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Sharing a bed with a pet at night is a common feature of nighttime routines in the United States. According to a 2021—2022 survey,43 percent of pet dogs in the United States and 49 percent of pet cats sleep on their owner's bed. When it comes to the perks of sharing your bed with your favourite furry friend, however, experts are divided.

First, it's worth noting that the majority of research on the topic of co-sleeping with pets has focused on dogs rather than cats. Mark Fierstein, an internal medicine specialist at NYUL angone Health in New York City, suggests this is because cats may want to play or even purposely wake up their owner. Rabbits or hamsters are also out of the question.

A benefit of sleeping with pets is that the practice may prevent loneliness, Fierstein says. "Often, people who co-sleep with pets report an increased sense of security, companionship, and relaxation," he notes. "For some people, the dog's warmth, steady heartbeat, and protective nature can make sleeping with them feel safe and cozy." This may be especially true of people who are managing trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder（PTSD）. Leslie Sinn, a psychologist, says according to a survey,60% of PTSD suffers feel calm down if they wake up to see the presence of the dog.

Some research suggests co-sleeping with pets may increase mid-night awakenings for people. "If the owner is a light sleeper, he or she may not do well with a dog or cat in the bedroom," notes Fierstein. For example, he points out that a dog who snores loudly is not an ideal sleeping mate.

Dogs may also show aggressive behaviour—such as biting. Allowing pets in the bedroom can also expose owners to potential allergens, like pet hair, as well as viruses that cause disease.

It was a carefree summer day when a father, Steven Poust, was out boating on the St. John's River with his 4-year-old daughter Abigail and 4-year-old son Chase. The children were playfully swimming near their anchored boat while their father was fishing, smiling at his kids. Suddenly, Abigail got caught in the powerful current, forcing her to release the handle on the boat. Chase let go of the boat to take hold of his little sister, but he found himself caught in the current. When Steven jumped into the water to rescue his struggling children, he was also pulled in.

As they all drifted farther from the boat, the desperate father pushed his son to a safer place and tried to stick with his daughter as long as he could. However, he wore himself out later, and she drifted away from him. The father had to follow his daughter. So the responsibility to save the family was now on young Chase's shoulders.

Steven instructed his son to swim to the shore and find immediate help. Meanwhile, he would attempt to retrieve his little girl, who was continuously being pulled farther from his reach.

Chase did as he was told. The young boy was swimming against the current, which made it more difficult to swim toward the shore. However, the young boy continued to swim with one thought in mind: to save his family. Chase swam as fast as he could to reach the riverbank. When he grew tired, Chase cleverly floated on his back; at times, he paddled to conserve his energy. Once he reached the shore, he raced to the closest house he could find, knocked on the door and screamed for help. The owners answered and immediately dialed 911.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded quickly. They located the empty boat. In the water, they found kids' shoes, a cellphone and fishing poles floating near the boat. After a 90-minute search, the search crew located the father and the daughter in the water, who had been swept a mile and a half from their abandoned boat.

If you want to understand China but can't afford an expensive international flight, these four books can give you a complete overview of the country.

River Town

River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler—This book is a journal of the author's two years spent teaching English in a small town called Fuling, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River. Hessler writes about his experiences living in a foreign culture and observing the lives of the town's residents. The book was published in 2001 and has won several awards, including the Kiriyama Prize.

Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China

It is a book that tells the story of China's modernization. It was written by Ezra Vogel and published in 2011. The author describes how Deng Xiaoping's policies led to significant changes in China's economy and society. The book has received critical honors and won the Lionel Gelber Prize in 2012.

The Search for Modern China by Jonathan Spence

This book is a comprehensive history of China from the Ming dynasty to the present day. The author,a prominent scholar of Chinese history, provides a detailed analysis of the social, cultural, and political changes that have taken place in China over the past 500 years. The book was first put out in 1990 and has since been revised and updated several times. This book was the top bestseller for years.

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China

Written by Leslie T. Chang, this book, published in 2008, is a reportage on the lives of young women who leave their rural homes to work in factories in China's cities. Chang, a former New York Times journalist, interviewed hundreds of factory girls to provide insight into the social and economic changes in China.

There was a big fire in a forest. Animals that lived there had to find new homes.

Far away was a house where three little children lived. Their names were Thomas, Kathy and Carrie. It was lunchtime. Mom said,"Why don't you have a picnic in the yard?"

