While the Majale River in Bdtswana only flows for a few months of the year, there is plenty of water to be found under the surface. Aware 【小题1】this, the area's animals frequently visit the dry riverbed 【小题2】 (dig) up the water and satisfy their thirst.

In late August, Wildlife filmmaker Kim was searching the area, 【小题3】（hope） to see an elephant herd（群）in action. She 【小题4】 (drive) a few kilometes along the riverbank when she noticed an elephant herd making their way up.

Things went smoothly at first. Two team members effortlessly climbed up the riverbank and disappeared. The rest of the family, which 【小题5】 (lead) by a female elephant, followed closely behind. They were doing well until a baby elephant, much 【小题6】（thin）than other baby ones, got stuck on the steepest（陡）part. Not realizing 【小题7】 (it) trouble, the mother kept moving ahead. Fortunately, the herd's responsible leader stayed behind to ensure everyone made it up safely. She 【小题8】 (gentle) pushed the helpless baby elephant up the tricky place.

【小题9】 happened in front of Kim made her excited. And she was even more excited to have captured the heartwarming video of the scene. She said that elephants are caring animals that deserve human love and 【小题10】 (admire).

When the book The Secret Garden 【小题1】(publish) for the first time in 1911, only very rich people in Britain had gardens. Soon after that, people began to build homes with gardens. This is the reason 【小题2】 the British love gardens. Today, about half the British people spend their free time 【小题3】(garden).

Children plant sunflowers, expert gardeners know where roses can grow well and others work hard 【小题4】 (grow) perfect vegetables to take part in【小题5】(compete). Many Brits spend 【小题6】 (they) weekends cutting the grass, while some are 【小题7】(please) to sit under the tree branches and enjoy the world.

Some people who don't have outside space rent small pieces of land to grow things 【小题8】(careful) and others turn rooftops and walls【小题9】private gardens. Gardening not only helps the cities greener 【小题10】improves air quality but is also good for the soul.

Today, many people are worried about endangered species. But isn't it just normal for some animals to die out?

The situation today is different from 【小题1】 of the past. In the past, animals died out over a long period of time. When animals died out in the past, it was usually because of the weather or other 【小题2】 (nature) causes.

What is happening today is 【小题3】 ( total) different. We are killing millions of species in a short time. The result is that we are killing our future, because so many species 【小题4】( kill) in such a short time that even 【小题5】 fittest can't survive. In fact, there won't be enough species to choose from. Without enough animals and plants, evolution cannot function and nature will get 【小题6】( bad) instead of better.

Many of the species 【小题7】( disappear) on earth are unknown and few people even know that they are dying out. These animals and plants started to live on earth long 【小题8】 us and we have no right to kill them. We may also need these species in the future. We must try to keep the endangered species alive. If we allow these species 【小题9】(die)out, we are in fact becoming endangered 【小题10】(our).