Kangaroos mainly live in Australia. There are【小题1】 different kinds of kangaroos. They use the back legs for 【小题2】 and long strong 【小题3】 for resting on. They have one baby each  year  and  the  baby  kangaroos  stay  in  their  mother’s  pocket  for【小题4】. Kangaroos have strong legs and can jump very fast, but they only eat fruit, 【小题5】 and grass.

   A giant panda is a kind of bear. It has a white face _____black patches around its eyes.

It also has black ears, shoulders and legs. The rest of its body is white.

Pandas live high up in the mountains of Central and ___China. They live in the bamboo forests there.

Pandas in the wild usually eat bamboo. In zoos, their menu __bamboo, apples and carrots. A giant panda can eat as    ______as 30 kilograms of bamboo a day.

Pandas like to live on  _____own. They need to eat a lot to stay healthy, so they spend more than 12 hours a day ________. Although they are big and heavy, it is not difficult ___________them to climb trees. They are _______to protect themselves.

Pandas live for about 20 years in the wild,  _____in zoos they can live for up to 35 years.

People are cutting down forests, so the pandas  _____their homes. Some people are killing them for their fur. It is cruel of them to do so. There are not many pandas in the world now. It is important for us to protect them.

   Dogs have feelings just like you and me. They cry when they’re  ______, and they smile when they’re happy. It’s true! Dogs have lots of  _____of telling their feelings without using words. You just need to ________their body language. For example, what doesit ________when your dog wags his tail (摇尾巴)? He’s telling you that he’s happy, or that he is    _______something and he wants it. Sometimes you may see your dog tucks (将...缩拢并塞进 ...)his tail between his ________. It means that he’s probably afraid, or not feeling _______. Also, it isn’t hot outside, but does your dog look like he’s panting (喘气)? Don’t worry— he’s fine! It maybe    ________, but that’s how dogs smile when they relax. Here is a (n) _____. You can try it at home. Ask your  ______, “Do you want to go for a walk?” Watch his body language closely, and you’ll probably see him answer，“Yes!”

Eating in different areas

All around the world, everyone has to eat.【小题1】

What people eat is related to where they live.【小题2】For example, the cold weather near the North Pole (北极) means that few plants can grow there.【小题3】

In Northern China, corn and wheat  grow  well  because  of  the  dry  weather. 【小题4】 People there usually grow and eat rice because their land is near lakes or rivers. They do this also because there is much rain.

The land and weather in Central America is good for growing cocoa trees. Cocoa trees may have gotten their start on the lower slopes of the Andes Mountains. Cocoa trees can only live in hot, rainy places near the Equator. Chocolate is made from the seeds named cocoa beans in the fruit of these trees.【小题5】Chocolate has become the food that people can’t live without.

Should people keep pets?

Many people have different opinions on keeping pets. I think it’s good to keep them.

In a word, keeping pets is helpful to us.