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One way to deal with more and more garbage is to cut down on the amount of trash we make. We can do this by recycling some of our garbage to make it into new things. Recycling means reusing materials 1 throwing them away.

The recycling of old paper is a very good example. Do you know how many trees and energy it 2 to make paper? In fact, people in the United States cut down 850 million trees to make paper products each year! When the trees are 3 , they are turned into wood chips (碎片). The wood chips are mixed with chemicals (化学药品) and water to make pulp (纸浆). The pulp is spread out on a moving screen to make a thin layer of fibers (纤维). When the layer of fibers dries, it becomes 4 .

Newspapers, boxes, magazines, and many

5 things are made from paper. When these things are through being used, they 6 be thrown away. Recycle!

Most towns and cities have recycling centers 7 bundles (捆) of old paper can be dropped off. In some places, trash collectors pick up the bundles of paper and take 8 away for recycling. Old paper can be turned back into pulp and made into new recycled paper, using less energy than it takes to produce new paper from raw materials. Recycling paper 9 trees and forests, which make oxygen and help keep the air clean. Saving forests protects the homes of many 10 , too.

1. A. because of B. instead of C. thanks to D. according to

2. A. pays B. spends C. costs D. takes

3. A. cut down B. fallen down C. turned down D. put down

4. A. books B. garbage C. wood D. paper

5. A. more B. little C. other D. small

6. A. needn't B. shouldn't C. mustn't D. couldn't

7. A. who B. which C. that D. where

8. A. they B. their C. them D. theirs

9. A. makes B. saves C. plants D. buys

10. A. animals B. people C. flowers D. fishes

B

A lie is saying something that you know is not true. Sometimes people lie because they are 1 to tell the truth. Other times, people lie 2 they are trying to trick (欺骗) someone.

Almost everyone has told a lie at some time in his life. Just because you have lied it does not mean you are a terrible person. People have many different 3 for lying. Some people lie to make themselves look better. If a student gets a bad grade on a test, she might lie to her parents or friends and 4 them that she got an A. A boy who does not 5 to share his candy might lie by telling his friends he has no more candy.

But have you thought of the result of telling lies? Lies damage (毁坏) trust (信任). Trust is when you are 6 that someone will not let you down. It is one of the most special things you can have with other people. When you trust someone, you know he or she will not 7 you or lie to you. But when a person lies to someone who trusts him or her, the trust is damaged.

If your best friend told you a lie, 8 would you feel about him or her? You might stop trusting your friend. Then it might be hard to be friends.

The worst part about telling a lie is that it can 9 you feel ashamed (耻辱的) or bad about yourself. Lying can hurt you on the inside.

Telling the truth can be hard. But being honest is worth it, even if you might get punished (惩罚) for it. Chances are, others will admire you for not lying. You'll feel proud that you were 10 enough to tell the truth.

1. A. embarrassed B. funny C. honest D. excellent

2. A. so B. because C. although D. but

3. A. chances B. ways C. reasons D. rules

4. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell

5. A. enjoy B. want C. mind D. know

6. A. sure B. pleased C. sorry D. afraid

7. A. beat B. leave C. trouble D. hurt

8. A. what B. how C. when D. where

9. A. keep B. tell C. make D. allow

10. A. shy B. afraid C. brave D. happy

C

November 17 is an important day for black cats in Italy. An animal rights (权益) group has named that day as "Black Cat Day" to 1 the killing of thousands of the cats. Why do people hate the animal so much? It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they 2 across your path.

The black cat is just one of the symbols of superstition (迷信). You may already know that many Western people don't like the number 3 . Some also believe that walking under a ladder (梯子), opening an umbrella indoors and 4 a mirror can also bring bad luck.

Some British people believe it is 5 to see one magpie (喜鹊). But two bring good luck. In Britain there are people who like to have a horseshoe (马蹄铁) over the door. They believe it 6 bring good luck. But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck runs out 7 it is upside down.

In the US, some people spit (吐唾沫) on a new baseball bat before using it 8 the first time. They think this brings good luck.

Also, it is believed that good spirits (精灵) live in 9 . So by knocking on anything made from wood, people can call upon those spirits for protection against bad luck.

Some People in the US also believe there are evil spirits in brooms. So don't lean a broom 10 a bed. The evil spirits will cast（投掷）a spell (诅咒) on the bed.

1. A. celebrate B. stop C. begin D. protect

2. A. fly B. climb C. jump D. walk

3. A. eight B. four C. nine D. thirteen

4. A. buying B. borrowing C. breaking D. lending

5. A. unlucky B. unhappy C. impossible D. difficult

6. A. can B. must C. should D. might

7. A. because B. if C. unless D. although

8. A. in B. for C. at D. since

9. A. sky B. trees C. water D. air

10. A. below B. above C. under D. against

D

A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a cucumber（黄瓜）up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "What's the matter

1 me?" he asks the doctor. The doctor replies, "You're not 2 properly (适当地)."

This is a popular 3 among British school children. It shows Britain's famous dry and satirical (讽刺的) way of seeing the funny side of life. People say this special sense of humor is one of Britain's national characteristics.

The British sense of humor is 4 other countries because it is often more negative. When it comes to making the British laugh, there is 5 that works better than a socially inappropriate (不恰当的) joke. It reflects (反映) the 6 where mockery (嘲弄) is part of everyday life.

While most Britons don't take these jokes too seriously, foreigners often don't understand them. A recent survey found that most foreigners 7 visited Britain think the British are 8 and have almost no sense of humor.

Are the British just not 9 funny as they think they are? Leo McKinstry, a British journalist, thinks the British are funny. " 10 that the British have no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce (劳斯莱斯) that its cars are cheap and of poor quality," he says.

1. A. for B. to C. with D. on

2. A. eating B. drinking C. playing D. talking

3. A. story B. joke C. movie D. play

4. A. same as B. sorry for C. famous for D. different from

5. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

6. A. culture B. hobby C. education D. habit

7. A. what B. where C. which D. who

8. A. unfriendly B. careful C. kind D. brave

9. A. so B. enough C. too D. such

10. A. telling B. speaking C. saying D. talking