【推荐1】Bejo is the name of my bird. He     1    (belong ) to our family for more than one month. He is a very smart bird and good at imitating whatever we say     2     a clear voice. We all like Bejo and     3     is my job to clean Bejo’s cage.

One day my parents went to see my grandmother and I was made     4    (stay) inside to feed the bird. On that particular afternoon, I was doing my lessons when I heard somebody open the front gate. I looked out and saw two men entering our yard. Obviously they were thieves.

My hands and     5    (foot) were shaking. I didn’t know what to do. Just then Bejo cried out loudly, “Good afternoon!” There was     6    (silent) for a moment. “Who is it?” Bejo said as if it was     7    voice of my father. “There is someone else in the house! Come on! Let us run    8    we are caught,” one thief said to the other. Then they ran away. Bejo saved our money from     9    (steal)!

When I told my parents how Bejo     10    (successful) made those two thieves run away that very night, they both laughed.

With fewer than 2, 000 giant pandas left in the wild, the sighting of one of the lovely animals is a cause for     1     (celebrate). However, the one recently spotted walking through a bamboo forest in China’s Sichuan Province is even more so,     2     (consider) that it is the worlds first known all-white panda!

It     3     (spot) by an infrared (红外线的) camera set up to monitor the wildlife in the Wolong National Nature Reserve on May 25, 2019,     4     is also home to China’s first giant panda breeding and research center. Wolong officials estimate the panda, whose sex is hard     5     (determine) from the photo, is between one and two years old.

    6     is generally believed that the giant pandas unique black and white coloring allows it to blend in with the snow during winter or to hide in the shade during summer. Some     7     (scientist) also believe the dark circles around the eyes help the panda bears recognize each other     8     (lucky) the lack of markings does not seem to have affected the all-white panda so far .

The researchers say albino (白化病) animals are rare in general, That’s because it can only happen if both parents carry the gene. With so few specimens of panda bears left     9     the world, the Possibility of that happening is almost next to impossible. Researchers believe if its offspring can be photographed, it will be     10     (value) for further research.

Tianjin is an important stop on one of the eight major bird-migration routes     1     North Asia to Australia, and many species rest in Beidagang’s coastal area before flying to Australia or New Zealand. The birds will return to Tianjin on their northward migrations that go as far     2     the North Pole. Beidagang Wetland     3    (cover) nearly 350 square kilometers, including an area of about 115 sq km, in the southeast of the Binhai New Area. The wetland is essential for the birds’ breeding and growth. “Without it, they may be in danger during their migrations,” experts say.

Beidagang Wetland Management Center deputy director Sun Baonian says they’ve made great efforts to improve rare — bird protection in recent years.     4     total of 1,347 Oriental storks have been identified in the wetlands,     5    (account) for nearly 45 percent of I he species’     6     (globe) migration population, he says. They prefer to nest in high trees and buildings. Since Beidagang doesn't have enough high trees, the center has set up 20 artificial nesting areas on poles, 13 of     7     have been used by the waterfowl (水禽). And 17 chicks were born in the wetlands late last year.

The center also offers “homes” for volunteers and tourists, who come to learn more about wetland protection and enhance their     8    (aware) about how to protect the wetlands and birds.

The project     9    (support) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2012, following a high-level meeting in South Korea. In 2016, the IUCN encouraged China     10    (apply) for UNESCO status for the sites.

The current COVID-19 pandemic     1    (make) many normal parts of life scary for us so far. One of those things is using a public restroom. You may have heard that the virus can     2     (spread) in dirty bathrooms. This is partially true,     3    there's no need to panic if you're care fill.   As long as you follow     4    (base) guidelines and leave the restroom as soon as you're finished, you can protect yourself and should be at a low risk for catching COVID-19. A restroom is a     5     (close) space where a lot of people come and go, so there’s a chance that virus droplets could be in the air.     6    (protect) yourself you might as well put on your mask before entering the restroom. Leave it     7    until you leave the restroom and get back to a non-public area. In general, the less time you spend in the restroom, the    8     (good). This reduces your chances of coming in close contact with anyone and     9    (infect). Don't spend more time in the restroom     10    you have to, and leave as soon as you're done.