Cars make our lives more convenient. But theycan also be a problem. For example, fossil fuel (化石燃料)cars mainly cause air pollution.

    To improve the environment, many countriesare developing electric vehicles (EVs,电动车).Among them, China is taking a leading role and has created the world's largestEV market.

    Last year, over 40 per cent of the 753,000EVs sold in the world were sold in China, more than twice as many as the numbersold in the United States.

    "Filling up a fossil fuel car with gas(汽油) is more expensive than charging (充电) an electric car," said Wu Hao, who bought an electric carthis year.

    However, there are still some problems. Itcan be hard to find charging piles (充电桩) andthe cars can't go far before being recharged.

    Some of these problems are being solved. In2014, China had 31,000 charging piles. Now China has the world's largest EVcharging network, with more than 450,000 charging piles in total.

    Developing EVs is one of many efforts thatChina has made to cut down pressure on its environment after the governmentpromised to stop increases in carbon dioxide emissions (二氧化碳排放量) by 2030.

    "As China goes, so will the world'scar industry," the Wall Street Journal said.

Do you feel guilty(内疚的) for something you did? Maybe you made a mistake that hurt someone. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Either way, the simple words "I'm sorry" can help you and others feel better. It's not always easy to admit(承认) what you did is wrong. But you can't learn from your mistakes without admitting them.

Apologizing(道歉) is an important part of personal growth. When you apologize, the other person knows that you understand his feelings. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} But in fact, it shows that you are strong enough to put others before yourself. After apologizing, you may become closer to your friend than before.

But even after you decided to apologize, you may not be sure how to do it. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

①Show that you feel guilty and understand how the other person feels. For example, you could say, "{#blank#}4{#/blank#} I feel terrible for talking to you like that."

②Don't keep doing what you apologized for.

③Don't put off(推迟) making an apology.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Apologies can be hard, but they are necessary for healthy relationships.

If you're hungry, drawing a picture of a hamburger will not make you feel full. However, thanks to a new product from a Japanese printing company, you can eat the paper that you draw on!

Moeka Hoda and Kanako Murakami work for this printing company. Not long after the two had joined the company, they took part in a project. They were asked to find a problem that people always meet with and then try to solve it.

Hoda and Murakami searched the Internet for ideas. One complaint (抱怨) caught their eye. "We're not allowed to eat anything during class," wrote one student. "Whenever I get hungry, my stomach makes a big noise!"

To help people with the same problem, Hoda and Murakami made a special set of notepads and pens. They used paper made from potato starch (淀粉), oil and water. The pen's ink was made from water, citric acid (柠檬酸) and coloring.

The two young men posted a video of their products on the Internet. To their surprise, many people liked it. Soon, the company started selling these notepads and pens. Within three weeks, more than 500 sets were sold. Hundreds of customers have probably already eaten these!

I am in London now. I {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(live)and eat with Mr. and Mrs.Green. They {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(be)very nice to me.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}sometimes I don't feel happy because we like different food.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}breakfast，Mr. and Mrs.Green would like milk，eggs，and some vegetables.Sometimes they have fruit. I{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(will)like milk and eggs，but I don't like vegetables at the breakfast time.Lunch is at one o'clock.Mr.and Mrs.Green usually have large hamburgers. I {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(not)like hamburgers. I think they are {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(healthy)．I would like some noodles. After that，I'd like some fruit，like bananas，oranges or apples.They usually have afternoon tea，but I don't like {#blank#}8{#/blank#}．

For dinner，Mr. and Mrs. Green{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(have)soup，beef，vegetables and fruit. I don't like{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(some)beef. I'd like some rice and vegetables.

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