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NASA scientists have found evidence of flowing water on Mars. This opens up the possibility of___ and wonders we can’t begin to imagine. The____undoubtedly is an astonishing achievement.

We may be excited by the thought of living things on another ______, but we seem to have lost _______in our own. In the past four decades, the world has____50% of its vertebrate( 脊 椎 )wildlife. But across the latter half of this period, there has been a steep___ in media coverage (报道)of the subject.

Think of what would change if we valued_____ on the earth as much as we value the possibility water   on Mars._____ 3% of the water on this planet is fresh and of that, two-thirds is frozen. Yet we lay waste to   the ___part. Sixty percent of the water used in farming is____by careless irrigation. Rivers, lakes and aquifers ( 地 下 蓄 水 层 )are sucked dry, while what remains is often so bad that it____the lives of those who drink it. As for salty water, which so______us   when apparently detected on Mars, however,   on Earth,   we express our___ by destroying it. A new report suggests fish numbers have   halved since   1970. Coral   reefs are under such___ that most could be gone by 2050.

A couple of weeks ago, I launched a column focusing on extreme consumption, and___ suggestions. They have flooded in. Here are just a few of the _____:wigs(假发)for babies, to allow “baby girls with little or no ___at all the opportunity to have a beautifully realistic hair style”; The iPotty, which _____little   children to keep playing while toilet training; a smartphone for dogs to take pictures of themselves....

As clever new ways of wasting stuff are continually___ , we become more and more used to the___ consumption of the world’s precious resources. Isn’t it time for us to have second thoughts about our lifestyle?

1.
A.peaceB.trustC.lifeD.danger
2.
A.appearanceB.discoveryC.performanceD.operation
3.
A.planetB.stageC.levelD.island
4.
A.courageB.hopeC.prideD.interest
5.
A.spreadB.lostC.ignoredD.found
6.
A.climbB.turnC.increaseD.decline
7.
A.waterB.plantsC.animalsD.air
8.
A.OftenB.OnlyC.EvenD.Last
9.
A.privateB.publicC.unclearD.accessible
10.
A.checkedB.chosenC.wastedD.polluted
11.
A.savesB.threatensC.enrichesD.changes
12.
A.interestsB.satisfiesC.frightensD.terrifies
13.
A.complaintB.doubtC.appreciationD.surprise
14.
A.pressureB.controlC.guidanceD.attention
15.
A.madeB.consideredC.invitedD.followed
16.
A.benefitsB.reasonsC.featuresD.products
17.
A.timeB.hairC.helpD.knowledge
18.
A.allowsB.promisesC.persuadesD.advises
19.
A.criticizedB.reportedC.replacedD.created
20.
A.expensiveB.limitedC.pointlessD.stable
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