Today we can see that many people are cutting down the trees in the forests. A lot of ________ land has become deserts. If we ________ newspapers, we’ll learn that the forests on the earth are getting smaller ________. We are cutting down large numbers of trees ________ we need wood and farmland. Some ________ say that there will not be any great forests ________ 20 or 30 years.

What will happen ________ the forests disappear? A lot of plants will die and the animals will ________ their homes. In many places the new farmland will soon look ________ the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. There won’t be enough ________, and the weather will get hot and dry.

Kimberley, from America, was one of the winners of the 2018 Chinese Government Scholarship（奖学金）. "I feel nervous and excited, but I just can't wait to go," said Kimberleywho would study at Zhejiang Normal（师范）University.

"I'm nervous because I'm flying halfway around the world by myself. And I know just a little bit of Chinese," she added. She hoped to improve her Chinese and make a lot of friends in China.

Kimberley was one of the 18 who received scholarships to study in China. Under the scholarship program, international students would be sponsored so that they could study and do research at Chinese universities. For them, it's a piece of good news because they could get help from this program.

Shelley, vice-president for Student Life, said, "Congratulations to you for having such a chance like this. Believe me-you're going to have a lot of fun learning in China." Zhang Ping, a Chinese Official, mentioned, "You will not only have new knowledge, but also find many ways to enjoy the interesting Chinese culture and history."

What will you do with a huge bag of waste when you see the four waste bins in your community（社区）？ They are "Wet", "Dry", "Recyclable" and "Harmful".

Many people know the importance of waste sorting, but they just don't know what falls into which kind. This makes it seem a little time-taking and difficult.

As a pioneer city, Shenzhen is also taking steps to encourage people to do waste sorting. Not only has the government tried hard to tell the public about the different four kinds of waste through posters and media, but also it is going to give prizes to people across the city. The total prize is 62.5 million yuan. As long as they take part in waste sorting, everyone has a chance to get the money. The purpose is to help people form a green idea of thinking of waste sorting as a good behavior.

Take Meilin No. 1 Village as an example. After several months of efforts, most people there can now sort out kitchen waste before throwing it out between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. each day at proper places. The amount of sorted kitchen waste has increased from several hundred kilograms to about two tons.