If you go out, you can find cars here and there. Bad smoke from a car can get into the air. This bad
smoke is called pollution.
     Pollution turns the air a gray color. It is very dirty. It also makes the air around us get worse and worse.
It is not good for our health.
    To keep pollution down, the States test cars every two years. This test checks to make sure the cars do
not pollute the air. If a car doesn't pass the test, the owner can't drive it the next year.
     Some car owners drive their cars even though they can't pass the test. It is also very bad for the air.
     People want to find a way to get these cars off the road. So a state program was started. Now it seems
to be helping. In the state program, the States buy cars that can't pass the test or will help pay for repairs.
This program has been helping people buy better cars or fix their old ones. And the air is becoming better
and better.
     The state program that takes pollution cars off the road has just finished its first year, and people say
it has been successful. For the past year, the state program has been buying cars that can't pass the test,
and the cars bought by the States through the program are put out of use.

1. ______ is called pollution.

A. The car
B. A gray color
C. The smoke from cars
D. The test

2. The cars are tested every two years to make sure ______.

A. people can visit the old cars
B. the owners don't drive any more
C. the owners can buy new cars
D. they don't pollute the air

3. In order to ______, the States buy cars that can't pass the test or will help pay for repairs.

A. get money from car owners
B. cut down the pollution
C. make the air around us worse
D. sell more new cars

     Tang Ling often smoked cigarettes (香煙) in his school's washing room. He started smoking 1_____ the
age of 14. One day he learnt that the NBA star Yao Ming, an ambassador (大使) to the Chinese Association
on Tobacco Control (中國控煙協(xié)會), asked people not to smoke. Yao Ming was Tang's favorite star, 2_____
his words meant a lot to him. He decided to 3_____ up smoking.
     According to the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, about 350 million Chinese smoke. Among
4_____, 50 million are teenagers. Sun Jiangping of Beijing University said, "Teenagers can get cigarettes
5_____, especially when their parents smoke or shops 6_____ cigarettes to them. It's very important 7_____
parents to help their children stop smoking."
     A 15-year-old boy named Li Kun from Beijing said his 8_____ didn't smoke. Because they thought smoking
could make people feel badly ill, they only allowed him to play with friends without smoking. Living in such a
good family helped Li say 9_____ to cigarettes. Some of his smoking classmates once told Li that smoking
made boys look 10_____, but Li disagreed. He said, "Smoking is unhealthy and it's not cool at all. Please stop
smoking now!"

     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 and keep litter 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 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 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 more and more beautiful.

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

A. a proposal (倡議書)
B. a poster
C. an ad

2. The writer tells us ______.

A. to pour dirty water into the rivers
B. to throw litter into a dustbin
C. to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

3. We can ______ to save paper.

A. use a paper cup
B. throw old books away
C. use both sides of paper

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

A. Give your old clothes to the poor children.
B. Close the doors in winter.
C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth.

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

A. save water and electricity
B. protect the earth
C. make better use of old things

     Do you often feel a little sleepy after lunch? Well, that's normal. Your body naturally lays down. What
should you do about it? Don't drink coffee, take a nap (打盹), instead. There are many advantages of a
daily nap. First of all, you can remember things better and make fewer mistakes. Also, you can learn things
more easily after taking a nap. A 20-minute nap can reduce (減少) your pressure (壓力). Finally, a nap can
make you cheerful.
     But there are some simple rules that you should follow about taking a nap. You should take up at noon,
about eight hours after you wake up. In general, a 20-minute nap is the best. If you sleep longer, you may
fall into a deep sleep. After waking up, you'll feel worse. Also, you should set an alarm clock. That way,
you can feel fully relaxed during the nap. You don't have to go looking at the clock so that you don't oversleep
(睡過頭).
     Now, the next time you feel sleepy after lunch, don't get stressed. Put your head down, close your eyes
and have a short sleep during the daytime.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
     When you feel a little sleepy after lunch, you should take a nap (1)______ of drinking coffee. After twenty
(2)______ nap, you can remember things better, make fewer mistakes, learn things more easily. It can reduce
your pressure and cheer you up. But you don't (3)______ the simple rules, you won't feel (4)______. In order
to (5)______ yourself during the nap, you should set an alarm clock to wake you up on time.

