Do you think that living a hungry life is last century’s story? Well， it may be this century’s headline.
The world has growing worries about a global food shortage. Right now， there are still 870 million hungry people in the world， according to a survey of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. Children can’t escape this， either. Around fifteen million children die of hungry each year.
What’s causing food shortages? There are several reasons.
There are now more droughts and floods. This is very harmful to farmers and their ability to grow food.
Besides， with the growing population， feeding everyone becomes more difficult. There are a little more than seven billion people in the world. By 2050， the world population will be more than nine billion.
Another reason is food waste. The average person throws away 50kg of food every year.
How can we help with food shortages? The easiest way is to cut down on food waste.
Next time before throwing away the food on your plate， just think how much work has been done to make it. By buying less， we waste less. This takes the pressure off producing so much food. And it helps to solve the problem of food shortage.
You can also ask your schoolmates to join you.
In 2013， researchers at Kansas State University in the US put up short anti-waste slogans(标语) in dining rooms “Think Before You Waste”. Guess what happened? Students wasted fifteen percent less food after that!
The author of the study said， “You don’t need a huge activity to make a difference.”
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Sometimes I really want to know if there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
One day， my mother was sewing a quilt(缝被子). I sat beside her.
“Mum， is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes， she stopped her work for a while. Then she said， “Susan， look at this should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time， my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back， my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day.They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months， my father still couldn’t walk by himself.
“Dad， how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan， don’t worry about me.” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” I knew he loves my mother very much.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside， making life strong and warm.
1. Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money?
A. To buy a strong quilt. B. To go to see the doctor.
C. To send Susan to school. D. To buy a larger house.
2. Susan’ father stayed in hospital for ______________ .
A. one day B. one month C. two months D. three months
3. Susan came to understand her mother ______.
A. while her mother was sewing a quilt
B. after her father was seriously sick
C. when she was sitting beside her mother
D. before her father was in hospital
4. What can we know from the passage?
A. Susan’s parents love each other.
B. Susan’s mother is a nurse.
C. Susan’s father is very lazy
D. Susan doesn’t like her father.
5. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A. How to Make a Quilt Strong
B. A Seriously Sick Father
C. Walking on the Country Road
D. Love is Just a Thread
A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work andthere is no shortcut to achieve it. However， there is still some advice for you to follow.
First， look at why you do it. In other words， what's the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure， what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for a moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!
Next， take a look at them on the other hand. What do you lose because of your bad habits? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you lose the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way， you'll find that it's not wise to keep your bad habits! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I'm sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.
1. From the first paragraph we know that __________.
A. a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change
B. people take countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits
C. none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful
D. though it is difficult， we can still do something about our bad habits
2. The underlined sentence "there is no shortcut to achieve it" means that ________.
A. it is not easy to get rid of bad habits
B. there is a long way and a short way
C. something dangerous may happen
D. we must cut it in a short time.
3. According to the reading， if you want to get rid of your habits， you have to _____.
A. talk to others when you are in low spirits
B. know why you do what you do
C. finish your homework first
D. spend less time on the Internet
4. Which of the following does NOT happen because of a bad habit according to the
reading?
A. You are punished later.
B. Making people around you feel unhappy.
C. You lose the chance to learn something.
D. You leave your homework at home by accident.
5. The main purpose of this passage is to __________.
A. introduce and describe
B. complain and disagree
C. explain and advise
D. discuss and argue
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，使短文完整通顺
Each nation has many good people who help to take care of others. For example， some high school and college students in the USA often many hours as volunteers in hospital ，orphanages or for the aged. They read books to the people in these places， or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their .
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or old. They paint， clean up. Or repair houses， do their shopping and mow their lawns. For boys who no longer have fathers there is an called Big Brothers. College students and other take these boys to baseball games or on fishing trips and them to get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts. Some of these clubs show movies or organize short trips to the mountains， the beaches， the museums or other of interest. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and college students as because they are enough to remember the problems of younger boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that some of the people in the world are those who help to bring happiness. Helping others brings them much pleasure.
1. A. need B. spend C. waste D. pay
2. A.caring B. fighting C. talking D. trying
3. A. suggestions B. questions C. reasons D. problems
4. A. class B. organization C. village D. business
5. A. men B. women C. ladies D. mothers
6. A. help B. ask C. tell D. invite
7. A. places B. palaces C. cinemas D. cities
8. A. parents B. visitors C. teachers D. volunteers
9. A. young B. clever C.old D.tall
10. A. youngest B.brightest C.cleverest D.happiest
---So kind of you to give me a ride to the station!
--- .________________________
A. It doesn’t matter B. Never mind
C. Don’t mention it D. My pleasure
I don’t think it is a good way. Can you another one?
A. come up B. come in
C. come up with D. come out