The kids spread(展开) out the picnic blanket and put some carrot sticks and drinks on it. Then they ran back to the kitchen to fetch more food. But when they came back to the blanket, something was wrong. Where were the carrot sticks? They were all gone! "This must be a trick," said Kathy. "Let's leave the celery(芹菜) sticks here and see what will happen."They told Mom that someone had stolen the carrot sticks. Mom hurried out with them to the picnic blanket. But now, not only were the carrot sticks missing, but the celery sticks were gone, too!

Mom said,"Well, your drinks are still out here. Get your sandwiches. You guys go ahead and eat them out here and maybe something will turn up." They were just about to finish eating when Carrie looked over at the bushes(灌木丛) and saw something move. She softly said,"Shush! See the bushes moving?" A little animal came to the edge(边缘) of the bushes and looked at them. It was a rabbit. Quietly it went back into the bushes.

Thomas said,"Let's get more celery and carrots, and see if that rabbit is our thief. We can put them at the edge of the bushes and watch from the window." They carefully put celery and carrots down near the bushes and walked back to the house. As they watched, the little rabbit came out and carried the vegetables away into the bushes.

Mom thought that maybe because of the forest fire, the rabbit needed a new home. "Maybe we can keep feeding this rabbit, and she will stay here for a long time."said Mom.

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That is just what they did.

……

Finally, spring came.

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亚运会 Asian Game

Dear Frank,

……

Yours, Li Hua

Rising up in the countryside of Jiangxi Province, Mount Lushan was once one of the famous cultural (center) of ancient China. In fact, its historical importance meant that it (honor) as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996.

Located about 20 kilometres south of Jiujiang City, it runs eastwards to the Mufu Mountains. Dahanyang Peak, the highest peak of Mount Lushan,(rise) 1,474 metres above sea level. To the north, it offers (impress) views of the Yangtze River, while to the south it overlooks Poyang Lake.

As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty, a well-known Taoist leader(name) Zhang Daoling travelled to the mountain. During the Jin Dynasty, the Donglin Temple was built on the mountain by a person called Huiyuan. From then on, many temples began coming up across the mountain, until there were over 300 of them.

However, Mount Lushan didn't become truly famous until the Song Dynasty. During that time, it was rebuilt by Zhu Xi, was the founder of Neo-Confucianism(理学). Thanks his efforts, this place became one of the Four Great Academies of China. By the 19th century, it had become into an (extreme) large place, with its own temples, study halls, and libraries. Overtime, countless writers and artists have sung the mountain's praises, (leave) over 900 works of art.

Nowadays, with its beautiful views and famous temples, the mountain range is  popular tourist attraction.

It was the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon(铁人三项) Series in Mexico. With just 700 meters to go, Alistair in third place and his younger brother, Jonny, was in the 1 . Alistair pushed himself towards the finish line in the 2 heat, but as he came round the corner, he saw his brother about to 3 onto the track. Alistair had to choose— brotherly love or a chance to 4 the race?

For Alistair, the choice was clear. His brother was 5 . He had to help. Alistair ran towards Jonny, caught him and started pulling him towards the finish line. Alistair then 6  his brother over the line. The move put Jonny in second place and Alistair himself in third. It was an 7  end to the race, but Alistair did not want to discuss it with the media. He just wanted to see his younger brother, who had been 8  to the medical area.

The brothers have been doing triathlons since they were children. 9 , when your older brother is doing it, you think it's a cool thing to do." says Jonny. Alistair says that they 10 each other as much as they can when they train. Despite 11 over"stupid things"now and then, Alistair agrees that having a brother is an advantage. "Throughout my entire life, I've had my brother trying to beat me at everything I do. It has been an hugely 12 force."

Watched by millions, the ending to the race has 13 opinions: should the brothers have been disqualified(使丧失资格) or highly 14 for their actions? But for Alistair, his decision was easy to explain:"Mum wouldn't have been happy if I'd left Jonny behind."At that moment, he was no longer an athlete aiming for a medal — he was just a 15 .

This is the time of year when many gardeners are harvesting tomatoes. Gardening expert Jessica Damiano recently reported about the many pictures of strangely shaped tomatoes sent to her from fans of her gardening advice. .The good news, Damiano said, is that there is nothing wrong with the strangely shaped fruits.  .Their unusual appearance does not affect their taste or nutritional value.

