Everyone knows water is important to all living things. But do you know these interesting 1 about water?

    Without water, the Earth would look 2 the moon. People can live several days without food, but only3days without water. Scientists say 70% of the human body is made up of water. Water 4 up 83% of our blood, 70% of our brain, and 90% of our lungs (肺). About 95% of a tomato is water, and about 80% of an apple is water. So 5 can we do to help with water problems?

   Keep a shower to 10 minutes or 6 time. It helps save much water. Use a broom to sweep the floor, the stair, the garage (车库), or the sidewalk instead of water.

     7 throw your used water away. Instead, you can use some to water plants or run the toilets. Use a bucket (桶) of water to 8 your bike or the  family car instead of water pipes.

     Use water only 9 you need it. Don't leave water running. Be sure to turn the tap 10 when you are not using it.

    Today, I am very happy to have a meeting with you. At the meeting we will talk about the 1 we have these days. We all know the problems of 2 and the objects falling from windows are getting worse. We have received lots of letters about such problems. So   3 is time for possible ways to work out these problems.

    Some dog owners don't take care of their dogs well enough, and they let their dogs make mess on the roads and in gardens. This makes the environment 4. I would like to tell the dog owners that their behavior is too b ad, and at the same time they are making people 5 unhappy. We should keep the environment 6.

    It is reported that some people 7 rubbish out of the windows. It is dangerous because falling objects 8 hurt others. It is against the law. We should put up a notice to teach people not to do so. If it is found, we will record the names and address of those people who throw objects. Then, a warning will be given and 9 will be punished by law.

    A safe and comfortable living environment is important to us. 10 we try our best to care for our community, it will be a good place to live in. Thank you for your coming.

    Light travels at a very fast speed. It is about a million times 1 than the speed of sound. You can get some idea of this 2 by watching the start of a race (赛跑). If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke from his gun before the sound gets to your 3

    This great speed of light4some strange facts. Sunlight 5about 8 minutes to get to us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, 6 that the light rays (光线) left the moon 1.3 seconds before they got to you. The nearest star is so 7 away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to 8 towards you several years ago. In some cases, the light from one of tonight's stars had started on its journey to you before you were born.

    So, to be exact, we can't say, "The stars are shinning 9." We have to say instead, "The stars 10 pretty. They were shining several years ago, but their light has only just got to the Earth."

    The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to 1 in the water to find the secret there. Scuba diving (水肺潜水) is a new sport today. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.

    If you are lucky, you will 2 find many strange animals in the sea. Some are as 3 as a school bus. Some are so tiny that you may not  4 them at all.

    During the day, there is enough 5. Everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in 6 water for a long time. However, you can't dive too deep. And you must be very 7 when you are in deep water, because something dangerous may happen unexpectedly.

    The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It's cold, and it's 8 too. The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is. At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all.

    Besides the cold and darkness, deep-sea animals face a third 9 —other animals. Animals eat! Many animals eat plants. However, some animals eat 10. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals' meal.

    There are many kinds of pollution around us, 1 air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad 2 our health in many ways.

    Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause some eye and breathing problems.

    With the 3 of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many 4 in the fields. They destroy the soil.

So soil pollution has become serious.

    Noise pollution can make people 5. For example, people may lose their hearing if they have worked in a 6 place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure 7.

    Having worked for a long time in strong, changeable light 8 cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel 9 and is especially bad for the eyes.

    With 10 pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let's be greener people.