When your pen is broken, you think that's the end of its life. You throw it away. It then joins tons of other rubbish that is becoming a big problem in cities. This happens in other countries, too. Most Americans are making 7 pounds (3.17kg) of rubbish a day. So, an American makes about 102 tons of rubbish in a lifetime.

If you simply throw away that broken pen, it goes to a landfill (垃圾填埋场) and is buried with other rubbish. To prevent polluting the groundwater, workers cover the rubbish with soil and keep it dry. And your pen will stay there for a long time, without having further use. But it could have a better place to stay in -the recycling bin. Have you ever noticed the different colors of rubbish bins in the street? Many cities in China have been running a waste-sorting campaign (垃圾分类运动). "They divide rubbish into "recyclable waste" and unrecyclable waste". Recycling waste can save energy, reduce (减少) greenhouse gas and keep landfill space free for unrecyclable waste.

Take your pen as an example. At the recycling factory, its metal parts could be taken out and reused to make other things.

But according to the experts, recycling is not enough. Making less waste should be put in the first place. They think that the best thing to do is just to keep using your things for as long as you can.

1.How much rubbish are most Americans making every day?

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2.How should we deal with broken pens in order to reuse them?

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3.What are the advantages of recycling waste?

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4.Which parts of the pen can be recycled?

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5.In the experts opinions, what should we do to make less waste?

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On a cold January day, Jimmy and his father were skating on a lake. Suddenly the ice near Jimmy _______, and he fell into the cold water. Jimmy’s father jumped into the water, but he couldn’t find Jimmy. Several minutes passed. The father _______ couldn’t find Jimmy. Some firemen (消防队员) arrived. Twenty minutes later they found Jimmy and got _______ out of the water. Jimmy was not breathing, and his heart was not beating. The situation seemed _______. However, the firemen didn’t give up and still did CPR (心肺复苏) on Jimmy. Luckily, Jimmy began to breathe, and his heart began to beat. He was taken to the hospital at once.

After six weeks in the hospital Jimmy got _______. He began to walk, talk and play again. Jimmy was in the water _______ more than 20 minutes. He couldn’t breathe in the water. _______ today he is alive (活着) and healthy. How is that possible? That’s because the water was ice-cold. When it’s really cold, the brain (大脑) slows down. It does not _______ much oxygen (氧气). Jimmy’s father believes there is another _______ . He says, “Jimmy is alive today because he is a ________ little boy.”

1.A.lost B.broke C.left D.grew

2.A.still B.even C.almost D.never

3.A.he B.him C.they D.them

4.A.true B.free C.hopeless D.meaningless

5.A.older B.younger C.better D.worse

6.A.of B.for C.like D.with

7.A.If B.So C.But D.Unless

8.A.need B.bring C.feel D.share

9.A.example B.symbol C.reason D.prediction

10.A.serious B.quiet C.careful D.strong

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