【推荐1】In the last 100 years, the global temperature has gone up by around 0.75℃. Such a small increase is causing sea levels to rise and ________ the habitat of many species of plants and animals. A(n) ________ of 2℃ in global temperatures could result in ________ of 30% of the world’s land species.

Sea levels in the UK have increased by around 10 cm in the last 100 years and experts ________ that global sea levels could rise by up to 59 cm in the near future. ________, areas which were land a few hundred years ago are now under water.

As a result of the changing ________, the world’s ecosystems are also changing faster than ever before. So what is ________ climate change? The main cause of climate change is the huge amount of greenhouse gases like CO₂ in the atmosphere, but the reason for this is the world’s population — you and me. As the ________ increases, more land is needed to provide food, and more energy is ________ too. Burning fossil fuels for heating, lighting, transport, or electricity ________ CO₂. Furthermore, humans breathe out CO₂ and trees “breathe in” CO₂ and produce oxygen — so by ________ trees, we are increasing the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere and reducing the amount of oxygen. As a result of these ________, CO₂ levels are now at their highest for 800,000 years.

The biggest ________ we all face is to prevent further environmental disasters. We need to ______________ burning fossil fuels and start using renewable energy. If we can get enough ________ from renewable fuels, we can stop using fossil fuels completely.

【推荐2】I was 10 when flooding displaced my family from the Butaleja District of eastern Uganda in 2008. Illegal sand mining along the riverbanks_______flooding already caused by climate change. We_______ our farm and home, so we moved over 130 miles away to Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, where we lived with my______. But her home quickly became______, so we moved to a one-room rental (租赁)—much______and less beautiful than our old home. It was too much for my father. My mother raised my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and me after he______. She often ______to find enough food or money. I can’t______how many times we went to sleep hungry because we couldn’t afford food. But back on our farm, we had______to eat.

And we still couldn’t______the impacts of climate change. I’ll never forget one night in November 2014. It began to rain, the power______, and water flooded our room. We stood outside all night. The next morning, we moved back into our grandmother’s house for four months until my mom could afford to______a new home.

Living through______flooding made me realize I had to protect the environment. In 2020, I ______ Earth Volunteers, a climate nonprofit organization currently supporting youth climate education. Knowledge is______: I believe my father wouldn’t have abandoned (抛弃) us if he had known why those floods hit in 2008, or how to respond.

【推荐3】                                                                         How India’s air pollution is being turned into floor tiles (地砖)

As a 10-year-old living in Mumbai, Angad Daryani often _________ to breathe during football matches because of the thick smog surrounding the Indian megacity. The heavily polluted air seemed to worsen his asthma (哮喘).

India has the world’s worst air pollution. _________ to 22 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities, India’s toxic air kills more than one million people each year. Air pollution also _________ global warming. A major component of PMas is black carbon, which can absorb one million times more energy from the sun than carbon dioxide. Experts say _________ pollutants such as black carbon could help slow global warming and improve air quality.

_________ by his own experience of the effects of air pollution on his health, Daryani is one of a growing number of entrepreneurs hoping to clean up India’s skies. His solution is to capture the soot (煤烟) and other polluting particles in containers so it can be _________ something useful like building materials.

For Daryani, there is no time to spare — India must _________ reduce pollution to protect people’s health. “_________ all vehicles to electric will take at least 30 years. During this time, cities will choke up with air pollution,” he says.

His solution to the problem is a simple one — develop a low-cost system that can _________ the pollution so it can be turned into something else. After designing his first device, Daryani __________ a start-up in 2017 __________ building an affordable outdoor air purifier. Low-income households in India are at higher risk of dying from air pollution, __________ not producing it themselves.

A single purification device developed by Daryani can filter 300 cubic feet of air per minute and store 11,540 cubic centimetres of pollutants. But __________ just throwing away the captured pollutants, Daryani and his team decided to make use of them. Instead, the carbon captured in the containers is given to another Indian company called Carbon Craft Design, which uses the powdered pollutants to create stylish, handcrafted decorative flooring tiles.

Daryani’s company recently completed its first investment round, __________ $1.5m from US and Indian investors. Daryani plans to use this funding to run a pilot programme, deploying devices at schools, hotels and industrial projects across India this autumn. But he also hopes to make the technology __________ outside India in the next few years and the company has already received interest from South Korea and Mexico.

【推荐2】Joining a book club can be a very rewarding experience introducing you to a world of literature that you normally wouldn’t select for yourself. It’s a great way to start reading more and gain a deeper understanding on your reading materials and allows you to meet other people with ______ interest.

It’s always tempting to select a classic or a book that you love so much that you are ______ the group will enjoy it, too. However, joining a book club is also about getting out of your own literary ______ zone as much as it is about reading more. Picking something you haven’t read will mean the story is as ______ for you as for everyone else. A great way select a book is to check for online ______ or ask friends outside the club for their suggestions.

Although a book per month sounds ______ , sometimes things get in the way and suddenly it’s the week before book club sharing and you haven’t even opened the front cover yet. ______ specific evenings for reading or ______ some time during the weekend is a great way to form a reading habit.

Creating a group for your club on ______ media is a great way to stay in ______ and allows changes to dates/times to be made with less trouble than texting or phoning. Here you can ______ state the book for that month for anyone who has missed it and it is a really nice way to keep each ______ by sharing progress and thoughts on the book. This group can be set to be completely ______ so that only members can see the page or ______ with members.

Finally joining a book club is a really great way to meet people and to gain a fresh perspective on the books you read. It is also a great way to ______ your passion for reading.