【推荐1】Madhavan stood proudly next to a young mahogany (红木) tree. It’s one of 100 he planted on his _________ in Meenangadi. His two _________ of land in the village are used to plant _________ crops—coffee, black pepper and betel nut, but the worsening environment has _________ his production.

Now the mahogany _________ is one of his only reliable sources of income, _________ him up to 5,000 rupees (卢比) a year—and all he has to do is to keep the _________ standing.

The 84-year-old _________ is being paid to plant and _________ trees through a “tree banking” program, which __________ to create India’s first carbon-neutral (碳中和) village by 2025.

Madhavan got his saplings (树苗) __________ from the village council (村委会)，which will lend him 50 rupees per __________ for every year if he does not __________ it down until 2031. At that point, the loan is written off (一笔勾销) and he can do what he likes with the trees without __________ back, including cutting them to __________ and make money.

“Every morning, I spend some time __________ these trees. I am really happy to say that except for three which died __________, all are steadfastly growing,” Madhavan said, “Sooner or later, my farm will become a small __________ filled with greenery.”

The tree-banking project gives farmers an ongoing __________ to protect trees so as to make the climate better, said Jayakumar, director of the carbon-neutral program. “The message here is that climate __________ is being linked with climate justice (气候正义), he said.

【推荐2】Ashoka advocates a world where everyone is a change-maker. The ability to adapt to and _________ change is essential for everyone to live well in a changing world. At the _________ of the Everyone a Change-maker movement is a _________ to transform the way children and young people grow up so everyone has the power to create change for the _________ of all.

Rebecca’s family keep cattle, sheep and goats and depend on farming the land for food. At school, Rebecca’s teacher says, “We have had many days _________ rain. Without plants to eat and water to drink, our animals die.” Everyone in the class is _________. They are worried for their families, their animals, and their _________.

At the school library, Rebecca searches for information about rain. She learns a new _________: “Climate Change.” What can just one girl do to help the whole world? “It is a big problem for the earth,” her teacher explains. “But there are some things we can do to help, like planting trees to make _________ stronger.” As Rebecca walks home, it is hot and she can’t stop thinking about the__________ of rain. Then she has an idea!

“Let’s write a letter to the President of Kenya,” Rebecca says. Rebecca takes the letter and shares it with her classmates. They each ask their families to __________their name at the bottom to show their __________.

Rebecca and her classmates share the __________ of protecting the environment and practical steps to take __________. Working hard for a better world, Rebecca says, “If I do succeed in my project, the world will be beautiful. The cattle will be fat, the children __________ well. Everyone can be a change-maker.” Rebecca is now thinking about what to do next for nature and her community.

【推荐3】Nuclear pollution is a serious global   ___________, brought to the forefront by major accidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. These events have demonstrated the significant health and environmental risks _________by nuclear disasters. Not only have they caused immediate health problems, such as radiation sickness and increased cancer rates, but they have also _________lasting environmental damage and genetic changes in affected communities. As a result, nuclear pollution remains a pressing concern for governments, scholars, and individuals worldwide.

When nuclear accidents occur in coastal areas, the _________environment becomes a critical concern due to the crucial role that oceans play in _________the climate, ensuring food security, and supporting the livelihoods of billions of people globally. In recent years, the increasing threats to marine ecosystems from ocean pollution have _________public awareness of the need to protect the marine environment. Studies have shown that human activities pose a _________threat to marine environments, emphasizing the importance of improving environmental management and taking measures to mitigate environmental risks.

Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, efforts to cool the reactors by pumping in seawater resulted in the _________of a significant amount of nuclear waste in the water storage tank at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. _________attempts to manage this waste, the Japanese government’s decision to release nearly 1.26 million tons of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean over the next 40 years has faced opposition __________neighboring countries, local ____________, and international environmental organizations.

This __________poses serious risks to marine life, fisheries, and human health. Radioactive isotopes present in the wastewater, such as tritium, carbon-14, cobalt-60, and strontium-90, can accumulate in marine organisms and ultimately affect human populations through the food ____________. Therefore, there is an/a ____________need for further research and mitigation measures to __________the widespread impacts of nuclear pollution on the environment and human health.

【推荐1】The Lipstick Effect Absent During This Pandemic

With customers stuck inside their homes, they don’t seem to be________to wear or purchase lipstick and instead are stocking up on sheet masks and hand sanitizer (消毒液). This is a change from typical customer behavior, with lipstick sales________ experiencing a boom during economic crises.

In the four years from1929 to1933, industrial production in the United States halved whereas sales of cosmetics rose. A(n)________pattern emerged around the turn of this century. An executive at cosmetics giant Estee Lauder________a “lipstick index” after sales of expensive lipstick jumped following the 9/11 terror attacks. More________, sales of lipstick at John Lewis department stores in the United Kingdom rose 31 percent in the three months leading up to the end of June last year in the wake of Brexit.

________not everyone is counting on the lipstick effect to work this time around. With beauty retailer Mecca forced to close its 100 stores across Australia and New Zealand, owner Jo Horgan________that it’s still too early to tell whether this effect will lead to sales growth.

In the past few months, Ms.Horgan’s focus has been on Mecca’s online offerings in an attempt to ________a portion of last year’s $444 million turnover (营业额 ). She has launched a(n)________host experience of free and personalized beauty consultations via FaceTime for Mecca customers.

“My gut feeling is that while people are self-isolating at home, they will start trying to look for ways to________ themselves and really enrich their soul by focusing on their skin, body and hair treatments, ” she says.

A similar trend has been________in sales at online beauty retailer Adore Beauty, which has seen a considerable increase in new customers. This increase, however, has failed to________into lipstick sales. Founder Kate Morris said Adore Beauty had seen three times as many new customers as normal but that lipstick and lip gloss sales were down 24 percent.

“While everybody is talking about the lipstick effect, it is not what we are currently seeing.________we are seeing big jumps in anything hygiene related. People have got the________about washing their hands. We are selling triple the amount of hand wash and hand sanitizer than we were a month ago,” she said.

Adore Beauty turned over more than $100 million last year and employs a staff of 170. Ms. Morris is looking to hire an additional ten staff members to cope with the increased demand while also trying to fund the further________of her brand.

She said the online retailer has also recorded big jumps in “essential” categories, with moisturizer up 73 percent last month and hair treatments up 43 percent.

【推荐2】Sometime last year, Michael Blonder began giving out reusable fabric bags (布袋) with each purchase instead of disposable plastic bags at A. L. Goodies General Store. It is a souvenir shop Blonder _______ on Main Street.

The move, Blonder said, was in anticipation of (预期某事的发生) a ban on plastic bags, _______ the city has not made an effort to do so in more than a decade.

Eight states around the country have already _______ them. And in neighboring Montgomery County and Washington, D.C., fees have been levied (征收) to _______ consumers away from using the single-use plastic bags that can _______ their way into nearby waterways, _______ storm drains and getting stuck in tree branches.

On Monday, Annapolis Alderman Rob Savidge introduced a _______ that would prevent any _______ in the city — who owns grocers, convenience stores and others — from _______ plastic bags at the point of sale. The Annapolis bill also _______ a 20-cent fee for each paper bag that’s issued only for ________ businesses — those with a footprint of 20,000 square feet or more.

Savidge hopes the bill will cut off the public’s ________ on plastic bags and help clean up pollution. But a city bill does not become a(n) ________ until more procedures a done.

“A ban is a(n) ________ part of environmental protection,” said Rick Kissel, the former vice-chair of the Anne Arundel County Sierra Club. He recommended a delay in placing the ban so customers could ________.