1     ( 台风) Goni, which made landfall in the Philippines with strong winds, appeared not to attack the area in and around the capital Manila, with its 13 million residents.

The storm c    2     at least 16 people’s lives in the Bicol Region of Luzon, the most populous island of the Philippines. Several died from an overflowing river, while one was killed by a falling tree. Thousands of people were r    3     and relocated, particularly those living in vulnerable (易受攻击的) areas.

Goni, which at one point was one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, had weakened to a tropical storm, according to the national weather agency. It was f    4     to reach Vietnam later with heavy rains, but not damaging winds, thus not     5     (危及) their people.

“Right now, we are busy dealing with the e    6    , including clearing the roads and fallen electricity wires and providing food and supplies,” the official in charge said.

For several days, the water in the village wells rose and fell, rose and fell. There were deep cracks that     1     in the well walls. At least one well had some     2     gas coming out of it. Chickens and even pigs were too     3     to eat, and dogs refused to go inside buildings.

Hard hills of rock became rivers or     1     . In less than one minute, a large city lay in     2     . Two    3    of the people who lived there were dead or injured.

In the 1400s and 1500s, Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire. The Inca emperor lived in the     1     Machu Picchu. Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821. It is for this reason that Spanish is the main     2     of Peru.

Michael Jordan, known as “Air Jordan”, changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. His skills were impressive, but the     3     that he showed made him unique.

Tangshan started to revive itself and     4    . With strong support from the government and the     5     of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins.

Wildlife     1     (开始存在) billions of years ago, which used to live happily in their own homes and live     2     (与……和谐相处) other animals and plants. However, in recent years, animals are     3     (灭绝) at an alarming rate, 75 species every day     4     (平均). In order to obtain their parts, organs, or the skin and fur, or to obtain high     5     (利润), human beings ignore animal protection laws, engaging in     6     (违法的) killing. Furthermore, human activities have direct or indirect     7     (消极影响) animals.     8     (一方面), the expansion of human activity space means the decrease of animal habitat, which directly disturbs their peaceful life.     9     (另一方面), human activities lead to the rise of global temperature, which threatens the survival of some animals, especially those species living in the polar regions. They live on ice, where they hunt the ocean creatures. But the rapid melting of ice makes it hard for them to     10     (适应) the changes, which puts them     11     (处于危险之中). If we do not     12     (足够关注) this, the situation will be worse and the process of extinction will be accelerated.

We and wildlife     13     (属于) a common life circle, where we depend on each other. The extinction of     14     (大量) animals is an alarm to us. Protecting animals is to protect ourselves, which is urgent. If we do not act     15     (立刻;马上), perhaps the next species to die out in the near future will be ourselves.

It was a     1     (震惊) that for people who lived along the Yangtze River, the summer of 2016 was     2     (破坏). A huge typhoon     3     (袭击) East China, which    4       (彻底消除) almost everything along its way and caused great     5     (损失). The floods and landslides caused by the typhoon caused 161     6     (死), left 61 missing and some injured.     7     (电) was cut off, and people were     8     (疏散) to live in     9     (避难处). No one dared to walk     10    (在户外). The terrible weather     11     (对……有很大影响) flights, so some passengers were     12     (困于) at the airport and could hardly     13     (保持平静). It seemed as if the area was     14     (结束). Hopefully, emergency supplies     15    (现有) were     16     (递送) to the area and     17     (营救) workers did everything in their     18     (力量) to offer aid and     19     (埋葬) the dead.

Though people who were     20     (影响) by the disaster     21    (受苦) a lot, they unified and used their     22     (智慧) to make the area     23     (呼吸) again. In the following months since the disaster,     24     (努力) have been made to     25     (复活) the disaster­hit area.     26     (幸存者) were helped and houses which were     27     (毁坏) were rebuilt.

As human     1    grow, animal habitats often begin to     2    . The good news is that in many places around the world, areas are now being set aside just for animal use. These wildlife     3    allow animals to live in their natural or wild habitats.

There are     1     of water pollution. Large amounts of     2     poison the water after they enter water bodies. Moreover，animal and human waste pollutes the water. Water pollution is also caused by poisonous chemicals     3    .