Marie：Roy and Carla, what are your ideas for solving these pollution problems？

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Carla：Yeah, or ride a bike. There are other advantages of bike riding. It's good for health and it doesn't{#blank#}2{#/blank#}   much！

Marie：Great ideas！What about waste pollution?

Carla：Mmm, I thank simple things like bringing a bag to go shopping can help. I started doing that a year ago.

Roy：Me，too. Also I never take wooden chopsticks or plastic{#blank#}3{#/blank#} when I buy takeaway food. I use the ones at home．

Carla：And remember to throw rubbish in the bins and keep{#blank#}4{#/blank#} places clean and beautiful for everyone·

Marie：So together, our actions can make a{#blank#}5{#/blank#} and lead to a better future！

    There are many ways to save the environment if you would like. In this passage, you can find some ways.

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    Walk more and drive less. Choose to walk {#blank#}5{#/blank#} than drive your car. Walk or ride a bicycle to work if it's not very far. Not only cycling but walking is good exercise. And each time you avoid using your car, you're doing something {#blank#}6{#/blank#} to cut down airpollution. You are saving fuel, saving money and keeping fit as well.

    Save water. Water {#blank#}7{#/blank#} very important for living things. It's we who use and pollute it. The simplest way to save water is turning {#blank#}8{#/blank#}water taps after use. When you visit a beach, make sure that you don't {#blank#}9{#/blank#} waste around. Do not pollute rivers by dropping garbage or other waste. Water is so precious, so we{#blank#}10{#/blank#} waste or pollute it.

Tips for Writing Better Articles

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    Check facts. If we want people to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable (可靠的) facts.

    Rewrite. A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, like bad grammar and spelling. Rewriting makes our writing better than before, thou it takes more {#blank#}6{#/blank#}and more work.

    Read aloud. It is a good {#blank#}7{#/blank#} to learn English well. Sometimes it's easier to find problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems {#blank#}8{#/blank#}develop our writing.

    Prepare a Hist. It is very important for writing a good article. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we {#blank#}9{#/blank#} every point? Are all the parts of the article included? This can help us make sure that we have covered everything.

    It is not easy to become a better{#blank#}10{#/blank#}. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.