Disneynature's film Born in China, which focuses     1     the lives of rare species native to China such as pandas and golden     2     (monkey), hit theaters (上映) in the Friday.

The film,     3    (direct) by Chinese director Lu Chuan, was also screened at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington DC that same day. China's ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai said before the screening that the relationship between human beings     4     nature is as equally important as the relationships between nations. He expressed his hope     5     the cooperation will help to raise the awareness about environmental     6     (protect).

Cui said that social and cultural dialogue is among the new dialogue mechanisms(机制)created after the recent     7     (success) meeting between the presidents of the two countries. That will     8     (certain) mean more cultural exchanges between the two countries in the future.

The film first appeared in China in April. It will     9     (translate) into 10 languages and released in 100 countries and regions in the near future.

Born in China currently has     10     81 percent approval rating among critics and a 90 percent audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

Animals may also become extinct due     1     being destroyed directly. This includes the hunting and capturing of animals. Humans have always hunted and killed wildlife but early humans lived more     2     (harmonious) with nature, who killed animals for essentials like food and clothing. When guns     3     (invent), mass destruction of species was possible. Animals have been, and still are, killed for meat, clothing, medicines, feathers, eggs, trophies (战利品), tourist souvenirs     4     (make) profits — and sometimes just for amusement.     5     their numbers are decreasing, some species are still hunted in     6     wild for the live pet trade.

The     7     (extinct) of at least 500 species of animals has been caused by man, most of them in this century. Today there are about 5,000 endangered animals and at least one species dies out every year. There are probably many more which become extinct without anyone     8     (know).

The main     9     (threat) to species then can be cited as illegal hunting, habitat loss and climate change. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has     10     (it) own “red list” of endangered species ranging from “least concern” through to “critically endangered”.

Herds of elephants used to live on the plains of Africa and in the forests of Asia. But today, hunters are a serious threat     1     them. The number of these large animals     2     (reduce) at an alarming rate due to     3     (legal) hunting. To save them, some     4     (reserve) have been established where they can live in peace and safety. However, the attacks on them will continue as long as interest in buying elephant products exists. To make humans and animals live     5     harmony, measures must be taken     6     (protect) these beautiful creatures from becoming     7     (endanger).

【推荐3】People release (放) balloons for special occasions like memorial services and grand openings. It is fun and exciting. But it really causes great destruction to the environment and threatens the     1     (life) of our wildlife.

When a balloon     2     (fly) into the sky, it doesn’t end up     3     (stay) there. It eventually bursts and returns to the earth as ugly litter. Balloons can even travel thousands of miles and pollute the most remote and pure places. More     4     (sad), they can present a threat to many animals. Birds, whales, turtles and other animals often mistake balloons     5     food, which can do damage to them because balloons contain     6     (harm) chemicals. Balloons even kill animals. When an animal swallows a balloon，it can block its intestinal tract (肠道), resulting in starvation.

Part of the reason why releasing balloons     7     (permit) in so many places is that some balloons do break down eventually. However, it takes about four years     8     (break) down completely.

Watching hundreds of balloons slowly going up into the sky might give you a five-second thrill,     9     is it worth a bunch of dead animals and so many places full of rubbish? Absolutely not.     10     we should do is to get creative and come up with alternative ways to celebrate.