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Electric cars may seem like a recent invention，but they've been around for years.In the early 1900s，there were more electric cars on the road than there were petrol（汽油）cars.At that time，petrol was e（1） compared with other fuels（燃料）。W（2） petrol prices dropped and new technologies were developed，electric cars went out of fashion （过时）.Instead，petrol cars became more p（3） because they could travel longer distances （距离）without stopping.
During the 20th century，petrol cars got bigger，heavier，and faster.They needed more fuel，and it c（4） more air pollution.For years，car makers didn't worry about pollution.They didn't worry about the amount of petrol cars used，e（5） .But when people began to realise that there was not enough oil on the earth，they asked car makers to produce more efficient（高效能的）and less polluting cars.
One m（6） of solving the problem was a "hybrid" car（混合动力车），one that ran partly on petrol and partly on electricity.Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s when petrol prices went up and the prices of hybrid cars went d（7） .
An all﹣electric car uses no petrol.The problem，however，is that car batteries （电池） need to be recharged （再充电）.That makes electric cars not so useful for long j（8） .
Many people are not p（9） with it.The government and car makers are w（10） together to develop safe，cheap，and useful electric cars.When people have these cars in the future，a petrol station may be a thing of the past.
The smell of popcorn was in the air.I could hear kids laughing and shouting.People were everywhere!
My family and I walked around the amusement park，getting snacks and going on rides.I loved almost all types of rides.The （1）o rides that I didn't like were rides that turn you upside﹣down.But my elder sister，Laura，loved them.When we finally were near a ride that went upside﹣down，she started asking me to go with her.I told her I didn't like those rides，but she kept asking （2）b she really didn't want to go alone.I was feeling sympathy （同情）for her，so I stalled thinking that maybe I （3）s go with her，even though I really don't like to go upside﹣down.I turned to my parents for （4）h .
" Matt，you are allowed to stand up for yourself.If something makes you feel really uncomfortable，you can tell people （5）n .It's OK to tell Laura that you love her， （6）b that you can't go with her because going upside﹣down makes you uncomfortable.Be strong but kind when you tell her，so that she will （7）k you're serious. " Mom said.
"I don't want to make Laura mad or sad，" I replied to Mom， "and I don't want her to think I'm being mean. "
"There's a （8）d between being aggressive （有攻击性的）and being assertive（坚决主张的）.Saying 'no' doesn't mean you are willing to hurt her feelings.You're just listening to your own feelings to make sure you stay safe. " Mom answered. "The
（9）s goes for Laura.If you ask her to arm wrestle （角力）and she doesn't feel comfortable，she's allowed to say 'no'，too.We are all allowed to stand up for ourselves. "
"Thanks，Mom."I said.I told Laura that I love her and like to do things with her，but that the upside﹣down rides make me uncomfortable because they scare me.She was sad，but went on the ride by（10）h and was really happy when it was over.We had a great rest of the day at the amusement park!
Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2，000 years ago.Chinese gardens are a special form of （1）t Chinese culture and art.
At the entrance to a Chinese garden，there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen（挡住）your view.This is to give you a pressed﹣in feeling，in order to later produce unexpected joy （2）w you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations（假山）and a big lake.The best （3）e is the Summer Palace.
Rock formations play an （4）i role in the design of a Chinese﹣style garden.Without them，a garden could not be considered a Chinese﹣style garden.They are as important to a Chinese﹣style garden as sculptures are to a European﹣style garden.Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for （5）i Four Seasons Rockeries（假山花园）.
（6）G in the south are mostly small in size.Chinese garden designers have used the method of "borrowing scenery with a mirror（镜子）" to create a sense of （7）s .A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery.A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang，a rockery in He Garden，Yangzhou.A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor.The whole garden will be （8）s in the mirror wherever the visitors are.A pool or a lake in a garden （9）a serves this purpose.A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang.East of the rockery，a man﹣made moon is reflected（倒映）in the （10）p .
Whatever methods used，every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.
Ways to reduce food waste
Food waste is a big problem around the world. While some people t ___ 1___away unwanted food, lots of people in other parts of the world face food shortages.
In order to reduce food waste, many c ___ 2___in the world like German and France have food banks. People and grocery stores can give extra food to them and they can give the food to t ___ 3___in need. Shanghai Oasis opened China's first food bank in 2015. In five years, it saved seven million tons of food and h ___ 4___760,000 people.
Many fruits and v ___ 5___go to waste because they look ugly. For example, about 25 to 30 percent of carrots don't make it to the store because of their l ___ 6___. So try to buy ugly food next time, since it is j __ 7___as good as "normal" food.
Many Chinese restaurants are telling people to o ___ 8___dishes by using the "N-1"formula. "N" s ___ 9___for the number of people in your group. So if you're in a group of s ___1 0___people, you should order five dishes.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. Everyone can do something to make a difference.
Fill in each blank with a proper word with the help of the given letter.
