We should not use more water than we actually need. If we do, we will not have enough water in the future. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}It is not a difficult question to answer. If we remove more fresh water than nature replaces, we have taken too much.

    Many cities run campaigns(运动) to get people to stop wasting water. They show them ways they can cut back on water use. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}What's more, they carry out programs that offer money to reduce water use. For example, they give people shower heads and toilets that use less water. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Another threat(威胁) to our water supply is pollution. When our sources of fresh water get polluted, we can no longer use this water. This also endangers(危及) the animals that depend on the water.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}We can save lots of water by not letting taps (ke) run while we brush our teeth or by turning off taps right after washing hands. By collecting cold water when were taking warm showers, we can also save water. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}In this way, we can make full use of water.

A. However, just how much is too much?

B. There are several things we can do to save water.

C. Finally, they make laws to control the use of water.

D. We don't have to let the cold water run until it gets warm.

E. They also increase water bills for people who use too much.

Have you ever been toThailand?

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}I've beenin Thailand for a few days with my parents. We are here for a holiday.

    Now we arestaying in Bangkok (曼谷) It is the capital of Thailand and it is a very interesting placeto visit. Yesterday we visited some places of interest in the city. They aregreat! This morning we went shopping.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} My motherbought a nice necklace (项链). My father and I bought some fashionable T-shirts. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} And it'strue! When we eat in the restaurants in Bangkok, the waiters are really niceand they are always smiling. Thai food is delicious, but it is sometimes alittle spicy (辛辣的) for me. You can also get Chinesefood here because a lot of Chinese people came to live in Bangkok many yearsago. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} American food can also be found in Bangkok, however, I don't eat it. I'dlike to try new things when I travel.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Yesterday itrained and got a little cooler. But today it's hot again.

A. Chinese food is very good, and it isn't as spicy asThai food.

B. The weather has been very hot.

C. Thailand is called" Land of Smiles" becausepeople here are very friendly.

D. It is a country in Asia.

E. Bangkok is a wonderful place to shop for jewelry (珠宝) and clothes.

Paperless homework will affect students^' handwriting

    A growing number of primary schools in Shanghai are now encouraging "paperless" homework. Instead of writing with a pen, children can finish their homework simply by "surfing and typing" on their iPad screens.

    Many people welcome the use of this new technology in schools. And it isn't difficult to understand why digital homework could be the next big thing in education; it reduces waste; makes it easier for teachers to collect homework; and now that everything else is digitalized, homework should too.

    But there's an overlooked downside to online homework, as it shows an alarming trend(趋势); how technology is affecting physical handwriting.

    In today's digital age, handwriting is already a weakening skill. Can you remember the last time you used a pen? For me, it was when I had to fill out a form at work. To be honest, I couldn't write quite a few characters and had to type them on my iPhone to remind me of how to write them correctly. I know I'm not alone. There are more saying they share similar embarrassment (尴尬) when asked to write by hand.

    In a time when computers, smart phones and keyboards are widely used in the world, is handwriting even important？ The answer is yes. Handwriting plays an important role in the learning process. Writing a character is more difficult than typing. It requires the body and mind work together actively. So for school﹣age children, writing not only allows them to memorize characters, but also trains their brains the way typing can't.

    Too many children, lost in technology, lie on a sofa or in bed with their smartphones or iPads a seldom mentioned side effect of modern technology, which may lead to physical problems later.

    All said, I'm not saying that digital homework should be canceled. Digitalization is an unstoppable trend. But for courses such as Chinese and English language, I hope to see digital homework introduced later into the courses, at least after children have had the ability to write characters and spell words well.

    I am a student of a middle school. My class teacher is Mrs. Green. She is more than 30 years old. She is our English and History teacher. She is strict(严格) and at the same time she is very kind.

    In our school, there is a playground. We do morning exercises, play basketball and volleyball there. Our PE teacher, Mr. Jackson teaches us to do ball games. He was once a successful sportsman. He is our hero. Our school also has a swimming pool. We take swimming lessons there.

    Our school building is very large and the school hall is on the ground floor. Every year, we have a prize—giving ceremony(颁奖典礼)in the hall.

A recent study found people's lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy(平均寿命) had been cut down by 5.5 years there.

Researchers think heavy air pollution in China should be to blame(承担责任). It's really the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(实情). It doesn't seem to work so well though Chinese government has already done something since 2012.

"Air pollution in China is doing harm to people's health. The harm is much more serious than we can {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (想象),"said Chen Yuyu, one of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (成员) of this study in Beijing University.

Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（更糟）than that in other places. People believed rising temperature and waste gas {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(造成) it.

China should strongly fight {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (反对) the pollution. They should think of more {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(恰当的) ways to deal with the problem and encouraged people to take buses, ride bikes or walk, i{#blank#}8{#/blank#}of driving cars. The factories that pollutes seriously should be closed.

"We need to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（改进）our environment although it might be expensive, Protecting our environment means saving{#blank#}10{#/blank#} (我们自己)," Li Hongbin another researcher of the study said.