Passage 1 Giant Panda
1) An American-born giant panda will soon be travelling to China. The Chinese government
has an agreement with foreign zoos to lend giant pandas out only for scientific study. After
a few years, they, and any cubs they may produce, must all be returned to China. Mei Lan,
a three-year-old female, is being prepared for her trip to China, where her parents were
born. A special FedEx flight from the U.S. is being arranged for her.
2) Chinese Zookeepers are getting ready for her arrival by planning a special diet, and even
language lessons for her. They are advertising for a tutor to teach Mei Lan Chinese. The
caretakers at her new home, the Chengdu Panda Research Center in Sichuan, want to help
her adapt quickly and feel comfortable in her new environment. Mei Lan has lived at a zoo
in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, since her birth, and she is unfamiliar with Chinese. The
teacher must have a bachelor's degree or higher and be fluent in both English and Chinese.

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رحلة طيران وهبوط اضطراري( Passage 4
An Air India flight bound for New Delhi with 130 people onboard made an emergency landing
in southern Pakistan last week due to technical problems, aviation officials said. The Airbus
A320 from Abu Dhabi made the unscheduled stop at Nawabshah airport, around 230
kilometers northeast of the port city of Karachi, Pakistan.

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تأثير الأعاصير الاستوائية والتوازن البيئي( Passage 5
Although their effects on human populations are devastating, tropical cyclones can relieve
drought conditions. They also carry heat energy away from the tropics and transport it toward
temperate latitudes, which makes them an important part of the mechanism. As a result,
tropical cyclones help to maintain equilibrium in the Earth's troposphere, and to maintain a
relatively stable and warm temperature worldwide.