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My Earth Day Birthday

My name is Tara, and this year I had the best birthday ever! My birthday is on April 22-Earth Day. Icall it my “Earth Day Birthday”. Every year, Ido something special on my birthday to help the environment. Last year my mom and Ihelped clean up a beach. Ihad a great time and learned a lot about ocean animals. But this year’s celebration was even better!

Back in January, my teacher, Ms. Gonzales, told usthat the school would hold a special Earth Day celebration this year. Because of my birthday, my classmates put me in charge of the whole thing!

After discussing,we had a great plan. Some family members even helped us with our projects. We were surprised at how fast the time flew. Before we knew it, Earth Day had arrived.

When our class planned the Earth Day fair, we knew that kids from our school and their families would come. We had no idea that our whole town and other towns nearby would hear about it. But during the fair, a news van(新闻车)pulled up with a television reporter and a camera person!

After Ms. Gonzales talked with the reporter,shecalled me over and introducedus. She told him that Ihad helped to organize the fair. The reporter asked how Ihad become involved in environmental activities. I told him that Idecidedto do something to make a difference when I sawa dead turtle in Mexico. He said he thought our Earth Day fair was a big success.

Iwas really excited about being on television. But Iwas even more excited when Igot a phone call that night from our town’s mayor(镇长). She told me she had seenthe news about the fair.And she willhold an Earth Day celebration for the whole town next year. She wants to include special activities for kids, and asked me to work with her!

I’m so happy that Ifound a way to helpthe environment and Ihad a chance to get more people involved. Maybe the life of that sea turtle Isaw in Mexico wasn’t a waste after all.

1.Did Tara have the best birthday ever this year?

2.Who even helped the students with their projects?

3.Whatdid Ms. Gonzales do aftershe talked withthe reporter?

4.Whenwill the town’s mayor hold an Earth Day celebration?

5.Why is Tara so happy about this fair?

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If you need to call your parents but your phone is not 1.w you, can you remember their numbers?

To remember 11 numbers is not 2.d . However, because of the smartphone, many of us are losing this ability. What’s3.m , smartphones weaken(削弱)our skills at giving directions, as well as killing face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, it’s common for most to check their phones.

According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, an American company, Chinese people spend about 170 minutes 4.o their smartphones5. (adv,每日).

Many students are addicted (着迷)to using smartphones. It does no good to their6.s . Research by Japan’s Education Ministry showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones perform much worse in school test than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes.

It’s true that the smartphone has made our lives7. (更容易). But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study or work. People are trying to change that.

A new app(应用软件)called Forest was introduced this month. It lets users8.p a seed(种子) that grows into a tree over the next 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the 9.t will die.

A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5% discount (折扣) if they don’t check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said he hopes it gives people a way to10. [?n'd???] their meal and actually talk with friends and family in person.

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