There live a group of animals near a little lake. The animals go to drink water and play in the ________.

One of the animals is a greedy hippo(贪婪的河马). He likes to swim in the water very much and he wants to swim ________. He says to other animals, “This lake is ________. If you come near it, I will spray(喷洒) water all over you.” The animals ________ the hippo. At last, they decide to ________ and look for a new lake.

One day the hippo no longer has ________ swimming and becomes very lonely (孤独的). He ________ other animals and goes to look for them. He finds them in another lake. They are ________ each other and having fun.

The hippo says to them, “ Hi, friends. I’m ________. I was so ________! I’ll never do it again.”

Yoshiko: I am from Japan. In our country, sushi is a popular dish. We often make sushi with rice and fish. It is delicious!

Antonio: I come from Italy. Pizza and pasta are very popular in my country. There are lots of different kinds of pasta. One of the most famous is spaghetti. Pizza is my favorite food.

Julio: I live here in Madrid, Spain. People here like eating paella a lot. It’s a rice dish. People make it with chicken and seafood. The rice dish is my favorite. Would you like to try it?

Juana: I come from Argentina in South America. People in my country like eating beef very much, and people often cook it over an open fire.

What sport do you like? I, Peter, a young man from England like running. Running is interesting and helps me keep healthy. Also, running is not expensive. All I need is a pair of running shoes.

Every morning, as soon as my alarm clock goes off, I get out of the bed, put on my running shoes and go running. I usually run for about 25 minutes.

Now I am in a running group. I often run 5 kilometers with the group every Sunday afternoon, sometimes 10 kilometers. In the group, I meet many great runners such as Paul, Jack and Tom. When we run together, they run very fast. They often run in front of me. Paul, the boy from France, is usually the champion. Jack coming from Canada gets the second place and the Australian young man, Tom, the third. And me? The fourth! But I don’t care because I run for keeping healthy, not for the place. Of course, I learn a lot from them in the running.

All in all, running is a great way to exercise and it makes my life interesting. I will keep on running.