There are some easy things you can do to protect 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.
     ●Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves a lot of electricity.
     ●Turn off the tap 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 dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby.
     ●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 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

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

     Our climate is changing around the world. Because of man-made pollution, the earth is becoming warmer
and warmer. The 1990s were the warmest ten years and the 20th century was the warmest century.
     There are many signs of the climate change around us. In Europe, the glaciers (冰川) of the Alps are
disappearing and the droughts in the Mediterranean are worse than before. Southern Spain is turning into
desert. And, as ice melts, sea levels all over the world are rising.
     We are in danger because it will rain less because of the hot weather. In Southeast England there used
to be much rain. but the amount of rain will drop by half in the next 40 years. Fewer people may die from
cold in winter. but many more could die from heat in summer. In the summer of 2003, about 20,000 people
died from heat in France and soon happened in Britain.

1. What makes the earth warmer and warmer?

A. The waste of water.
B. The heat of summer.
C. The heavy rain.
D. Man-made pollution.

2. Which is one of the signs of the climate change?

A. The number of people in the world is growing.
B. There is more snow than before.
C. There isn't much water as before in the Mediterranean.
D. It is very cold in winter.

3. What can cause the rise of sea levels?

A. The melting of ice.
B. The reducing of rain.
C. The cold weather.
D. The strong wind.

4. When win the amount of rain in Southeast England drop by half?

A. Next year.
B. Two years later.
C. In the next thirty years.
D. In the next forty years.

5. This passage is mainly about the _______.

A. change of climate
B. disappearance of glaciers
C. pollution of the air
D. droughts in the Mediterranean

                                                        
     Running is becoming popular these days. Many of us run for our health. Doctors say many of the health
problems come from these bad habits: eating too much, drinking too much, smoking, and not taking enough
exercise. Doctors tell us, "Eat and drink less, don't smoke, and exercise more."
     Running is a good form of exercise because it helps build a strong heart. It also helps most people lose
weight. One 68-year-old woman runs thee times a week. She runs to lose weight. "I love to eat," she says.
     Running is good for health in other ways, too. Many runners say running keeps colds and other small
health problems away. "Running is my doctor," says one man.
     Running can also help people lo relax. So today men and women of all ages enjoy running.

1. Many people enjoy running because they want to ______.

A. eat much
B. keep healthy
C. run fast
D. waste time

2. Doctors tell us _____.

A. not to smoke
B. not to exercise
C. to drink much
D. to eat much

3. The underlined word "weight" means _____.

A. 疾病
B. 體重
C. 速度
D. 健康

4. The third paragraph (段落) shows _____.

A. running helps people to relax
B. running people have many health problems
C. running helps build a strong heart
D. running people have few health problems

5. The writer mainly tells us _____.

A. how to run
B. how to lose weight
C. running is a good way to keep healthy
D. running is better than doctors

     Air is very important to everything that lives. But the air we breathe (呼吸) is getting dirty. People all
over the world are looking for ways to make it clean again.
     Have you ever watched the smoke from chimneys (煙囪) rising high and spreading (散布) out in the air?
Or seen the smoke that puffs (噴出) from cars and trucks on the road? Or watched the smoke trailing (從后
面噴出) from a jet plane?
     Sometimes smoke looks pretty in the air. But it is not good to breathe. If we are going to keep well and
strong, we need to breathe clean air.
     With more and more factories everywhere and more and more cars, trucks and planes, it is getting
harder and harder to keep our air clean.
     Scientists have already found ways to stop or slow down some of things that made the air dirty. They
will not stop working till we have clean air again.

1. The air we breathe is getting _________.

A. dirty
B. clear
C. clean

2. Air is important to _________.

A. everything
B. animal
C. every living thing

3. The smoke that sometimes look pretty in the air is _________ to breathe.

A. good
B. will
C. not good

4. We need to breathe clean air to keep _________.

A. clean
B. good
C. well and strong

5. Scientists will not stop working _________ we have clean air again.

A. while
B. till
C. when

     The most common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat (咽部疼痛). You
sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache, too. Often you have a cough later. It's not a serious
disease, but you can feel quite bad.
     There isn't a cure (良藥) for a cold, but you can take some medicine to make you feel better. For example,
you can take aspirin (阿司匹林) to get rid of (去除) your headache. It is good to rest. and to drink a lot of
water, too. A doctor once told me."With the right medicine. a cold will last for seven days. With no medicine,
it will go on for a whole week!"
     A long time ago, people understood that some plants made them feel better. For example, the juice of
lemons (檸檬) makes a sore throat feel better. In modern times, scientists have found out which chemicals (化學(xué)藥品) are in them. Man, of our medicines today are made from those chemicals. There are some diseases
that we can't cure yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicines, the
average people now live longer than their grandparents.

1. A cold often starts with _______.

A. a headache
B. a cough
C. a pain in your throat
D. feeling a little cold

2. What should we do when we catch a cold?

A. We only take some medicine.
B. We should rest well,drink much water and have some medicine.
C. We just wait for a whole week.
D. We only need a good rest.

3. What makes a sore throat feel better?

A. The medicine aspirin.
B. A lot of water.
C. Something inside lemons.
D. The root of a plant.

4. What is the real meaning of the doctor's words?

A. There is almost no medicine that can cure the cold.
B. There is some medicine that can cure the cold.
C. You will feel well after a whole week when you take some medicine.
D. The cold is a serious disease.

5. From the passage.which of the following is not TRUE?

A. You can feel quite bad though the cold is not a serious disease.
B. We can get some medicine to get rid of our headache.
C. Even if you don't take any medicine,you will feel well after seven days.
D. People have found a cure for old age.

     Life gets noisier every day and very (1)f______ people can be free from noise of some kind or another.
(2)W______ you live in the centre of a modem city or a village far away-the chances that you will be disturbed
by planes, cars, radios, etc. are almost everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite
lonely (3)w______ background music while they are working.
     Tests have (4)s______ that total silence can be very frightening experiences. (5)H______, some people
enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their ears. The noise level in some
places is far (6)a______ the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
     One recent report about noise said that (7)a______ a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention,
only a sudden (8)c______ in the level of noise really affects people's attention. It goes on to say that a
background noise, which doesn't change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention. 
     People are testing ways to make less noise. There are even laws (9)c______ noise. We cannot (10)r______
to the "good old days" of peace and quiet. But we can make less noise-if we shout loudly enough about it.

     Everybody likes to have a good time, but do you know that laughing is very good for your health?
Scientists believe that laughing can help your body fight illness. Because of this, an Indian doctor opened
the first laughter club in 1995.
     Now there are more than 1,000 laughter clubs around the world. A laughter club is a place where you
can go to laugh in your way for happiness and good health. Steve Wilson, the man who took laughter clubs
to America, said, "We laugh with each other, but never at each other. At first, the laughter exercise feels a
bit false. But soon the laughter becomes real."
     Laughter is very important when we communicate with other people. It helps us make friends and
understand each other better. We can laugh with people all over the world. It is the same in any language.
So never be afraid to laugh. It's good for your health.

     Laughing can make us happy and (1)______. The first laughter club (2)______ opened in 1995. Now
there are (3)______ 1,000 laughter clubs all over the world. We can go to a laughter club to laugh for our
health, but remember (4)______ to laugh at each other. Laughter is an international language. It is (5)______
to each other's understanding. Let's laugh with people around us.