Today, we buy more clothing     1     we did 20 years ago. Fast fashion causes 13.1 million tons of clothes to be thrown away each year, and only 15% are recycled. That’s a lot of waste if you take into     2     (consider) the fact that 700 gallons (加仑) of water     3     (use) to produce one T-shirt. What can you do about that? Use the principle “less is more”.

Fast fashion clothing is designed to fall apart fast,     4     means that you’ll need more soon. In the long run, it’s cheaper to buy fewer clothes of higher quality. Besides, more and more     5     (store) have recycling programs,     6     (make) it easy to get rid of unwanted items responsibly.

Businesses can be environmental-friendly, too. For example, an online clothing store promises     7     (contribute) 5% of its income to     8     organization which protects elephants in Africa.     9     (actual), shopping in such similar businesses is certainly an     10     (amaze) way to be in harmony with nature. It creates a win-win situation where you can buy things you love, and at the same time, the environment has been improved because of your effort.

Researchers and wetland protectors in Wuhan, Hubei Province, are stepping up efforts to allow more wildlife to survive in their natural habitat.     1     treasured species of ducks is one of the animals benefiting from the growing focus     2     the environment.

In 2012, Baer’s pochard, the blue-headed duck,     3     (list) as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature after its numbers declined due to a bad habitat. The ducks were rarely seen in Wuhan until bird-watchers observed     4     (they) living in the city in 2014. Despite that, no proof showed that, so far, the ducks     5     (turn) from migratory birds to resident birds in the city because researchers would not attach tracers to the animals     6     (prevent) humans disturbing them.

In 2019, the Wuhan Bird Watching Society started researching and rescuing the habitats of the duck. They found that the ducks feed on     7     (plant), shrimp and snails. The birds also like to rest in the shallow water     8     food is more than enough.     9     (base) on the results, the team will create an area toward the restoration of the habitat in the city’s Qijiawan for the blue-headed duck, first     10     (discover) in the area.