wife to a window to talk to 15 . She told them that Mr. Smith 16 .

　　“What do you mean, woman?” shouted one of the men, “We came here a few minutes ago 17 and we saw him go into the house.”

　　Mr. Smith was now afraid that the noise 18 his friends were making would bring his neighbors around and that he would be 19 ,so he put his head out of the window and said to his friends, “This house has a 20 door, too. Perhaps Mr. Smith came in through the front door and went out through the other.”

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　　On the night of the play,Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policeman's clothes long __1__ the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right,he thought as he __2__ himself in the mirror.

　　Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all,it was his first time to __3__ a part in a play. __4__ could he face all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to __5__ his lines (台词),but nothing __6__ to his min．

　　A knock on the door made him look __7__. He was to go on stage (舞台) in the second scene. “Have I __8__ my part and mined (破坏) the play for everybody?” he thought to himself. But __9__ was only the manager. She __10__ how nervous he was and __11__ he should stand near the stage __12__ he could watch and follow the play. It was a good __13__ of getting rid of his nervousness,she said．She was fight;it seemed to __14__. In fact the more he watched the play,the __15__ he felt himself part of it.

　　At last the __16__ came for him to appear on the stage. But suddenly the manager came to him again,__17__ worried as she placed a hand on his arm to __18__ him back. “Has anything gone __19__?” Jack asked,“I'm afraid you're going to be __20__,” she said．“They've jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely.”

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　　   After her husband had gone to work,Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too __1__ to do any housework that morning,__2__ in the evening she would be going to an interesting fancy dress party (化装舞会) with her husband．What she __3__ was a terrible genie (妖怪) and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before,she was __4__ to try it on. __5__ the dress was nothing but a big piece of old cloth which was red,green,black and white,it would be very effective (有效的) to make her look like a real genie. After putting it on,Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __6__ it would be comfortable to __7__.

　　Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __8__ at the door. She thought that it __9__ be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she __10__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to __11__ the poor man,Mrs. Richards quickly __12__ in the small storeroom under the __13__. She heard the front door open and a man enter. When Mrs. Richards __14__ that it was the man from the electricity board (供电局) who had come to __15__ the meter (电表) ,she stepped out of the hiding-place on a __16__ and tried to explain the matter,saying with a smile,“It's only __17__! It is not __18__ for you to be __19__!” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away,__20__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

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　　In the past,man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth,and natural resources,seemed to be __1__.

　　Today things are __2__,the world has become too __1__ We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are __4__ our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this,human life on the earth __5__ survive.

　　Everyone __6__ today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea,there will soon be none left. Yet,with modern fishing __7__,more and more fishes are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down,__8__ will disappear and nothing will grow on the land．Yet,we __9__ to use bigger and more powerful machines to __10__ more and more trees. 

    We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories,fish will die. __11__,in most countries wastes are __12__ put into rivers or into the sea,and there are __13__ laws to stop this. We know,too,that if the __14__ of the world continues to rise at the present rate in a few years there will not be enough __15__ What can we do to solve these problems?

　　If we eat more vegetables and less __16__,there will be more food available for everyone Land that is used to grow crops __17__ five times more people than land where animals are kept.

　　Our natural resources will __18__ longer if we learn to recycle them.

　　The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth __19__. Finally,if we educate people to think about the problems,we shall have a better and cleaner __20__ in the future.

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