Have you ever imagined （1）t to other countries without your paper passport？In the （2）f ，there will be a new kind of passport called the "cloud passport" and it will come into your （3）d life someday.Your paper passport will become history.
The cloud passport will have your name，photos and so on.It is easy （4）f you to check them on the computer.、
If you take a paper passport with you，you might lose it. （5）H ，with the cloud passport，you don't have to worry about that.Do you think the cloud passport is a great idea？
Sometimes，children can't keep a single bit of information in their mind while they are doing something else.If so，they may have problems with their working memory.It is an important （1）s for children.Here are some （2）t to help improve children's working memory.
Read actively.They may form long﹣term （长时间的） memories more （3）e when children take part in active reading.Active reading （4）i not only asking notes，but also speaking aloud and asking questions about the material that they are reading.
Use visualization （形象化） skills.When reading something，ask children to imagine the scene of the story and （5）d it.For example，ask them to set a table for a few people and have a （6）p in their mind，and then have a description.
Ask them to teach others.Teaching（7）a person means being able to understand the information well before saying it aloud.When children are learning a new skill，ask them to show others （8）h to do it.They should be able to explain it to others.
Moreover，there are lots of matching games that can be （9）p to improve their working memory，or you can use something simple （10）1 a magazine or a newspaper.Have them find a certain word as many times as they can in one minute.
The Chinese life is colorful with many interesting folk ways.The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month，it has a Chinese name Yuanxiao Festival.Yuanxiao comes from the （1）f that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao.The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month （2）m the beginning of the first full moon.On the Lantern Festival，the Chinese people have the custom of
（3）e lanterns and eating glutinous rice dumplings.There is a common saying that"Playing on the Lantern Festival."
The custom started during the Han Dynasty，and has a （4）h of more than 2000 years.On that night，every place is decorated with lanterns and streamers（饰带） and there is a bustling atmosphere.As night （5）f ，people go in crowds to the sea of colorful lanterns：palace lanterns，wall lamps，figure lanterns，flower lanterns，revolving horse lanterns，animal lanterns，and toy lanterns，of all types and （6）c .Some lanterns have riddles（谜语） on them，which encourage people to try to be the （7）f to find the answer.
It is （8）a a traditional custom to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time.As early as the Song Dynasty，there was such a kind of food，a round ball （9）m of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels（果仁）.Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival，people call it yuanxiao.The Chinese people hope that （10）e is satisfactory （yuanman in Chinese），and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will remain united，harmonious，happy and satisfied.
The problem some people have with homework is not that they find it too hard，or that it takes too long，but that they （1）f what they have to do and for when.This may be because they don't write down exactly what （2）n to be done，or don't make a note of when it has to be handed in.
If you have a planner for school，make good （3）u of it to record what you need to do.If not，use a diary or notebook to make notes of what has to be handed in and（4）w .
You could set up an 'in﹣tray' system，so you can see what is （5）w to be done.This is a tray or shallow box where you put your homework each night until you are （6）r to do it. .
Although no one exactly looks forward to doing homework，you will get it done more efficiently（高效地） if you are well （7）o and have time and space to concentrate（专注） on it.
For example，if your homework involves （需要） going online and you don't have your（8）o computer，make sure you 'book' some time on the family computer，or can use one in your school library.
If you have space，set up a homework 'office' （9）a at home with a table or desk and a comfortable chair.It should have good light，a place for your books，and your homework 'tool kit' .
It helps to get into a habit of doing homework early in the evening，and not （10）1 it until the last minute at weekends.After you've done it，reward yourself with some fun‘down﹣time' activities，such as some television or social networking time.
Paper，zhi，was a Chinese invention.2，000 years ago，Chinese people
（1）i papermaking.This zhi was made （2）o silk and was very expensive.Only the emperor and rich people could （3）a to use it.1，900 years ago，Cai Lun improved the paper﹣making process.He made cheap jinzhi out of tree bark and old cloth.The improvement in paper﹣making spread zhi far and wide，and many different （4）k of zhi were made by Chinese people.Xuan paper，a type of high quality rice paper，best shows the charm of
（5）t Chinese painting and calligraphy （书法）.Later，Chinese zhi spread to the West via the Chinese Silk Road.
Susan is the daughter of the famous environmental scientist Clark.But the woman has become an environmentalist on her （1）o .
In 1992，the first UN Earth Summit（峰会） was held in Rio de Janeiro.Thousands of people from around the world （2）h for it to talk about the Earth' s tomorrow.Twelve﹣year﹣old Susan and three of her friends formed a group.They raised money to travel to Rio to （3）a the summit.
At the summit，Susan said that the state of the environment （4）w her a lot. "You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer （臭氧层）.You don't know how to bring back forests that once（5）g where there is now desert.If you don't know how to fix the Earth，please stop（6）b it!" The six﹣minute speech silenced all the people and made them fall into deep thinking.
