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More to paper than writing  Two students row their cardboard happily at a pool 小小纸船也能乘风破浪！ROWING a boat is great fun. But how about rowing a cardboard (纸板) boat? Wouldn’t it sink (下沉)? Not quite, according to seventh-graders at North Middle School in Kentucky, US.About 40 students took part in a cardboard boat contest on May 16 at a pool. They worked in teams and made boats with cardboard and tape (胶带). The boats had to be able to float (漂浮) across the pool and carry half the team members.Students made many different kinds of boats. Some made smaller boats and others put bottles around the boats to give them more balance (平衡).But not all the boats made it to the finish line. Some boats went down at the midway.The project taught the students about buoyancy (浮力), Jamie Boeglin, a science teacher told The Gleaner.“It’s a good way for the kids to just express their ideas and put them to work,” he said.21ST Proving them wrong  蛮吉：只要还活着，就绝不认输！IN the world of the Chinese film Kuiba II (《魁拔II》), there are people, gods and a bad monster (怪物) called Kuiba.Kuiba comes back to life every 333 years. Gods and people work together to fight against it. But they failed in 1664. Kuiba ran away.After this, young people dream of killing Kuiba. Manji is one such young person.Manji, 8, comes from a small village. He studies fighting skills very hard. He looks happy and proud (自豪的). But his fighting skills are not great. Few people think he can do much. But Manji says: “I’ll never give up as long as (只要) I’m alive!”One day, people learn that Kuiba is on an island (岛). They all go there. Manji joins them.For Manji, it’s a battle of pride (尊严之战). Will he grow into a great fighter? Will he prove (证明) that other people are wrong? Go to the cinema and watch the film to find out.21ST Our wonderful neighbor  印度 —— 神秘的国度，多彩的文明。ON May 19, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited India. It was his first official visit since he took office in