In most parts of the world, many students help their school make less pollution. They join “environment clubs”. In an environment club, people work together to make our environment clean.

     Here are the things students often do.

      No-garbage lunches! How much do you throw away after lunch? Environment clubs ask students to bring their lunches in bags that can be used again. Every week they will choose the class that makes the least garbage and report it to the whole school!

    No-car day! On a no-car day, nobody comes to school in a car, not only the students but the teachers as well! Cars give pollution to our air, so remember to do such things: walk, jump, bike or run! Use your legs! It's very fun.

    Turn off the water! Do you know that some toilets can waste twenty to forty tons of water an hour? In a year, that would fill a small river! In environment clubs, students mend those broken toilets.

    We love our environment. Let's work together to make it clean!

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    Now there is too much garbage(垃圾) on the earth. Our planet is in danger, so it is urgent(紧迫) to classify(分类) garbage. How should garbage be classified? The following pictures may help you.

    Canada is the second-largest country in the world, with almost 10 million square kilometres of landmass. Due to (由于) its size, it is divided into four different regions(地区).

    The Atlantic Provinces

    Fishing is the old industry in this region. Agricultural crops, such as fruit and potatoes, and forests, which produce paper and lumber(木材), form part of the industry. Traditionally depending on fishing and farming, they are developing other natural resources, such as oil and copper.

    Central Canada

    Ontario and Quebec form the industrial and manufacturing (制造业的) heart of Canada. They produce three quarters of Canada's goods. More than half of Canada's population lives in the cities in the southern part of Ontario and Quebec. Most of the people living in Quebec speak French.

    The West Coast

    The British Columbia Coast is Canada's western continental coastline (海 岸 线 ). Europeans settled (定 居 ) in British Columbia in the early 1800s. The railroad built by the government in the late 1800s made moving much easier. Thousands of Chinese came to British Columbia during this period to work on the railroad. British Columbia has the most valuable forest industry in Canada.

Salmon (鲑鱼) fishing is not only a popular sport, but also an important part of the industry. Pacific salmon are exported (出口) all over the world.

    The North

    The Yukon and the Northwest Territories (领土) cover a third of Canada. This huge region has a very small population. Most of the people are natives. There are several native languages, which are equal (平等的) in status (地位) to English and French. During the Gold Rush at the end of the 1800s, thousands of miners (矿工) came to make their fortune (财富). Mining is still an important industry in this region.

Different countries have different greeting customs（习俗）. Now let's read this article to know more about the greeting customs in different cultures.

Whether yellow, red or white, the onion is a vegetable that you may not know well. The list of its uses in cooking is endless. People have used onions to add flavor(味道) to their foods for thousands of years. Besides onions' great taste, they are very good for you. They have special chemicals(化学物质) that improve your ability to fight off sickness and you have fewer chances of getting a disease. 

No matter how good onions are for you, it is difficult to cut an onion without your eyes filling with tears! When you cut into an onion, irritating(刺激性的) chemicals inside the onion will get into the air. They touch your whole eyes and cause pain. Your eyes make tears to wash away the chemicals and protect your eyes. 

Luckily, cooks and scientists have discovered some ways to keep you from crying when you cut up onions：

Cut the onion under running water. The water will wash away the chemicals before they can reach your eyes. 

Use a fan to blow air over the onion as you cut it. The air will blow the chemicals away from your eyes. 

Put the onion in a fridge for an hour before cutting. This helps make the chemicals in the onion move slowly, so they may not ever reach your eyes. 

If you try out these good ideas and still cry while cutting onions, don't worry. Scientists think if you cut more onions, your body will become more resilient to the onion's chemicals. So the tears will not last long. If you think about how healthy onions are, you might even call those tears "happy tears"．

Li Na: Hi, Wang Peng. How was your first week in junior high?

Wang Peng: Hi, Li Na. I was a bit {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. 

Li Na: Why?

Wang Peng: Because we have more things to learn now. What should I do with my time?

Li Na: Well, in junior high, you need {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to make plans. 

Wang Peng: Yes, that's very important. 

Li Na: Besides, you also have to write down important words and {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and remember them. This {#blank#}4{#/blank#} you learn English well in the future. How about {#blank#}5{#/blank#} an English club?

Wang Peng: Good idea! Thanks a lot, Li Na. I hope I can do well in my study in junior high. 

Li Na: Good luck.