Marie：Roy and Carla, what are your ideas for solving these pollution problems？

Roy：To cut down air pollution，we should take the bus or subway instead of   {#blank#}1{#/blank#} 

Carla：Yeah, or ride a bike. There are other advantages of bike riding. It's good for health and it doesn't{#blank#}2{#/blank#}   much！

Marie：Great ideas！What about waste pollution?

Carla：Mmm, I thank simple things like bringing a bag to go shopping can help. I started doing that a year ago.

Roy：Me，too. Also I never take wooden chopsticks or plastic{#blank#}3{#/blank#} when I buy takeaway food. I use the ones at home．

Carla：And remember to throw rubbish in the bins and keep{#blank#}4{#/blank#} places clean and beautiful for everyone·

Marie：So together, our actions can make a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} and lead to a better future！

     What's the most popular school activity among American students? The{#blank#}1{#/blank#}  is the school dance. Most American high schools have at least two dances {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  the year, one in winter and the other in spring. Students attend these events {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  it's a great opportunity for them to meet {#blank#}4{#/blank#}  friends.
     At the dance, there will be snacks and photo booths (机器拍照亭), as well as strict（严格的） rules to {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  create a healthy and enjoyable evening for all students. And all the dancers will be given a security check（安检）before they come into the dance {#blank#}6{#/blank#} . This is acceptable. But some rules may be a little bit over the top（过分). For example, a school once asked {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  students to keep a standing position while they were dancing. That {#blank#}8{#/blank#}  the students couldn't do anything freely. You'd {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  not break the rules because you'll be asked to leave there, or even worse, be placed on a do not invite list.

    English people are famous for their humour (幽默). {#blank#}1{#/blank#} it is often difficult for foreigners to understand their jokes. The main thing to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} is that English people often use understatement.

    Understatement means saying less{#blank#}3{#/blank#}you think or feel. For example, if {#blank#}4{#/blank#}gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say, "It's a little damp (潮湿的) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}" Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person {#blank#}6{#/blank#} people might say, "He isn't exactly friendly." People often use understatement in unpleasant (使人不愉快的) {#blank#}7{#/blank#} or to make another person look silly.

    Also, English people like to make fun of themselves as well as others. The comedy (喜剧) 'Mr Bean' is a(n) {#blank#}8{#/blank#}example of this kind of humour. Mr Bean always speaks as little as {#blank#}9{#/blank#} in the comedy. He always {#blank#}10{#/blank#} to use his body to make people happy. Maybe what makes Mr Bean so funny is that he does things that people in the real world will never do.

—I'd love to. But I have to _______ tomorrow's exam.