— I saw a beautiful fish in the street market the other day. It was orange and blue. I'm thinking of buying some next Sunday.

— Where would you keep them?

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— It's a bit small, isn't it?

—  62 

— I think you should get a tank (水箱 ) if you want to keep fish .

—  63  

— Yes , You should never keep fish in a small round bottle . They don't get enough air. I suggest we go shopping together and look for a nice tank.

—  64

— Check the prices before you buy one . And you ought to get a few large rocks to put in the tank . Fish love swimming round the rocks and through holes in them.

—  65  

— Yes , you need to get some underwater plants . For one thing they keep the water clean . Also they make the tank look much prettier.

A . I haven't decided at all.

B . In that round bowl over there.

C . Is there anything else that I ought to get?

D . Really?

E . So are the fish .

F . That might be quite expensive .

G . What else should I do then?

When I was growing up in the suburbs of New York, our first local Earth Day was organized around a drive to a town field where families were urged to empty items from their basements （地下室）for recycling rather than dropping them in the dustbin. It was an eye opening idea for a kid in 1970.

But as an environmental reporter, I'm bored of the large amount of deals and promotions that arrive by email or in my office or home mailbox on Earth Day. Like Valentine's Day, Earth Day has become a huge marketing opportunity—a way to promote consumption.

In fact, Earth Day is such a good sales opportunity that some shops, like Target, have expanded Earth Day into Earth Month.

There isn't time to give you a variety of the Earth Day shopping opportunities I was informed of this past week. They included deals on buying bottled water and earth-friendly wipes.

My award for the silliest promotion: a plan to gift 25 of the most environmentally conscious stars with unique, useful and “green” products and services, including skin care products, cheese-

cake and artwork. My guess is most of the stuff will end up in celebrities' garbage.

Is buying and selling a good way to celebrate and protect the environment? I would argue that Earth Day might be an occasion to consider giving up purchases or habits that are environmentally questionable or that we could happily do without. How about not buying bottled water, but refilling a water bottle? How about not buying foods—even “organic” foods—that are packed in non-recyclable plastic?

Don't get me wrong. The company of Bridgestone is celebrating Earth Day by promising to repurpose a spent tire（利用废旧轮胎）for every tire that it sells. Verizon will plant a tree for each cell phone you trade in. Some coffee stores will even refill reusable cups at no charge. Target is giving out free reusable carrier bags without requiring a purchase.

But few shopkeepers are taking the next step－charging a fee at the cash register for disposable plastic bags, a common practice in Europe－to encourage customers to use those new reusable carriers.

Earth Day is transient（短暂的）. If you only showed love on Valentine's Day, would that really mean anything at all?

67. The author's first local Earth Day was celebrated by ___________.

A. driving to the town field                                  B. emptying waste for recycling

C. looking for good ideas for reuse                      D. clearing items from their basements

68. Why do some people expand Earth Day into Earth Month?

A. Because many activities are organized for the day.

B. Because they intend to make many sales strategies.

C. Because they want to have more selling opportunities.

D. Because they have to deal with too much waste.

69. According to the author, it's environmentally friendly to        .

A. buy packed organic foods                               B. offer stars green products

C. refill water bottles                                                 D. ask for free plastic bags

70. It could be inferred from the text that Bridgestone and Verizon        .

A. are likely to misunderstand the author

B. have a good way to celebrate Earth Day

C. are devoted to making money on Earth Day

D. make wrong promotion plans on Earth Day

Making greener choices and encouraging healthy lifestyles can promote your health and benefit the environment．Here are some guidelines to follow:
Choose foods thoughtfully
Americans have never had such a variety or abundance of food to choose from．Besides so many choices, we now hear about our "food print", the amount of land needed to supply one person's nutritional needs for a year．Do we buy cherry tomatoes from Mexico or tomatoes grown locally in a hothouse? Do．we get the Granny Smiths from the fanners' market or the supermarket? Is organic produce healthier for us and the planet?
These are very complex issues that require analysis of many criteria, including the energy used in producing and transporting the food, as well as the type of soil and methods of raising the food．
Despite the complexities, there are some general guidelines you can follow．For instance, eat less meat or eat low on the food chain．Your doctor may have recommended you to restrict your consume red meat because of its too much fat content．Beyond that, there are environmental reasons, too. Raise food animals contributes substantially to climate change because a meat-based diet requires more land, energy and water than a plant - based one．
Drinking plenty of fluids is significant during hot weather or when exercising．But is bottled water the way to go? You may not think so when seeing the true costs．Based on a survey, manufacturing the 30 - plus billion plastic water bottles can produce more than 2．5 million tons of carbon dioxide and use here times the amount of water in the bottle．Adding in transportation, the energy used comes to over 50 million barrels of oil equivalent （等价物）．Consequently, skip the bottled water and drink tap water, both at home and at restaurants．Additionally, bottled water is not necessarily cleaner than tap.
【小题1】In Paragraph 2 the author puts forward three questions mainly _____．