【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 art singing. He tried hard to climb the tree, but he f___83___ because he didn39。t have wings or claws to climb with.The hippo felt so frustrated. He knew he would never make it, so he angrily used all his s___84___ to push down the tree. Now he could stand on the tree. The hippo felt like a w__85___. He began singing. Unfortunately, the hippo couldn39。t sing, either. All that came from his mouth were terrible noises. When other animals heard him singing, they w___86___ what was happening. After seeing the hippo standing on the branch of a fallen tree and trying to sing like a bird, they all laughed. The hippo was greatly embarrassed by this. He decided to never again regret being a hippo. He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over. He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again, replant it, and look after it until it c___87___ recovered.81 unhappy 82 such 83 failed 84 strength 85 winner 86 wondered 87 pletelySeven【靜安】The weather is getting cold. We have a warm home to keep fortable. But what about stray（流浪的）animals? Theyare poor and I 81 ．All they can do is to walk the streets and hope to find food in the rubbish dump. There are around 500 million stray nd unwanted dogs in the world and a similar number of stray and unwanted cats, according to the WSPA（世界動(dòng)物保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)）．Why are there so many stray animals? Being given up may be the main r 82 , Zeng Li, host of the Beijingbased stray cats protection website Luckycats, told China Daily. Today, the whole world is calling for better care of stray animals: And many countries havealready taken lots of effective ways. In the UK and US, the WSPA helps animals find new homes. Italso provides m 83 service for unwanted sick animals. The society has a 24hour animal abuse(虐待) hotline. Anyone can call if he or she finds that someone is hurting an anima， In Germany，the government has made lots of 1 84 for animal protection. Besides, it alsoencourages people to get those stray pets back home. You can also do something else to help. For a child, once you find a stray animal, you can ask adults around you for help instead ofr 85 to catch it yourself. Or it may bite you. If it is safe enough to catch a stray animal, you39。d better send it to an animal shelter(避難所）．These shelters are usually private organizations. Most people v 86 to take care of stray animalsthere. You can find the number of such organization online. There is one thing you need to keep in mind. When you decide to have a pet, take care of itcarefully and g 87 . Never give it up, or it will bee a poor, stray anima81 lonely 82 reason 83 medical 84 laws85running 86 volunteer 87 gentlyEight【浦東】As the world is being global, learning a foreign language is necessary besides studying our mother tongue well. For example, learning English is a good way. English is a s ___81____ that I like as well as Chinese. I still remember how glad I was when I t___82____ my English book for the first time. Since then I have regarded speaking English fluently as one of my important aims. Though my level is not very high, I never l__83____ my passion (熱情) and I will always keep working hard. Nowadays many children are chosen to learn English at a very y__84___ age, but which is the right way should take?Now let me share my own ways with you.Firstly, one who wants to learn English well must be fond of it. As the saying goes, “A good interest is half of the success!”Secondly, you have to work hard and always keep a good state of mind. One can never reach the top of mountain without a hard p___85_____ and enough practice, so do English learners. Remember never to be disappointed when you got low marks or even did not pass the exams. As a learner especially a beginner, to experience failure is not s___86____!Thirdly, you must stick to what you are learning or have learned. You should have a look at the words from time to time by heart, recite the texts again and again. You should have a proper arrangement, or you may learn it for a long time without rest and then leave it alone also for a long time. By doing so, the time you have spent learning is n___87_____ a waste. These above are my main ways of learning and I have received some good effects. If you think they are also suitable for you, you can just have a try to follow me.81 subject 82 touched/took 83 lose 84 young 85 process 86 strange 87 nearlyNine【普陀】This month in Traveller’s Corner read about three people’s experiences in yearabroad program:ATokyoMy year abroad in the Unite States was truly awesome experience. I’m not a (81)s______ person. I was very fortable speaking to everyone, so I got lots of chances to (82)p_____ my spoken English. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends couldn’t believe how much I had (83)i _____ in English! They were especially surprised at my spoken English. I hope to go back again in th