Life today has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. Noise pollution makes us talk more loudly and become angry more easily. Water pollution makes our rivers and lakes very dirty. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution. Both water pollution and air pollution are not only dangerous to our health, but also dangerous to animals and plants.

     Many countries are making new laws to fight pollution. Factories must now clean their water before they throw it away. They can not let out dirty smoke into the air, either. More and more cars are now using a new kind of fuel(燃料) which does not pollute the air.

     Laws are not enough. We must all help. We can use paper bags, not plastic ones. We can keep old cans and plant flowers in them. Everybody must help to fight pollution because we can keep our country clean.

Information Card

    How much do you know about Albert Einstein?

    Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. ①He was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc², helped create the world's most dangerous weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.

    What did he like?

    Einstein liked learning sailing (帆船运动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!” When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn't like the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.

    Later, he said, “②热爱是最好的老师。”

    Why is the sky blue?

    In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It's because light is made up of many colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles (气体微粒) spread the blue light all over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.

    A couple (夫妇) have travelled around the world in 297 days—without taking any planes Tom Fewins and Lara Lockwood used 78 buses, 61 trains, 34 cars, 18 boats, six bicycles, and even one elephant. They wanted to prove that tourists can still be well travelled without damaging the environment. They aimed to product less than 3,000 kg of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)， compared with six times that amount if they had gone by plane.

    They spent ten months travelling44，609 miles through l 8 countries on land and sea．The couple's world tour began in June 2008 with a two-hour bus journey to London from their home in Oxfordshire．They took the train，Eurostar，to Brussels and then caught a bus and train to Hamburg before going to Copenhagen．The couple even rode on an elephant for l 5 miles through the Chinese part of the Mekong River(湄公河)．

    The couple hoped to write a book based on their journey to teach other travellers how to travel without damaging the environment．

    Many people think self-confidence self-confidence（自信） come from? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}is the key to a happy, successful life. But where does I'm Lucy. Self-confidence means that I can do something well. It's even better if someone else tells you that you're good at something, too. When people listen to me and pay attention to my ideas, I know they like me. When people don't listen, I sometimes feel sad.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    I'm Jeff. Respect from my family and friends makes me feel the best. I don't care if I'm the best football player, or I don't get the highest grade on a test, or don't succeed at everything I do.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}If someone says something unkind about you, you don't mind that much because you know they're wrong — that means you have self-confidence.

    I'm Sue. I really feel good when my mum gives me a hug and says, "Have a nice day!" before I leave the house. Also, one day in a store I asked a salesman where to find something, and to my surprise, he said, "You have a beautiful smile."{#blank#}4{#/blank#} These kinds of things have to come naturally and from the heart, but they make a big difference in the way a person feels.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Believe that no matter who you are, you can build your own self-confidence.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺， 内容完整。

A.   You should remember "You can do it if you think you can".

B.   Here's what some students have to say about it.

C.   For the rest of the day I was happy.

D.  I only care that I have tried my best and people respect me for it.

E.   Listening shows they care about me.

①No one wins all the time. Learn from the times that you lose. All great winners were once losers at some point. But they learned. And they kept a positive(积极的) attitude until they got better.

②Your happiness is up to you. Many people forget this. Truly successful people choose happiness whatever their present situations are.

③Chances lie in what you do every day. You do the same work. You eat the same foods. You wear the same clothes, Try a new way. Even talk to someone new.

④Opportunity(机会) is everywhere, Even the worst situations have opportunities. Get the opportunity, and get the time, That's the secret of success(成功).

    Just as a famous saying goes, a Reading is to success what water is to fish." {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    It can open many doors and can lead you into a path to success. It's quite clear that every successful person has a good habit of reading. This is because reading is an important way to get the information required to understand something. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Then, how can you develop an interest in reading? There is only one way. Let me explain this to you. If you want to learn how to ride a bike, you have to get on the bike as many times as possible until you can ride successfully. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you want to improve your reading, try to read as much as you can. When you finish reading your first book, take another book and do the same. If you are going out, take a magazine, a book, an article or something else to read. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    So, parents should help to get their children to read as early as possible. Studies have shown that reading to your unborn child is very good. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Reading is always a wonderful time. Good books are good friends.