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Why do the Chinese call the Yellow River in China “China’s Sorrow”?
B4 | The Huang He, or Yellow River, in China is called “China’s Sorrow” by the Chinese themselves. Since long ago, flooding ……………………… a serious problem. | BE |
B5 | The ………………………, most sorrowful flood on record happened in 1931. | BAD |
B6 | The waters began to rise in July, and by November of that year, more than 40,000 square miles had been flooded, ……………………… 80 million people homeless. | LEAVE |
A rabbit and a tortoise
B7 | Once there lived a rabbit and a tortoise. The rabbit challenged the tortoise to have a race with ………………………. The tortoise agreed and they started the race. | HE |
B8 | The rabbit ran ……………………… than the tortoise, and in a few minutes he was near the crossing line. He couldn’t see the tortoise, so he decided to rest for a while till the tortoise arrived and then he would quickly cross the line. | FAST |
B9 | The rabbit lay down under a tree and soon he was asleep. When he awoke, he saw that the tortoise ……………………… the line. | CROSS |
B10 | The tortoise ……………………… the match, showing that it’s more important to be steady and active than to be fast. | WIN |