Easter(复活节) is still a great day for worship，candy in baskets and running around the yard finding eggs, but every year it gets quite a bit worse for bunnies.

      And no，not because the kids like to pull their ears.The culprit is climate change，and some researchers found that rising temperatures are having harmful effects on at least five species of rabbit in the US.

      Take the Lower Keys Marsh rabbit, for instance.An endangered species that lives in the Lower Florida Keys, this species of cottontail is a great swimmer—it lives on the islands！—but it is already severely affected by development and now by rising sea levels. According to the  Center for Biological Diversity, an ocean level rise of only 0.6 meters will send these guys jumping to higher ground and a 0. 9­meter rise would wipe out their habitat(栖息地)completely.

      The snowshoe hare，on the other hand，has a color issue.Most of these rabbits change their fur color from white in the wintertime to brown in the summer, each designed to give them better cover from predators(捕食者)．As the number of days with snow decreases all across the country, however, more and more bunnies are being left in white fur during brown dirt days of both fall and spring，making them an easier mark for predators.Researchers know that the color change is controlled by the number of hours of sunlight, but whether the rabbit will be able to adapt quick enough to survive is a big question. The National Wildlife Federation has reported that hunters have noticed their numbers are already markedly down.

      American pikas or rock rabbits, a relative of rabbits and hares，might be the first of these species to go extinct due to climate change. About 7­8 inches long, pikas live high in the cool，damp mountains west of the Rocky Mountains.As global temperatures rise, they would naturally migrate(迁移)to higher ground­but they already occupy the mountaintops.They can't go any higher. The National Wildlife Federation reports that they might not be able to stand the new temperatures as their habitat heats up.

      The volcano rabbit has the same problem.These rabbits live on the slopes of volcanoes in Mexico, and recent studies have shown that the lower range of their habitat has already shifted upward about 700 meters, but there are not suitable plants for them to move higher, so they are stuck in the middle.Scientists are concerned about their populations.

       Native to the US, pygmy rabbits weigh less than 1 pound and live in the American West. They are believed to be the smallest rabbits in the world. Their habitats have been destroyed by development.Several populations, such as the Columbia Basin pygmy, almost went extinct and were saved by zoo breeding programs.Pygmy rabbits also rely on winter cover by digging tunnels through the snow to escape predators, but lesser snowfall is leaving them exposed.

      All of this gives new meaning to dressing up in a giant bunny costume this Easter.

  　With the help of Gloria, his wife, Tom Peterson worked for many years to build a solid business selling television sets, stereo systems, and home appliances. Tom developed an excellent1with their full satisfaction guarantee and friendly service. He was proud ofhis high percentage of repeat2.

About five years ago, Tom was3 by the owners of a competing company,Stereo Super Stores. They wanted him to 4 them out. The price wasvery attractive. Everything looked good. Before making his final5Tom asked Gloria what she thought about the purchase. She told him that 6the numbers looked good it didn't feel 7 to her. However, Tom was soself－confidentand so convinced that this was a rare 8 ， he went ahead and made the 9.Within months he discovered that he had made a big 10. He had paidtoo much for a 11company. He tried as hard as he could to make itwork out, but he couldn't turn things 12. He was forced intobankruptcy (破产).He was about to lose everything, including his 13 business.

Tom was embarrassed, but he is a survivor. He looked at his situation. He decidedto 14 admit his mistake and, rather than getting stuck in lawsuits (诉讼), he would focus his 15onsaving and rebuilding his original business. He saw also that he had made amistake by not listening to his 16 ， and that he needed to learn from this 17. He dealt with the crisisin a way that delighted people, who in turn 18 respect for him. Oldcustomers poured into his store. He and Gloria 19 to changes inretailing (零售)and have built an even better business than before.

In the business world, it is natural to gain and lose, of20Peterson'sexperience is an example. Only those who regard their mistakes as gifts andlearn from them attract endless profits.

—It's no________that he seems tired and asleep in class every day.

—The Communist Party of China.