【推荐1】Today, Mount Qomolangma’s peak is not a lonely place any more. Over 3500 people have    1     (successful) climbed the mountain over the past years. Meanwhile, climbers have complained about    2    (wait) for hours in the bottlenecks.

In fact, the dangerous    3    (crowd) aren't the only problem. All those climbers need     4    (bring) a lot of gear (装置) and much of them ends up being left on the mountains, becoming the world's    5     (tall) rubbish dump.

But the good news is    6     some mountaineers are overtaking it to clean up Qomolangma. Mountaineers Paul and Eberhard are part of Eco Everest Expedition which has been cleaning up rubbish since 2008. So far they    7    (collect)over 13 tons of garbage.

Some of that rubbish is even being used for    8     higher purpose. As part of the Mount Everest 8844 Art Project. a group of 15 artists Nepal collected 1.5 tons of garbage. They’ve changed the cans and oxygen tanks into 74 piece of art that are exhibited    9    Nepal’s capital. Part of the profit from sales    10     (be) available for the Everest Pakeers Association which has helped ole rubbish of the mountain.

The Palace Museum is becoming waste-free as the 720,000-square-meter structure has managed     1     (reduce) the number of rubbish bins to 110 sets in areas open to the public. This is a decrease from 310 sets     2     (record) in January 2020, when a zero-waste campaign     3     (launch), said the museum.

While protecting features of the six-century-old historical relic, the action also helps visitors and tourists get into     4     habit of creating less waste. Up to now, four types of rubbish bins have been equipped following Beijing’s regulations on the management of household waste. Cleaning staff also check them to make sure all rubbish is     5     (correct) sorted, which is later transported to different destinations for disposal (处理). The museum also recycled more than 32,000 plastic     6     (bottle) to make cultural and creative products between June 2021 and October 2023,     7     (mean) a reduction in carbon emission by 931 kilograms.

By launching the campaign, the Palace Museum is taking a careful, science-based way to waste management. The target is to minimize the production of waste     8     needs to be buried or burned and bring the amount of such waste as close     9     zero as possible.

So far, about 3,000 museum staff members, 40,000 tourist guides, and 21 million visitors     10     (participate) in the campaign.

In order to present the best presentation and eliminate room for error, you need to keep in mind certain guidelines. Here are some of my ideas for presenting quality presentations that demand genuine attention    1    your listeners.

Picking out a topic is the hard part. It has to be interesting, impactful and unique,     2     it is crucial to choose something you care about rather than randomly select one. Ask yourself if it covers angers—is it informative? Will it keep my listeners hooked? Will it create an air of boredom? Will I be able to get all my facts and research done? Is it appealing to me, but not to them?

There is nothing more annoying than having someone blabber on about a topic he/she     3    (not do) extensive research on. It is obvious from the way they speak, how monotonous their tones sound and how robotic their movement and gestures are. So don’t be that someone. Take the effort     4    (learn) as much as you can. Make it matter to you, and remember     5    it can impact your listeners, and enlighten(启发) them on things they didn’t know about at all.

No one is perfect, and there are bound to be mistakes or circumstances     6    you didn’t count on and couldn’t avoid. You     7    stutter(结巴) with a word, mix up slides, or forget some important sheets of your presentation and so on. Straighten up. Crack a minor joke in your defense. In other words, improvise(即兴表演) and don’t beat yourself up about it or else your presentation will end in disaster. Don’t let it ruin the rest of it, and finish the presentation as planned, so that people think more of how well it ended.

The     8    (good) thing about presenting a topic is eye contact.     9    you are able to say it by heart,   and not by looking at a piece of paper you will have mastered the most effective presentation technique. Memorize your lines, and points, and only glance at your notes occasionally if you think you may forget something. In end if, you think that you are well prepared to answer questions, then by all means invite     10    

If you visit a supermarket in the UK in March or April, you will notice a strange thing: Shelf after shelf is filled with large, brightly-colored eggs.

Look a little     1     (close) and you will discover something else. These eggs aren’t real. In fact, they     2     (make) of chocolate. And that can mean only one thing — it’s Easter time again.

Easter is a festival     3     has been celebrated in Britain for thousands of years. These days we mark the occasion (场合) by     4     (give) each other chocolate eggs, or Easter eggs. But what are the roots of this     5     (tradition) event?

For Christian people Easter is a religious festival. According     6     the Bible, Jesus Christ was killed by the Romans     7     came back to life three days later. That is     8     Easter is seen as a time of rebirth.

However, some people suggest that Easter has its origins in pre-Christian times. They say that the very earliest societies celebrated the end of winter and the beginning of spring — the time     9     life returns to the land.

Whatever its origins, Easter is big business. The UK’s biggest retailer (零售商) of Easter eggs sold more than 20 million units last year and some Easter eggs     10     cost more than £20!