Great Ocean Road, a 243-kilometer stretch of road along the southeastern coast of Australia, is well-known for its beautiful coastal views,       1     was all I knew about it before I visited it in person. But to my surprise, not only was the ocean view     2     (extreme) attractive, but the forest and mountains on the other side of the road were also very     3     (impress).

My family went to Great Otway National Park along the Great Ocean Road on a hot morning. Despite the weather, it was cool in the rainforest, thanks     4     the fine mist from the various waterfalls. We visited     5     most popular waterfall in the area called Erskine Falls. The view of the waterfall could     6     (see) from two lookouts. Although the lower one was hundreds of     7     (step) down from the higher one, it was so rewarding to view the pouring water.

The national park also offered many unique ways for visitors     8     (explore) the rainforest. We chose the treetop walk. As we walked, the beauty of the region's flora and fauna (动植物群) unfolded in front of us, but from an angle that I never thought would be possible. Without needing to stretch     9     (we) necks upward, we just looked around like birds     10     (stand) on a tree branch!

Therapy dogs are dogs that are trained to give comfort to people in unfortunate situations. The story of the first therapy dog is     1     (extreme) interesting. During World War II, a soldier named William Wynne was     2     (shock) to find an abandoned dog on the battlefield (战场). He became friends with the dog and named it Smoky. When William suffered     3     a serious illness and entered a hospital, his friends frequently brought Smoky to visit him, which made it become so popular with the other sick     4     (soldier) in the hospital. The doctors in the hospital used Smoky to help cheer up     5     (they) patients. After the war ended, Smoky continued to work as a therapy dog in the United States.

In the 1970s, Elaine Smith, an American nurse, started a program to train therapy dogs. Smith noticed patients in hospitals seemed to recover much     6     (fast) when dogs had been around. What     7     (amaze) doctors and nurses was that having animals visit hospitals helped lower stress and blood pressure among patients. In the 1980s and 1990s, other animals also started to help those     8     were sick.

Today, therapy pets are used to help many different people with problems. For example, they help children with reading difficulties by     9     (provide) an audience that won’t belittle (轻视) them. Some therapy pets can work along with the patient and the doctor in     10     effort to help people learn to walk again after a serious injury.

Anning City is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and culture. It     1     (date) back to more than 2,200 years ago. It was important along the ancient Tea Horse Road. Anning has expanded its traveling to rural tourism in recent years,     2     provides enjoyable trips and relaxing tours for students.

The city will also rely on its hot springs     3     (develop) sports, medical treatment and health care. In addition, Anning focuses on exploring traveling routes to promote tourism. It has promoted several routes of     4     (it) own.

Guanglang village is located in a sightseeing belt in Anning and only 20 kilometers away     5     downtown Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province. So local     6    (official) decided to build Guanglang into a village focusing on cultural creativity. In the eastern Jintai countryside route, Anning focuses on rural culture creativity, rural tourism and     7     wide range of offerings for well-being. Sasseur(Kunming) Outlets has arts, techniques and brands as its operation concepts and aims to become a tourist     8     (shop) destination. Guanglang village     9     (include) in the route. The western Caopu-Lubiao camping route offers travelers food from farmers’ families,     10     (main) wild mushrooms and cured meat. It involves recreational vehicle campsites, leisure sightseeing and science education.

Cities are diverse ecosystems, and a large number of species share our urban areas. As our city spreads, we need think about     1     it is like for other species to have human neighbors.

Because cities     2     (build) for humans, they do not always provide suitable habitats for wildlife. For example, most city parks are kept neat and tidy so that humans will find them     3     (pretty) than before. But when we cut grass or plant flowers, we destroy natural habitats.

When a bridge in Austin, Texas was repaired, engineers added small gaps running along the length of its bottom,     4     made a good home for bats, and soon the bridge was the home of thousands of bats. At first, people were afraid     5     the bats. Now, they have come to value     6     (they) winged neighbors. The bats are a tourist     7     (attract), and they eat lots of bugs every night.

There are also structures built with the objective of     8     (bring) wildlife into the city. The Beijing Olympic Forest Park is a good example. The park     9     (use) native plants and created open, natural spaces for wildlife. The result is a zone where over 160 species of birds can move about     10     (free). If we learn to share our space, we can become better neighbors to the wildlife around us.

Threatened by Arctic changes

Climate change may wipe out polar bears by the end of this century,    1    recent report in the journal Nature Climate Change said. However, unless more is done, their extinction is likely    2    (come) earlier as their home may disappear.

According to Science Daily, the Arctic, the only natural habitat for polar bears,    3    (be) in danger. Sea ice in the area could disappear    4    (complete) by 2035. This is undoubtedly bad news for this animal, as they use the    5    (float) sea ice to hunt.

Scientists made this    6    (predict) by using the UK climate model. According to Science Daily, this model allowed researchers to compare Arctic sea ice conditions during the last interglacial period(间冰期)    7    present day conditions. Researchers found that during the last interglacial period many shallow    8    (pool) of water formed on the surface of the Arctic sea ice during spring and summer. These pools, known as melt ponds, played a key role in the melting of the sea ice. This is because    9    there are larger areas of melt ponds, more heat is absorbed by sea ice, which causes it to melt    10    (far). To save the northern-most region of Earth, what we should be doing is "focusing all our minds on achieving a low-carbon world".

Earth is setting heat records. It will be much hotter one day. But     1    hot could it get? As a heat wave     2     (roast) the western United States last week, temperatures in California's Death Valley rose to 130 degrees Fahrenheit,     3     (mark) the hottest temperature measured anywhere on Earth since 1931 and the third hottest day ever recorded on our planet. It's difficult     4     (forecast) how hot Earth might get if we keep jamming carbon into the atmosphere,     5     (expert) say. As Michael   Wehner, an extreme weather researcher, put it in an email, "    6     increase in temperatures of future heat waves     7     (depend) a lot on how far into the future and how much more carbon dioxide we send out. ” But a recent research     8     (exact) tells people what the heat waves of tomorrow could look like if we don't control our carbon emissions (排放)at all. By the end of the century, heat waves in California could top out at temperatures about 10 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit     9     (high) than they do today, "I would expect that an event of the same rarity (罕见)     10    Today’s 130°F would be about 140°F in that high-emission future,” Wehner says.

In a small village，there lived a potter (陶工) who had a donkey．Every day his donkey would carry soil     1     the field to his house．As the field was quite far off，the potter forgot     2     (take) the rope with which he tied the donkey every day，so he decided to lie down holding the donkey′s ears while sleeping．But this way，neither the donkey     3     the potter was able to take a good rest．A saint (圣人)，    4     happened to be passing by，saw them．When the potter told the saint       5       the problem was，the saint said，"Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day．Pretend to tie him using an imaginary rope．I promise you he won′t run away．"The potter did so．

He       6     （leave） the donkey and went to take a rest．When he woke up，he was       7    (surprise) to find the donkey       8     (stand) at the same place．Soon the potter prepared to leave for home．But the donkey did not move．    9     (lucky), the potter saw the wise saint again and told him about the problem．The saint said，"You tied up the donkey，but did you untie （松开） him？Go and pretend to untie the rope." The potter followed the saint′s advice with     10     （please）．

Now the donkey was ready to leave for home．The potter went home happily with his donkey．