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They called him "Donnie the Dung Beetle". Donald didn't mind the comparison, as he knew that African dung beetles(粪金龟)were known for moving things a thousand times their own body weight. However, his classmates in Mrs. Beecher's third-grade class probably didn't know this fact. Nobody knew insects like Donald did, and he figured that being compared to a dung beetle was not a praise.

One day, Richie made fun of Donald, pointing towards a container under the window where a small brown ball hung from a branch. Donald tried to explain that it was an egg case of a praying mantis(螳螂), and the exciting part would be when the eggs hatched. But Richie didn't understand, and neither did most of the other kids. Donald had brought the egg case from his backyard and was excited when Mrs. Beecher agreed to make it their class project. He thought having an insect as a class pet might finally give him something to talk about with the other kids. But after two months of staring at a lifeless brown ball, Donald began to lose hope.

During science class one day, Mrs. Beecher announced they would start by writing in their journals. As Donald opened his journal, a left over particle from his lunch rolled across the page. When he went to brush it off, he realized it wasn't a particle at all —it was a tiny praying mantis, barely the size of a grain of rice! Donald bounced out of his seat, crying out that the eggs were hatching.

Suddenly, chaos erupted in the classroom as more baby mantises started appearing everywhere. Kids were jumping out of their seats, screaming and waving their arms. Mrs. Beecher quickly took charge, asking why the lid of the container was off. Richie, who was supposed to check on the container that day, had forgotten to put the lid back on.

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Donald took charge of the situation, directing Richie to get paintbrushes and white paper.

After the successful rescue, Mrs. Beecher asked the class to write about this special experience.

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A Survey on Weekly Exercise Time

Dujiangyan is an ancient irrigation system, (locate) in the Min River Valley, Sichuan Province, China. It (build) by a governor named Li Bing and his son, who have been admired by Chinese for over 2,000 years.

The system consists of three main (part): the Yuzui (Fish Mouth) levee (河堤), the Feishayan(Flying Sand Weir) , and the Baopingkou (Bottle-Neck Channel) . The Yuzui redirects water away from the city of Chengdu while allowing sand and mud (flow) through the main channel, preventing flooding. The Feishayan controls the flow of water and helps prevent gradual destruction, while the Baopingkou distributes the water  farmland.

Dujiangyan has been able to control the water flow without the use of dams or gates  is considered one of the greatest engineering projects in ancient China. It has also played a crucial role in irrigating the surrounding farmland, (make) the region one of the most fertile croplands in China.

In addition to its (practice) uses, Dujiangyan is also a popular tourist attraction,  visitors come to admire the ancient architecture and learn about its history. In 2000, it was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural and historical (significant) .

Don Powell was pulling the envelopes from the mailbox outside his home when he noticed something unusual — a tiny doll couple were inside the mailbox. A small sticky1 was also inside. "We've decided to live here," the message read. It was2 from Mary and Shelley.

Powell, 72, says he3 thought that somebody must have left the wooden dolls inside his mailbox by mistake. "I asked the4 whether anybody had left dolls in their mailboxes, and everyone told me no," he says. "So I thought, this must just be a5 , and whoever left them here will come back to6 them. I moved them to the back of the mailbox to see what would happen."

A few days passed and nobody7 the dolls, Powell says, noting that he and his wife soon discovered that the small couple had8 a table and a pillow. "I also have a sense of9 , so I left a note of my own, saying that what the10 really needed was a refrigerator stocked with food," he says. The fridge never11 . But over the next several months, additional items were strangely12 .

Every month or two, particularly around holidays, the Powells find something13 placed inside the box for Mary and Shelley. "People in the neighborhood are enjoying it and stop by sometimes to ask questions," he said. "Some people ask if I've thought about14 an outdoor camera, but personally, I like it being a15 ."

Reading a new story alone is often a great way to relax. However, sometimes you just want to discuss what you've read with another person to bring those ideas off the page and into the world.

First, find members. When you begin searching for your book club members, look in the places in your life that feel most natural to you. Then, maybe it's posting a notice on the bulletin board of your local library or bookstore. If you're looking to "get a range of perspectives" from your club, you may want to consider looking for a diverse range of ages and genders. They can bring their varied world views to discussions.

Will your time together be spent largely focusing on the novel at hand, or will refreshments ultimately be the most important? There's the typical friends gathering at someone's apartment and having cheese and wine approach. But oftentimes, people will be frustrated because they just turn into a social event rather than focusing on the book. In order to make sure your new group is all on the same page, take the time to discuss what you want to get out of regular club gatherings before your first official meeting.

Picking books may seem like the trickiest part. Books that work really well are ones that allow you to reflect on self. They have a lot of entry points for people so they probably have a good setting. The pacing is solid. There's great character development and the language doesn't get in the way of the story.

Before your meetings, list some discussion questions. Remember to come up with questions depending on your book's genre: romance, mystery, thriller and so on. For example, you may ask which scene has stuck with them the most or whether there are any standout sentences.

A．It is necessary to set some group guidelines.

B．Here's a look of four of our favorites below.

C．To start, reach out to your friends who love to read.

D．There are also general questions you can start out with.

E．You can never go wrong with the bestseller list to get the ball rolling.

F．Choose something with that criteria and you can please all kinds of readers.

G．If you've ever had the urge to start a book club, it's easier than you might think.

On the streets of Manhattan and Washington, D．C．, in neighborhoods in Seoul and parks in Paris, ginkgo (银杏) trees are losing their leaves in reaction to the first gust of cold winter air. This leaf drop, gradual at first, and then sudden, carpets streets with golden, fan-shaped leaves. Scientists are documenting evidence of the event happening later and later, a possible indication of climate change. But the story of ginkgos is not the familiar one of human carelessness with nature.

Thanks to fossils found in North Dakota, scientists found a ginkgo has genetically similar ancestors dating back 170 million years to the Jurassic Period. "It almost went extinct. Then humans rescued it and spread it around the world. It's such a great evolutionary (进化) and cultural story," says Peter Crane, a ginkgo expert.

One theory for the decline of the ginkgo species began 130 million years ago, when flowering plants began spreading. They grew faster and attracted more pollinators (传粉者) than ginkgos. "It's possible that ginkgos were elbowed out of the way," says Crane. Already competing to survive, ginkgos began to disappear during a time of global cooling that began around 66 million years ago. By the time the last ice age ended 11,000 years ago, the remaining survivors were found in China.

Ginkgo trees are smelly. "My guess is that they were eaten by animals that liked smelly things. They then passed through their body and grew." Crane says. Those same seeds may have helped ginkgo find favor with humans 1,000 years ago. Once cleaned of their outer layer, ginkgo seeds are safe to eat. It's then, when the trees had long since disappeared elsewhere, that people in China may have begun planting them and eating their seeds. Then gradually ginkgos spread across the world. Now it's seemingly naturally resistant to insects and high levels of air pollution.

Crane isn't worried about its future, though: The popularity of the species will help it survive. "Though its status in the wild may be difficult to access, it's a plant that's unlikely to ever go extinct," he says.