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China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have somehow reached an agreement — pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless. Just look at some expressions in our languages. In Chinese, we have the saying of “Boiling a dead pig”, and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions such as “eating like a pig” and “sweating like a pig”. 1.. But the truth is that pigs do have some better qualities(品质). And there's probably no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival, which fell on Feb.5 this year.

2.. According to a paper published in 2017 in the International Journal of comparative Psychology , pigs are “mentally(智力上) and socially similar to dogs and chimpanzees(黑猩猩)”. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference between those who don’t.

There are lovely pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig, for example, a UK carton that began in 2004, has now become one of the most popular cartoon's in 180 countries and areas. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children from all around the world about love, friendship, and the value of family. And in China, the adventures(冒险) of McDull have been described in films since 2001. 3..

“People are paying too much attention to immediate(立即的) results and success. 4..” said McDull's creator Brian Tse, “He has a heart of gold,” Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we celebrate this Chinese New Year — their cleverness, cuteness, patience and innocence(纯真).

A. To begin with, science long ago showed that pigs aren't stupid at all

B. Some people think pigs are smart, cute and patient

C. None of them has good meaning

D. They are about a pig who works hard toward his dreams even though he keeps failing

E. However, MeDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeated failures

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Once upon a time, there1.(be)a king. He only had one leg and one eye, but he was very smart and kind. Everyone lived a happy and2.(health)life because of the king. One day, the king was walking through the palace hallway and saw the3.(paint)of ancestors(祖先). He thought that one day his children would also walk in the same hallway and remember all the ancestors through these paintings. He wanted his children to remember him, too. So he invited many famous 4.(art)to his palace.

All of the artists began to think about the king’s physical disabilities(生理缺陷). How could his painting be made very beautiful? It was 5.(possible). They weren’t sure what his painting would be like. So one by one, they all started to politely refuse 6.(make)a painting of the king.

But 7.(sudden)one artist raised his hand and said he would make a very nice painting of the king. The king became happy hearing that. Then the artist started painting. After a long time, the painting was ready.

When the artist showed the painting, everyone was8.(shock). In the painting, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, holding his bow(弓箭)and aiming(瞄准)something with his one eye closed. The king was very happy and gave 9.(he) lots of money.

As we all know, no one is perfect. So we should 10.(try)to focus on(关注)others’ advantages instead of their disadvantages. Just take an optimistic view(乐观的观点)of the event. Everyone can do a good job.

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