     The earth is about 4,600 million years old. Modern man has lived on the earth for only 35,000 years, but
during that time, we have changed our planet in many ways. Many of the things that we have done are good, but
more are not good for the earth.
     Water pollution
     A lot of people, birds and fish die each day because of water pollution. Factories have polluted the land and
the water. As a result, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
     Air pollution
     In big cities, factories, as well as cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of air pollution. Many people in
cities now have serious health problems. For example, Mexico city used to be a beautiful sunny capital, but today
it is always covered by thick brown clouds.
     Soil pollution
     In order to have a good harvest, most of the farmers use chemicals too much in their fields. That's bad for
the soil. But this kind of pollution is difficult to stop.
     Hope for the future
     These problems are very serious for our future, so all of us should do something to improve our
environment. If we can stop pollution, our planet will become more and more beautiful and our health will be
better. Let's be greener people!

1. _____ have made the earth change a lot.

A. Human beings
B. Animals
C. Plants
D. People in other planets

2. There are _____ kinds of pollution in this passage.

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five

3. Pollution isn't a big problem now, is it?

A. Yes, it is.
B. No, it isn't.
C. Yes, there is.
D. No, there isn't.

4. Which sentence is NOT right according to the passage?

A. Most of things that we have done are good for our planet.
B. We must stop the factories from pouring waste water into the rivers and lakes.
C. Because of water pollution, many rivers and lakes are now dead.
D. Water pollution is very serious nowadays.

5. Which sentence is RIGHT?

A. Though Mexico city is always covered by thick brown clouds, it's still a beautiful sunny capital.
B. Air pollution can make people sick.
C. Now fewer farmers use chemicals in the fields.
D. Factories, cars, trucks and buses are the main cause of soil pollution.

     What will the house of the future look like? Could it have gardens on its walls, or a pool with fish for
dinner? Architects believe that they are all possibilities. The only thing for sure is that the houses will be as
green as possible.
The tree house
     Many architects in the world would like to build a "tree house." Like a leaf, the surface of the house
collects sunlight during the day. The energy can be used to heat water, produce electricity, and even create
fresh air for the home. The "root" (根) of the house is deep under the ground. It uses the soil (土壤) to the
home's temperature.
The Lizard house
     Like a lizard (蜥蜴), changing color with the weather is the most important design of a lizard house.
When it's in the bright sun, the cover of the house will turn dark to protect it from strong heat. During dark
days, it turns white and takes in as much light and heat as possible to produce energy.
Meals at home
     This design is perhaps as much about the future of food production as architecture (建筑風格). It has
gardens on the outside wall of the house. People can plant tomatoes, carrots and green tea on them. So every
day in the morning, you just need to walk outside and collect your meals.
Learning from the past
     Looking to the future isn't the only way to be green. Sometimes, ancient techniques (古老的技術) can
also help cut down energy use. For example, a chimney (煙囪) can be a useful air conditioner because it is
easier of hot air to flow out at the chimney.

1. What is the best title (標題) of the passage?

A. Green house of the future.
B. The greener, the better.
C. How to build green houses.
D. Changes of the houses.

2. We can heat water, produce electricity or create fresh air for the home _________.

A. with the root of a leaf.
B. with the energy from sunlight.
C. with the soil under the ground.
D. with gardens on its walls.

3. What will happen to the cover of the lizard house when it's in the bright sun?

A. It will take in light.
B. It will produce energy.
C. It will turn dark.
D. It will turn white.

4. The passage seems to tell us that meals at home in the future _________.

A. will be more delicious.
B. need more cooks.
C. cost as much as possible.
D. will be greener.

5. A chimney can be a useful air conditioner but it used to cause  _________.

A. pollution.
B. accident.
C. noise.
D. techniques.