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Dear Peter,
I’m glad to receive your letter. Thank you for your caring for the weather and my health. Now I’d like to tell you something a_____【小題1】____ the smog（霧霾）.
Since the winter last year, the smog has t_____【小題2】_____ place for several times. It has done great harm to our d_____【小題3】_____ life. Many traffic accidents happened just because of the heavy smog weather. More and more people have to go to see the d____【小題4】___ because of the serious disease caused by the smog. Quite a lot of flights have to be put off. A great number of people have to stay at h_____【小題5】____ for fear of the poisonous air caused by the smog.
People have realized the great harm caused by the smog and the importance of p____【小題6】______ the environment. People from all over the country are taking actions to reduce the smog weather. The g_____【小題7】_____ asks people to go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the u_____【小題8】_____. Also we should plant more trees.
According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won’t throw the waste a___【小題9】____. In addition, I will tell the people that all of us should try our best to protect the environment. Would you like to tell me some good ideas? I’m looking f____【小題10】___ to your reply.
Yours,
Wang Hua

The world of out-of-doors is full of secrets. And they are so interesting that quite a lot of people are busy studying them. All around us are birds, animals, trees and flowers. The facts about how they  1  and grow are as interesting as anything could be. Do you know that one of the greatest presidents of the USA spent hours and hours  2  birds? A businessman who lives near New York city became so  3  in insects that he began to collect them. He now has more than one thousand different kinds carefully  4  in glass boxes. Come then with me, and I will help you find some of nature’s secrets. Let us go  5  through the woods and fields. Here we shall find how a rabbit tells the other rabbits that there is danger. We shall  6  a mother bear and her young ones as they look for  7  and get ready for winter sleep. We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let other bees know  8  they can find food. I will show you many other interesting things, but the thing that I can  9  you is to keep your eyes and ears  10  when you go out of doors. Nature tells her secrets only to people who look and listen carefully.

Harry had a very small farm. He only had one cow but dreamed about having a large farm. He once asked his father Bill, “I’d like to have that land over there. How can I get it?” His father encouraged him to go and talk to the landowner(地主) to see how they could get the land. Harry said. “But we don’t have enough money.” His father said, “Don’t worry. Go and talk to him.”

Several years passed. Harry had not only the land, but also several hundred cows. He had a happy life with his wife.

Later, Harry’s wife, Sarah, had a dream. “I want to build the biggest farm in the world.” She said. They called their friend Manuel about this task. Three days later Manuel had a plan for the whole project. Then they asked, “How much will it cost?” Manuel said they needed a lot of money.

“Nobody will lend us so much money to build a farm,” they thought. But the manager of the bank trusted them and their dream.

A few months later, La manuel, the biggest farm in the world, was opened.

1.The passage tells us that _________.

A.     A poor farmer is always a poor farmer.

B.     Making your dream come true depends on (依靠)yourself

C.     A good friend can help you in doing everything

D.     Talk with your friends before you do everything

2.The reason why Harry got the land and many cows was _______.

A. he was rich                

B. he got his help from his wife

C. he worked hard to get money  

D. he borrowed money from the bank

3. In order to(為了) make Sarah’s dream come true(實(shí)現(xiàn)),

Manuel _________.

A. made a careful plan             B. lent her quite a lot of money

C. bought the biggest farm for her.   D. didn’t like her dream

4.The underlined word “trust” means ________.

A. know     B. understand            C. think      D. believe

5.From this passage, we can learn that ________.

A.     Harry was a rich, energetic and clever man

B.     Harry’s success comes from his dream and working hard

C.     Harry’s father and wife were both interested in making money

D.     If you help others, you’ll get what you have paid

Saving water is an important part of going green. As water becomes less and polluted more, conservation (保護(hù)) becomes more and more important. The less water you use, the less wastewater will end up in our rivers and lakes. Wasting water means that more water needs to be treated and cleaned, a process that requires quite a lot of energy.
As it is said above, cutting down on water usage is one of the most important things you can do for your local environment and the planet as a whole. That is why more green households are going blue: cutting down their water footprint by conserving and harvesting (收獲) water.
It may seem like a big concept, but going blue starts with small changes that everyone can make. Something as simple as turning off the tap while you brush your teeth can save a lot of water. Wash your fruits and vegetables in a bowl rather than under a tap to save even more. Make sure that the taps are fully turned off every time you step away from the sink or the shower — all those little drips can add up to a lot of water waste.
Another way of reducing your water footprint is reducing your dependence on the main water supply. Rainwater harvesting can meet a lot of your home’s water needs. Many of us already practice rainwater harvesting in a small way. Collecting water from your gutters (檐溝) is a great way to keep your garden green without running the sprinkler (灑水器).
【小題1】The underlined word “green” means ______ in this passage.