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　　 As we know, the waste of food on the dining table in China is very serious, especially in some wedding celebrations and official reception (政府接待 ). Sometimes some dishes are even completely thrown 　　96　 However, to our happiness, more and more people begin to　 97　　　 he importance of saving. For example, nearly 750 restaurants in Beijing have 　 98　　　 in the "clear your plate" （运动）, which is called "Guangpan" 　99 　 Chinese. The Popular action makes the public order less 100　　 and eat up the ha on their plates. Many restaurants also start to provide the 　101　 with smaller dishes in order to reduce

waste. 102　　 , they even encourage the customers to take leftovers (剩菜) home. Actions speak 　 103　　 than words. If everybody can take 　104　 in this campaign, there will be fewer people in hunger. So let's　 105　 wasting from now on.

 In order to save the time, we have to hurry up _________.
　　A. first of all　　 B. from now on　　 C. at first　　 D. at last.

　　

They met each other in China. ______ they became good friends.

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The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and TV, telephone and so on. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has also brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution (污染). Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.

The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world. Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.

The pollution of SO₂ is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

54. Thousands of years ago, life was _________it is today.

　 A. much easier than　　　 B. as easy as　 　 C. as hard as　　 　　　　 D. much harder than

55. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

　 A. water pollution　　　 B. air pollution　 C. noise pollution　　 　　 D. rubbish

56. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because __________.

A. it’s bad to all living things in the world 　 B. it makes much noise

C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty　 　 D. it makes us become angry more easily

57. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?　　

　 A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

　 B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

　 C. From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car

　　 or motorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.

　 D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people