The year 1970 witnessed the establishment of the World Earth Day. Over 50 years later,     1     started as a grassroots movement has exploded into an international day of attention and campaigns     2     (commit) to preserving the environment. According to the Earth Day Network, one of the largest activist organizations holding Earth Day events, many a     3     (participate) across the globe celebrate Earth Day in a different way.

Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring published in 1962 was among a series of critical environmental issues     4     (help) give birth to the environmental movement. The book brought     5     to light that the use of a pesticide called DDT was polluting rivers and destroying the eggs of birds like bald eagles. The number of the latter declined     6     (dramatic). Then, in 1969, a large oil leak near the Santa Barbara County coast     7     (drive) the then Senator Gaylord Nelson to put Earth Day on the national stage.

In the past years since the first Earth Day, there     8     (be) a large number of major environment wins. Protection has been put in place on everything     9     clean water to endangered species.

The theme of Earth Day 2023 is “Earth for All”, the concept of     10     emphasizes human beings must respect nature, follow its ways and protect it.

Morrisons, Britain’s fourth largest supermarket chain, is launching a trial to sell milk in glass bottles     1     (promote) a greener environment. Morrisons said that customers could return the bottles,     2     will be reused for ten years or more. This measure could remove 40,000 plastic bottles a year from circulation, thus     3     (reduce) emissions (排放) of carbon dioxide.

“We want to help our customers live     4     (they) lives with less plastic,” Natasha Cook, Morrisons packaging manager, said. “Re-using glass milk bottles is     5       easy leap for many people to make because they remember that this was how milk used to arrive on doorsteps.”

The use of glass milk bottles     6     (decline) over the past 50 years from the 1970s. However, Steve Hynd, policy manager at City to Sea, said, “We know this move is popular, with three in four people     7     (tell) us they want more refill options to deal with plastic     8     (pollute).”

The environmental case for glass bottles is still debatable. Wrap, a waste charity, has said that the bottle must be re-used at least 20 times for them to be a     9     (good) option than plastic. Morrisons has said that the milk bottle trial will also reduce carbon emissions     10     the containers will travel shorter distances from local dairies.

CHINA has made ecological and environmental protection a national priority, being acutely aware that the country has to go to war against pollution. “We must     1     (firm) establish the concept of a socialist ecological civilization. We must develop a harmonious relationship between man and nature and     2     (do) everything to protect the environment for future generations,” said President Xi Jinping.

It would be fascinating to see     3    this impacts everyday life in China, in terms of the response of ordinary people, results,     4    the state of ecological awareness.

One of the popular activities is Riding for Kicks.

China’s bike-sharing companies are praised as     5    environmentally friendly alternative to the overcrowded public transportation system in most Chinese cities. The     6     (arrive) of dockless bikes in recent years is an innovation that     7     (welcome) agreeably in urban areas since its launch. Ofo Inc. was one of the first companies     8     (launch) a dockless e-bike-sharing scheme in Beijing. Shortly afterwards, other companies such as Mobike jumped on the bandwagon in major Chinese cities, and many other start-ups emerged. COVID-19 has also contributed    9    the popularity of this means of individual transportation. Hellobike reports that in all Chinese cities     10    it operates, so-called “long-distance” trips have doubled since April.