This week, our topic is pollution. What are the answers to all of our pollution problems? We asked two experts to give their views.

    ◇Forest Smith is a member of Green First, an environmental group.

    Our future on the Earth looks very bad. We are dumping waste on our land. We can't breathe the fresh air. The sea is polluted too.

    I visited some relatives recently in a small village. They grow their own food and cycle everywhere. They are not wealthy, but they are happy and healthy.

    We must close the factories producing useless products. That will reduce rubbish and air pollution. We must recycle more, give up all cars, and improve public transport.

    A big problem is overpopulation in big cities. We must give up big cities and factories, and go back to a simple way of life.

    ◇John Green is a scientist at a university.

    Things are not as bad as Forest says. We'll have a bright future. We don't need to give up cars but we need to invent better, cleaner engines.

    This won't stop the problem of traffic jams. So we need better public transport. We should also recycle more.

    But some things are getting better. My sister returned last month after living abroad for five years. She said, “Our old neighbourhood doesn't look the same as before－it is cleaner and greener now.”

    In a word, science has brought many improvements to our life.

    Reading is a very important skill. 阅读也是一种提高你的英语的好方法。However, to make sure what you read isn't too difficult, it's important to know what makes texts difficult and how you can improve your understanding of them. Here are some suggestions.

    ①Understand the purpose of your reading. The way you read depends on the purpose of your reading. The kind of reading you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel for pleasure in the summer holidays.

    ② Find background information. Find something out about the topic you are going to read.

    The more background information you have, the easier it'll be to understand the text.

    ③Increase your vocabulary（词汇）. The more vocabulary you have, the easier your reading will be.

    ④ Use your dictionary correctly. A common mistake is to read everything very slowly and carefully, looking up each unknown word. Sometimes this is necessary, for example, when reading exam questions. However, it takes a long time and can be very boring; it can even make understanding more difficult!

    If you've followed the above advice and still can't understand a text, then it's simply too hard for you. Stop reading and ask someone to help you. 没有人想要放弃。However, you'll just be wasting your time if you continue to work at a text that's beyond you.

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{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Lisa loves animals a lot. She is always trying to do something to protect animals. So she hopes to go somewhere she can have fun staying with the animals she has hardly(几乎不) seen before.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Ron is interested in collecting different things. He would like to go somewhere he can find some new collections. He also loves to eat something sweet.

A. Brazil is the land of soccer. The people are really friendly. Most of them are good at sports. And in 2016, there will be the 31th Olympic Games.

B. Canada is one of the best places to live in the world with fresh air. Canadians are gentle and friendly. You can always see lots of foreigners(外国人) there.

C. Australia is the land of rare(稀少的) animals such as koalas and kangaroos. And the best wool is produced（生产） there. It's a good idea to enjoy operas in Sydney.

D. Switzerland is the land of watches. Of course, being on time is very important to people there. And the country is famous for (著名) its sweet food, like chocolates.

E. Thailand lies to the south of China. It grows all kinds of tropical(热带的)fruits. It has many lovely beaches and it's famous for elephants.

 A. What if you win      
 B. Life won't be the same without you

 C. Life isn't crystal stair.    
 D. There is a rainbow after every storm.

 E. Focus on the future.  
 F. To give up is to live a meaningless life

    The life has been full of challenges and difficulties. Life is not about the smartest person or the strongest person, or even the richest person. However, life is about having the mind in your heart "Never Give Up", even when you feel that giving up is the only choice. The world is waiting on your gifts.

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    You are important to this world and believe it or not, someone is waiting for you to enrich their lives. You are too important to the world to just give up.

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    You many feel that life is challenging you from time to time and you can't take it anymore. You may want to give up right now. But here is a thought, what will happen if you overcome the difficulties?

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    When an Olympic runner is in a race, he or she is focusing on one thing - the finishing line. You have to focus on the big picture – not just where you are right now. Focus in where you want to be. Make an agreement with your mind and your mouth.

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    One of my favorite poems is called "Crystal Stair" written by Langston Hughes. In that poem, a mother tells her son that life is tough, you will meet rocks and hard places, but the end is victory to those who stand their ground and ride the course.

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    Whatever you are facing, you can make it through. There is a rainbow on the other side of your situation. Stay strong, stay focused and never give up.

    When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. These workmen often dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.

    One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette(烟) behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his cars. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!" Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him." It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are", he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it." No, that's not my ear." He said," Mine had a cigarette behind it"