Nowadays, the life of many people in the world     1     (affect) by global warming. For example, greenhouse gas has a bad effect     2    both people and environment. The earth’s surface temperature     3     (go) up by about 1 degrees centigrade in the past 100 years. As a matter of fact, we may feel that we can hardly put up with the extremely hot summer and we can’t get     4     (accustom) to warm winter. The rise of the earth’s surface temperature has affected human health, the existence of creatures     5    the balance of ecosystems. There is no doubt     6     it is human activities that result in the bad environment. As a     7    (consequent), conditions permitting, all countries in the world should spare no effort     8    (improve) our environment. Even if our effort is limited, it will     9     (eventual) make a great difference if we keep on     10     (work) together to deal with global warming. Without all people’s joint efforts, what would our future be like?

A small town in England is teaching the world that it is important     1    (grow) your own food. Any open space     2    (use) to grow fruit and vegetables. There are apples, pears, peaches, strawberries, cabbages and carrots, here and there. Everyone can pick them     3     free. Eight years ago, a woman named Pam in Todmorden dug up her rose garden. She planted vegetables, knocked down the garden wall and put up a sign     4    (say), “Help yourself?” Today, Pam has     5    (complete) changed the town. A new town has been born,     6     is called “Incredible Edible Todmorden”. Pam explained why she thought the idea was popular. “It’s possible and positive. Many people know we have to change,     7     how we do that is a question. So one day, she gathered all the     8    (villager) together. They decided to do something different at once. They didn’t write reports. They didn’t ask for permission. They just did it. Only a short time     9    (late), Todmorden became a big garden of fruit vegetables. In Todmorden, there is a motto: If you eat, you are in. But that’s not all. There are     10    (many) than 700 edible towns popping up around the world, from Canada to Mali. People there think about food and protect environment at the same time.

Ant Forest, a green project by the world's leading payment and lifestyle platform Alipay,    1     (receive) the “U.N. Champions of the Earth” award in September, 2019.

The award is the United Nation's highest environmental honor and was given to Ant Forest for inspiring more than half a billion people to adopt an eco-friendly and greener lifestyle, thus greatly    2    (contribute) to ecological protection with the help of digital technology.

Alipay achieved this    3    (remark) success by motivating its users to choose from various low-carbon    4    (option) in their daily lives, such as limited usage of paper and plastic, online payment of bills    5    green travel using public transportation or bicycles instead    6    driving cars.

“Green energy points” are also given to users each time they choose an eco-friendly option, and once enough points    7    (accumulate), users are allowed to grow a virtual tree in their Ant Forest app. Afterwards, a real tree is planted by Alipay and    8    (it) partners in some of the country's most dry areas. Users can view their trees in real-time via satellite.

The publicity Ant Forest gained is creating a positive cycle by    9    an increasing number of people are encouraged to adopt an energy-saving lifestyle. Alipay Ant Forest shows that it is possible for people    10    (make) collective efforts while relying on digital technology for a better and greener future.