There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
·Plant flowers, grass or trees.
·Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there—keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.
·Turn off the lights and TV sets when you leave the room. This can save a lot of electricity.
·Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
·Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.
·Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.
·Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
·Use both sides of paper.
·Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby.
·Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth. You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day. If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.
1.From the above, we know that this is _____.
A.a sign B.a proposal (倡议书)
C.an advertisement D.a notice
2.The writer tells us _____.
A.to throw rubbish in to a dustbin
B.to pour dirty water into the rivers
C.to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth
D.that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day
3.We can _____ to save paper.
A.use a paper cup
B.use both sides of paper
C.give old books to a library
D.pick up waste paper at a school
4.Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?
A.Turn off the lights when you leave the room.
B.Close the doors and windows in winter.
C.Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.
D.Give your old clothes to the poor children.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Protect the Earth
B.Save Water and Electricity
C.Make Better Use of Old Things
D.Save Money
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When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air . But do you know that there is also air pollution inside homes, offices, hotels and other buildings? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have to do with polluted indoor air.
A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities smoking and cooking. As most people ________ about 80%-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too.
Air pollution influences our health ________ . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people ________ from it, ________ people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can ________ people’s eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also ________ to lung cancer and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4, 000 people died in a few days ________ the pollution! It is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
1.A.pollution B.pollute C.polluting D.polluted
2.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
3.A.as well as B.such as C.instead of D.so as
4.A.take B.cost C.spend D.give
5.A.in many ways B.in many things C.in many houses D.in many years
6.A.endure B.bear C.stand D.suffer
7.A.and B.but C.or D.while
8.A.hit B.hurt C.pollut D.beat
9.A.cause B.get C.give D.lead
10.A.because of B.thanks to C.related to D.because
—Our country _____ progress in science and culture in recent years.
A.made such B.has made such
C.made so D.has made so
When we went into the park, we saw someone _____ Chinese Kungfu.
A.plays B.played C.to play D.playing
—Have you ever _____ Mudanjiang to see the Jingbo Lake?
—Yes, I have.
A.went to B.gone to C.been in D.been to
You’d better speak aloud ______ we can hear you.
A.so that B.as … as C.as if D.since
