Since Japan began releasing nuclear-contaminated (核污染) wastewater     1     the Pacific Ocean on August 24, 2023 despite strong opposition and criticism from the international community, Chinese netizens have expressed their     2     (angry) and concern, with a large number of them     3     (say) that they would no longer go to Japanese restaurants. According to the spokesperson, the actions of the Japanese government are contradictory to international conventions (公约) and experts say that the influence of Japan’s release of wastewater the safety of people throughout the world is     4     (predict). As a consequence, many domestic Japanese restaurants say that they will adjust their product lines, and seafood will either be selected from domestic sources     5     imported from other coastal countries. Some even say that they will seek     6     (develop) other new cuisines (菜肴).

“The Chinese government will take necessary measures to firmly protect the marine environment     7     Japan is determined to go on with its discharge (排放) plan.” said a majority of Chinese, among     8     are those living and studying in Japan now. In a poll conducted on Sina Weibo, more than 200, 000 netizens urge Japan to cancel its wrong decision and address the wastewater in     9     responsible manner. “We don’t want August 24, 2023 to be a disaster day for marine environment and we hope that the issue     10     (give) priority to and dealt with as soon as possible. If Japan does not change course, it must bear the historic responsibility for this decision.”

The brightness of light from our cities has reached     1     high levels that it is reducing the darkness of night. A century ago, when night-time     2     (fall) the dark of night arrived. Things are     3     (differ) today. A new study reports that artificial light at night is increasing around the world. Scientists say it grew     4     2.2% a year between 2012 and 2016. This intrusion of artificial light is causing us many problems. The International Dark-Sky Association says, “it is not only damaging our view of the universe, but it is     5     (severe) threatening our environment, our safety, our energy consumption and our health”.

Dr. Franz Holker said artificial light is     6     threat to our natural environment. He called it a pollutant     7     threatens nocturnal animals and affects plants and microorganisms He added that it is affecting everything from bacteria to mammals, humans     8     (include). He said it is reshaping “entire social ecological systems”. Environmentalists thought LED lights would help. However, cities are using more LED lights because     9     are cheaper. This is adding to the pollution of light. Night-time light decreased in sixteen countries, including     10     (nation) at war, like Yemen and Syria.

Today I went to a conference,     1     two students had a debate about the strengths and weaknesses of the Internet.

The first speaker talked about the positive    2    (affect) of the Internet on our lives. The first is its value for people who     3    (look) for information now. For example, with the touch of a button or the click of a mouse, a student will find enough information at his or her command. The second is our ability     4     (relate) to others through the Internet and it is especially important for disabled people     5     can’t leave their homes. The     6     (two) speaker talked about the negative effects of the Internet     7    our lives. For example, some experts think that the outcome of spending too much time on the Internet is difficulty in     8    (form) social bonds. They were also quite explicit(明确的) about how heavy Internet users spend     9    (much) time with their Internet friends than their real-life friends from school and work.

Both sides presented lots of statistics to support their arguments. My own judgment is that though the Internet is beneficial, we should use our     10    ( intelligent) and not be a slave to it!