. If you have ever cut open a tomato, you know they are divided into internal(内部的) parts, called locules(小室). Most tomatoes have about four or five locules; other kinds of the fruit, like cherry tomatoes, contain two or three. But when a plant experiences extreme(极端的)temperature, cell division in the developing fruit can go off track. Temperatures over 32℃ during the day and 27℃ overnight can lead the tomato to form an extra locule. But there is not enough room inside a tomato for the extra part, so it grows on the outside of the fruit.

Not every tomato on an affected plant will be deformed(改变形状), however. What are the possibilities? Under the right conditions (temperatures that are too hot or even too cold), this could affect one or two tomatoes per plant, depending on where they are in the development process and what the (weather) conditions are, said Timothy McDermott，a professor at Ohio State University. The possibility of one of your tomatoes developing a locule oddity(怪异) is about one in a thousand, McDermott said.But, Damiano noted, heirloom(原种) kinds seem more likely to have this genetic mutation(基因变异) than hybrids.

And, when harvesting your crop, remember: 

A. select the good-looking ones.

B. Any tomato can grow an extra locule.

C. the funny-looking tomatoes taste just as good!

D. What causes the unusual appearance of tomatoes?

E. Unless otherwise diseased, they are perfectly good for eating.

F. She said people sometimes question if the tomatoes are okay to eat.

G. Provide shade for your plants when temperatures are predicted to remain above 32℃.

Search and rescue teams are often accompanied by man's best friend. A dog's superior sense of smell can be of importance to finding survivors buried(埋) under fallen buildings. But now a new animal is being trained to assist search and rescue teams after an earthquake hits, and it's the rat.

These rescue rats are being trained by Dr. Donna Kean, a researcher from Glasgow, Scotland who has been working with rats for years. Kean explained why she and her colleagues at the nonprofit APOPO train rats instead of dogs. "The rats have a comparable sense of smell, and they're just as trainable as dogs," she said.

"Their size is useful because they will be able to move through different environments that dogs just wouldn't be able to."

At the moment, the rats are wearing homemade prototype backpacks(背包) that contain microphones, video equipment, and location trackers, and then scientists are sending these rats into mock debris(模拟的废墟). Rats would be able to get into small spaces to get to victims(受害者) buried in the ruins. "We have not been in a real situation yet, we have got a mock debris site. When we track the backpack, we will be able to hear from where the rat is inside the debris," Kean said. "We have the potential to speak to victims through the rat."

Researchers train them on a basic series of behaviour. Training starts off in a really basic environment: a small and empty room. Then they gradually expand and increase the complexity(复杂性) in order to make it like real life. 

They can start adding in debris and making the training area look more like an actual collapsed building site. 

The training just started, and researchers still have to run training trials(实验) outside the research environment.

They are working with a search and rescue group called GEA, who are based in Turkey, a country with frequent earthquakes and hoping that by next year they'll be able to take the rats to Turkey for trials.

Though fireworks(烟花) on bonfire night bring joy to many people, it is likely to be a night of fright and pain for the UK's geese (鹅).

Research by Anglia Ruskin University has found that fireworks displays(表演) cause wild birds to suffer significant pain, and researchers have recommended that displays should not take place in areas with large wildlife populations. A study, published in the journal Conservation Physiology, is one of the first carried out into the effects of fireworks on wildlife. It found that the heart rate(率) of geese increases by 96% when they are influenced by fireworks displays.

The study involved 20 wild grey lag geese fitted with recorders to record their heart rate and body temperature, which are measures of physiological stress. Claudia Wascher, who led the research, found that the average heart rate increased from 63 to 124 beats per minute, and their average body temperature increased from 38℃ to 39℃, in the first hour of fireworks displays. It took the geese about five hours before the birds displayed normal body temperatures, with average readings returning by 5 am.

"Ours is one of the first scientific studies to examine whether fireworks disturb wildlife. There have been previous studies showing that fireworks can cause anxiety in pets, for example in dogs, but little research has been done into how animals in the wild react. We need to carry out further research to conclusively tell whether the geese are reacting to the noise or the light pollution from the fireworks, or a combination of both. Many people get a lot of enjoyment from fireworks but it's important that we consider animals both pets and wildlife — whenever planning a display," Wascher said.