There are some easy things you can do to protect(保护) the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.

● Plant flowers, grass or trees.

●Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there----keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin (垃圾箱).

●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves (节约)a lot of electricity.

●Turn off the tap (水笼头)when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in.

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away.

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.

●Use both sides of paper.

●Stop pouring (倒)dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby (附近).

●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.

You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.

If everyone makes a contribution (贡献)to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.

1.From the above, we know that this is ____________.

A. a sign B. a notice C. an advertisement D. a proposal (提议)

2.The writer tells us _____________.

A. to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B. to pour dirty water into the river

C. to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D. that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day

3.We can ___________to save paper.

A. use a paper cup B. use both sides of paper

C. give old books to a library D. pick up waste paper at school

4.Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room. B. Close the doors in winter.

C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth. D. Give your old clothes to the poor children.

5.The main idea of this passage is how to _________.

A. save money B. save water and electricity

C. make better use of old things D. protect the earth

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On April Fool's Day，strange things may happen.Our friends will play jokes on 1.(we) and try to fool us.

People don't know the origin(起源) of April Fool's Day 2.(clear)．Some say April Fool's Day began many years ago in 3.(French)．Long ago in France，the old New Year's festival was celebrated from March 25th to April 1st and ended with 4.(change) of presents.Later the King changed the New Year to January 1st.Some people still celebrated the New Year in April.They were called April Fish and 5.(give) presents as a joke.

But in many countries，April Fool's Day 6.(celebrate) on April 1st but on other days.In Mexico，April Fool's Day is on the 28th of December.In ancient Rome，the day 7.(be) on the 25th of March.In India，the day is on the 31st of March.In America，the day is 8.(most) decided by young people who want to make fun of other people.But it is important 9.(remember) that your friends and you will be both happy.One must remember the 10.(different) between a good joke and a bad one.

I have refused such a good job.I'm really a(n) ________.

A. artist B. farmer

C. fool D. actor

Molly didn't wake up even though her alarm clock ________.

A. ran off B. went off

C. took off D. turned off

Cindy invited me ________ to her house for dinner this weekend.

A. to going B. went

C. to go D. go

It was such an ________ joke that everyone felt really ________.

A. embarrassing；embarrassed

B. embarrassed；embarrassing

C. embarrassed；embarrassed

D. embarrassing；embarrassing

—Did you see Tom at the airport?

—No.His plane ________ by the time I ________ there.

A. has taken off；got B. took off；had got

C. took off；got D. had taken off；got

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Have you ever dreamed about sending a letter to yourself or your friends in the future? While express mail(快递) is a fast way to send your letters, there is another type of mail appearing in China as a new business—future mail.

“The letter should be sent next Mother’s Day and not a day earlier!” Lin Xiaofan, a college student in Shanghai, tells one of the companies offering the service.

Lin Xiaofan wrote the letter to her mother nearly a year earlier to express her love to her mother for next Mother’s Day.

“Offering this service makes people slow down and lets them understand the meaning of ‘time’ in another way,” said Zheng Zhimin, manager at a “future mail” company. Zheng thinks “future mail” letters help remind us of care, friendship and love.

While “future mail” is becoming more and more popular, some people are wondering what will happen if the postal address changes or if the company goes broken before the letters arrive.

Zheng said customers are glad to sign a contract(签订合同) to make sure that they can becompensatedif their letters are lost or damaged.

Most of the customers are college students and young white-collar(白领) workers. Psychologists (心理学家) said that young Chinese might have a new way to express their feelings through this service. Most people put their hopes and wishes in the letter so that they can experience the connection(联系) between the past and the present when they receive the letter.

1.“Future mail” is a/an ______ way to send your letter.

A. fast B. old

C. new D. cheap

2.The underlined word “compensate” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 赔偿 B. 完成

C. 送达 D. 抛弃

3.The “future mail” service is popular among ______.

A. junior students B. college students

C. young children D. blue-collar workers

4.The “future mail” service can help us ______.

A. sign a contract

B. express our love and care

C. forget friendship

D. understand the meaning of “time” in a wrong way

5.You’d better use “future mail” if you want to ______.

A. save money from sending express mail

B. send a birthday gift to your friend quickly

C. talk with your friends about your life freely

D. send a your best wishes to yourself on January 1, 2020

— Daniel is ________ honest boy.

— Yes. He never tells lies. He is also my _________ best friend.

A. an; the B. an; / C. a; the D. a; /

The Eiffel Tower is made __________ steel and is really tall.

A. of B. in C. from D. by