Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage

The International Climate Champions (ICC、 project began in 2007. It gives young people of school age a chance to speak publicly on climate change and to call on people to take action to reduce its_________ .

Each country involved selects three teenagers to be Climate Champions, who take part in local and international activities.

Climate Champion Irene Sanna lived on the Italian island of Sardinia. Irene is interested in solar energy, and _________ believes that Sardinia should use the waves around its coast to produce electricity. 'We must make our plans to save our coast, which still has no pollution. We must protect the animals, birds and fish in danger from global warming. And we must recycle.'

Chinese student Ding Yinghan is the Beijing Climate Champion. Ding feels it is not _________ to say that just one country - his own - is causing climate change. He says the air pollution that leads to global warming comes from many parts of the world, including poorer countries that are now growing more quickly. He believes the only way to_________ the situation getting even worse is for rich and poor countriesto work together.

Sophia Angelis, a junior student in California, is a US Champion. She's against young people's generation lack of interest in politics and feels they need to discuss the problems that really matter to their generation. Sophia strongly believes that climate change is an important issue for her generation. For her, _________ in the way teenagers behave are an important way of influencing choices made by parents.

In 2008, the Climate Champion attended the International Conference of Environment Ministers in the Japanese city of Kobe. _________,30 countries are involved in the ICC, and more countries are expected to join soon.

1.A、 support B、 amount C、 costs D、 effects

2.A、 hardly B、 also C、 never D、 only

3.A、 proud B、 common C、 fair D、 important

4.A、 protect B、 improve C、 prevent D、 explain

5.A、 changes B、 problems C、 characters D、 advantages

6.A、 After all B、 At present C、 For example D、 What's more

完形填空

He took a great interest in fishing when he was 11 years old. He often went fishing on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.

On the day _________ bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, _________ sunfish with meat. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced throwing. When his fishing pole moved a lot, he knew something _________ was on the other end. His father watched with _________ as the boy skillfully(熟练地) and carefully worked the fish along the bank. _________ , he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, _________ it was a bass. Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to _________ . he said.

"Dad!" cried the boy.

"There will be other fish " said his father.

"Not as big as this one, " cried the boy.

_________ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that it was impossible to _________ the decision. He threw the huge bass into the _________ . It moved its powerful body and _________ . The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful businessman in New York City. And he was right. He has _________again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see the same fish again and again every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. Do we do _________ when no one is looking?

We would if we were_________ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the _________ . The decision becomes fresh in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

1.A. until B. when C. after D. before

2.A. providing B. catching C. feeding D. offering

3.A. huge B. small C. strange D. strong

4.A. interest B. fear C. pride D. worry

5.A. easily B. quickly C. firstly D. finally

6.A. and B. but C. however D. yet

7.A. throw it away B. put it away C. put it back D. pick it up

8.A. Even though B. Now that C. Ever since D. As if

9.A. pass B. make C. fix D. change

10.A. pool B. sea C. water D. river

11.A. ran B. swam C. went D. disappeared

12.A. often B. never C. always D. sometimes

13.A. wrong B. harm C. right D. good

14.A. taught B. stopped C. forced D. allowed

15.A. knowledge B. truth C. ability D. skill

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