After that speech，Susan began to lead "two lives." On the（7）t days，she was a schoolchild.But during her vacations，she （8）s internationally about the environment.
Now，nearly 30 years has passed since Susan made her Rio speech.Although many of the world's environmental problems have only become （9）w ，Susan does agree that some things are different now.More and more people give voice like Susan because they have realized the importance of the environment.
"Thirty years ago，I was fighting for my tomorrow.Now，I am fighting for the
（10）f of my sons，" says Susan，now a mother of two，who has kept calling people's attention to climate change.
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I am a plastic bottle． A week ago， I was on a supermarket shelf， I had a（1） （正常的） the same as all my brothers and sisters﹣ other bottles full of water．I felt really happy．
Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her （2） （篮子）! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge．It was cold，but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it．However，only a few hours later，she took me out of the fridge and （3） （喝） the water inside me． Then she threw me into a dustbin（垃圾箱）． I have never felt so empty and alone in my life．
Early the next morning，a man took me out of the dustbin．He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck．There were so many horrible smells．Then I was pushed （4） （一起） with the rest of the rubbish．Soon I was completely flat（平的）．I cannot （5） （相信） how thin I became．
I slept for a while．when I woke up，I found （6） （我自己） in a terrible place．Everything around me was （7） （丑陋的）and had horrible smells．I felt afraid．I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else．Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil．
I asked another bottle what would happen to us．He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place，but would have to stay here for （8） （数千） of years．
"Why can't they reuse or recycle us？" I cried．
A man had a garden． He planted a rose and watered it c（1） ． Before the rose blossomed （盛开），he noticed many thorns （刺） around the bud （花蕾） and he thought，"H（2） can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns？" Because of this i（3） ， he lost interest in this kind of plant， then he gave up watering the rose． And just b（4） it was ready to blossom， it died．
Good qualities are just like roses． There is a rose in e（5） spirit． The good qualities planted in us at birth， grow among the thorns﹣our weaknesses．Many of us look at o（6） and we only see our weaknesses．We lose heart，thinking that n（7） good can possibly come from us．We give up watering the roses in us， and slowly they die． We never realize the g（8） of being able to find out our good qualities．
Someone may not see the rose in himself，so we need to help him d（9） the rose．With love， we can accept a person into our life，even though we know his true weaknesses．At the same time，we should e（10） him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them． Then he will blossom many times．
Our lives changed tracks the day our son was born． We （1）w whether we should move back to our home country Brazil． I remember looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there．
During the ten years away from my big family and my culture， I missed the delicious foods，samba，Brazilian jujitsu（柔术）， and sunny skies．My wife （2）m our homeland too．As a musician，it would be （3）e for her to do her work in Brazil． But in the United Kingdom， I had the funding and lab resources for my research． Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career？
A few weeks later， my brother called from Brazil， telling me that our father had passed away． The great happiness I felt about my son’s birth suddenly gave way to deep （4）s ． We had no doubt it was the right time to （5）r to Brazil． We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and （6）b received offers．
（7）H ， it wasn’t easy getting started with my research in Brazil． I didn’t receive any startup funding for my lab． Now， thanks to Brazilian funding， I have a team of bright young scientists and can （8）a expensive lab resources．
We are living the lives we wanted to liveworking on rewarding research and feeling closer to our family and （9）c in our home country． My son is growing up close to his cousins． I take up Brazilian jujitsu training， which I haven’t been able to do during my years （10）a ． My wife and I feel happy to find a way home．
Dear Peter，
I'm so excited． Guess what﹣it's my Dad's 40th b（1） next week，so we're going to London to celebrate it! Cool， ch？
We're flying over on Thursday evening．As soon as we a（2） ，we'll go on a tour of the city． We'll take a trip on the River Thanes， which divides the city into two parts． This way， we can see almost every place of i （3） in London．
On F（4） morning， we're going to the Tate Modern． Since it's not f（5） from our hotel， we're going to the London Eye． I can't w（6） to see the Houses of Parliament from up there!
Saturday is for s（7） ． Mum advises me to buy a teddy bear for my cousin as a p（8） ．We're going to Portobello Road in the morning．Then in the afternoon，we'll visit Harrods﹣ the most famous shop in London! Dad's not very happy about it， but I'm sure he'll e（9） it when we're there．
On Sunday morning， we're going to Hyde Park，and we're going home by p（10） in the afternoon．
It's my dream trip ﹣and it's happening!
Hope everything's OK with you．
Lots of love，
Cynthia
It was Monday morning， and the writing class had just begun． Everyone was silent，waiting to see （1）w would be called to read his or her article aloud．Some of us were confident and couldn't wait to take （2）p in the class activity；others were nervous．I had done my homework，but I was shy ﹣ I was （3）a to speak in front of a large group of people．At that moment， I remembered that my father（4）o said， "The classroom is a place for learning and that （5）i learning from textbooks， and mistakes as well．" Immediately， I raised my hand．
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