Green is not always referring to the color. In some cases, it is the term used for environmental{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(friend). If you've been expecting to replace your furniture, consider {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(go) green because green furniture offers many benefits. Here are a few tips to get you started on your hunt for the perfect eco-friendly furniture.

    First, green furniture isn't harmful{#blank#}3{#/blank#}your health. Also its making process doesn't cause damage to the environment in any way. Besides, by using eco-friendly {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(product), you prevent global warming to some degree in your own way.

    The materials{#blank#}5{#/blank#}are used in furniture are what make them green. Materials can be good for the environment {#blank#}6{#/blank#} because they are renewable resources or they are all {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(nature). A lack of chemicals in furniture also{#blank#}8{#/blank#}(mean) it is a better choice for the environment. It may be hard to imagine that a sofa or a table could actually be{#blank#}9{#/blank#}green product, but they really can be depending on what they {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(make)of.

    Therefore, when you want to hunt for the perfect green furniture, you should choose the green materials.

    On July 12th, 2012, an airplane took off from the capital airport of Belgium. After about an hour's flight, something {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ( believe ) happened on the plane. The airhostess was about to serve lunch {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a small mouse stole out from the bag of a young man, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} made the young woman nearby fall in terror with loud screaming. Then more and more {#blank#}4{#/blank#}( mouse ) came out of the bag. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} ( catch ) by surprise, the other passengers all shouted in panic. The steward（机长）managed to get in touch with the control center on the ground. With the order from the ground, the plane {#blank#}6{#/blank#} ( succeed ) landed at the nearest airport. As soon as the plane was on the ground, all the passengers got off. Then seven specialists got on {#blank#}7{#/blank#} ( kill ) these small creatures. Many means had been tried, but {#blank#}8{#/blank#} of them were good enough.

    At last they tried to fill in the plane {#blank#}9{#/blank#} carbon-dioxide, which poisoned all of the small creatures. It {#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( report ) that the young man wanted to carry them to another city and sell them as pets but no one expected that these small creatures succeeded in escaping from the bag .

    There's no place in the world like Venice, Italy. Situated in the Adratic Sea ,the city of Water is made up of 118 tiny islands. However, it{#blank#}1{#/blank#} (be) in danger of sinking now. Because{#blank#}2{#/blank#}city was built on soft soil, it has been sinking under the pressure of its own weight. Scientists say that Venice sinks{#blank#}3{#/blank#} a rate of nearly two inches every 100 years. Mean while, rising sea levels could make Venice go under even faster. Earth's temperature is slowly increasing,{#blank#}4{#/blank#} is causing sea ice to melt and makes the world's waters rise.

    Experts{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(rush) to save Venice now because of its rich culture. ¨Many famous artists and opera singers have come from Venice. Some of the world's greatest{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(paint) can be found on the city's museum walls," explains Melissa Conn.

    {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(keep) the city afloat, experts want to pump about 40 billion gallons of sea water beneath Venice. While scientists work to get their plan  {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(approve), people in Venice live their normal life. When the tide rolls in the locals have ways of keeping everyone dry. Café owners move tables to{#blank#}9{#/blank#}(high) ground, and hotels pass out high boots to guests.{#blank#}10{#/blank#} ( fortune) ,dealing with the rising water does not make the natives discouraged.

    When the construction of the new factory came to the end in {#blank#}1{#/blank#} European village, a pump was put in. Then, all the settlers {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (defeat) by a severe disease {#blank#}3{#/blank#} characteristic was similar to cholera. An expert physician who was instructed to attend to the victims and handle this case showed great enthusiasm, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he didn't foresee that it was a hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that it was the {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (pollute) water that made the people {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (suffer) from the disease. But without positive {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (evident), people suspected and rejected his view, {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (say) the theory he put forward made no sense. Being much {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (strict) with himself than before, he contributed himself to the case. Apart from making enquiries, he made detailed charts and analyzed the data carefully. Finally, he drew a scientific {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (conclude), linking the disease to the radium in the pump. He found out why people there got sick immediately.

    As you know, science plays {#blank#}1{#/blank#} very important role in our education. Do you want to keep up {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the latest research and discoveries in science? There are many good websites {#blank#}3{#/blank#} you can check out the latest in the science world.

    One great site is Science News for Kids. This site reports science news {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (cover) a wide range of subjects. The articles are intended for younger readers, but adults will find this site {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (suit) for them as well. Another wonderful site, one that I check out every day, {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (call) Science Daily. The site is {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (constant) updated with news, often about exciting {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (finding) that change how we view the world.

    These sites post the latest stories and also keep all the past articles they {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (post) earlier. That way you can find articles just about anything that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (be) related to the science fields you are interested in.

    Mobile payments have made our life {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(convenient) by freeing us from the trouble of having to take our wallets out with us. But a UK supermarket has gone one step {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(far), allowing customers to pay using just {#blank#}3{#/blank#} fingertip.

    Shoppers at the Costcutter store at Brunel University in London can pay for items {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(use) the special vein(静脉) pattern in their fingertips, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(report) The Telegraph. It's the world's first store {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(make) use of such technology.

    This new method of payment {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(mean) that customers can pay for items in just three {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(second).

    Sthaler, the company behind the technology, explained that it uses infrared scanners(红外扫描仪) to read the pattern of veins in the finger. It links this to the customer's bank details, {#blank#}9{#/blank#} are kept safe by payment provider Worldpay. The firm is also responsible for millions of online shoppers' details around the globe.

    The company said dozens of Brunel students are already using the technology, and it hopes to have signed up 3,000 students out of 13,000 {#blank#}10{#/blank#} November.