【推荐2】China becomes a world leader in clean technology by fighting environmental pollution, sharing experience.

Erik Solheim, former executive director of the United Nations Environmental Programme, said he is __________ with China’s phenomenal achievements over the past decade in fighting environmental pollution and climate change, and in its march toward __________ development.

This is very __________ to his Twitter followers. Solheim’s latest tweets include one about China ranking first globally in planted forests and forest coverage growth, __________ a quarter of the world’s new forests in the past decade; one about China producing 60 percent of global solar energy last year and 80 percent of solar panels; and another highlighting the fact that 80 percent of the world’s new offshore wind capacity was installed in China last year.

He believes that it’s time for the rest of the world to __________.

For Solheim, who is also the former Norwegian Minister of the Environment and Minister of International Development, China’s achievements on the climate and environmental fronts all started with its fight against__________.

“People wanted to see beautiful skies over their cities,” he told China Daily. “The __________ fast reduction in air pollution in Chinese cities over the last decade shows how fast China can act. This has now spilled over into renewable energy, nature protection, electric mobility, tree planting and a lot more. Today, China is the world leader in all __________ technologies.”

The latest __________ from China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment prove Solheim’s observations that the country is rapidly switching to a more sustainable path.

Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu told a news conference on Sept 15 that the country’s toughest measures and greatest progress on the ecological and environmental front have occurred in the last decade.

He said that __________ painstaking efforts to combat pollution, clear waters and blue skies have become more commonplace.

While poor air quality used to be a source of frequent public complaints, the average __________ of hazardous airborne PM2.5 particles dropped from 46 to 30 micrograms per cubic (立方的) meter between 2015 and last year.

About 87.5 percent of days last year were rated as having good air quality, up 6.3 percentage points from 2015, making China the country with the biggest __________ in air quality in the world.

In the last decade, the __________ of water at or above Grade III in the country’s five-tier water quality system rose 23.3 percentage points to 84.9 percent, close to the levels in developed countries. Carbon intensity, or carbon emissions per unit of GDP, has declined by 34.4 percent, with coal __________ for 56 percent of total energy consumption, compared to 68.5 percent a decade ago.

China has has legislated or revised roughly 30 laws and regulations, some of which focused on water resource protection, including the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, which was modified in 2017, and the Yangtze River Protection Law, which __________ last year.

【推荐1】A little girl was walking back home with her grandma. “Could we have a _________ ? It’s too hot!” said the little girl. “Let’s sit over there under the tree.” said Grandma.

Resting under the tree, they _________ a butterfly (蝴蝶) nearby. “Do butterflies get hot?” asked the girl. Grandma answered, “No, I think they keep very _________.”

“I wish I were a butterfly.” said the little girl. “And I wish I had _________ I wanted.”

“Do you get what you wish for all the time?” asked Grandma.

“No, I wish for a lot _________ nothing happens.” she said. “How I wish that Jonny would stay home from school!”

“What happened _________ him?” asked Grandma.

“Ah, his grandma died……” She stopped and looked at her grandma when her eyes were _________ with tears. “Grandma,” she tried to finish, “I wish that you would never......”

Grandma never said a word until the little girl _________ Then Grandma said, “My dear, sometimes in our life wishes don’t come true, but it doesn’t mean life isn’t _________. If you want something, wish for it and work for it.”

“Then __________ do I work to keep you around forever?” asked the girl.

“Keep loving me,” said Grandma. Then they stood up and continued towards home.

Life is a road that always leads home. Love it and work for it.

【推荐3】Every year on my mother's birthday I will think of the same story in my heart, the story of repairing a relationship and building bridge.

I had many________ with my mother while I was growing up. After I was married for a few years my mother invited me to meet her for lunch. It sounded serious but I was a dutiful daughter and of course I said yes. ________having a discussion about something I did wrong or something she didn't like or something she wanted me to change as before, she asked me if I wanted to be her friend. I Was ________ . We'd been more like enemies than________   I responded with yes since I Always________ a friendly relationship.

Our relationship ________ for many reasons but there was really only one at the core. Our perception(观念) of each other was skewed (有偏颇) by________

There were many things we needed to do to repair our relationship but it began with these two-- question and listening: questions like “What were you thinking when you ...” or “Why did you do ... ”and listening that didn't lead to________   , but accepting the other's view as their truth.

We explained how we felt when the other had done certain things we were hurt, angry or upset about. We both held the same goal of________ so we didn't hold anything back and were especially ________

We saw trust in each other's eyes through the sharing. I felt a beautiful hope rising in my heart like the golden sun rises over the ocean. Our misunderstandings were ________ and trust grew. My mother and I became extremely ________ and it all began with a simple ________

Our relationship suffered________my mother and I shared our different views and ________. Perception is powerful and changes everything.