News of an air crash in the north of England has just been received. The plane, which was on a charter (包机) flight from London to Carlisle, was carrying a party of businessmen on their way to a trade fair. It seems likely that the plane ran into a heavy fog as it neared Carlisle and had to circle for twenty minutes. Everything seemed to be going well. The pilot was in constant radio communication with Grand Control, when the engines suddenly went wrong and all contact was lost. The plane crashed on the site of the Roman camp at Hadrian’s Hill, a place well known to archaeologists (考古学家) and tourists.

So far few details have been reported, but it is feared that at least twenty people lost their lives, among them the pilot, who was killed at once. The local ambulance and firemen were on the scene within minutes of the crash, but additional help had to be rushed from other areas.

Mr. Lesilie? Collins told our reporter, “We passengers noticed the engines were making a funny noise. Of course we couldn’t see anything because of the fog, but the pilot said there was nothing to worry about. The next thing we knew, the engines went dead. There was a rushing noise and a kind of flash and after that I don’t remember any more.”

Collins is now in hospital, being treated for his injuries. We will bring you further news of the crash as we receive it. In the meantime relatives are asked to ring 02-3457211 for information.

WWF (World Wild Fund for Nature) has been active in China since 1980, when Dr. George Schaller arrived to work with Chinese scientists on field studies of the behavior and ecology of the giant panda. As the first international conservation(保护) organization ________ to work in China, WWF faced not only the problems of carrying out field research in the panda’s rugged (崎岖的) mountain home, but also the cultural ________ of engaging in international cooperation in the early days of China’s opening to the outside world.

________ panda conservation, WWF also worked in several other areas during its first fifteen years in China. For example, in the late 1980s, WWF assisted in arranging the re-establishment of a captive population of some rare species in China.

WWF was active in providing training for China’s wildlife conservationists. Besides ________ classes and field-based training in China, hundreds of Chinese wildlife conservation staff have attended free reserve management and wildlife management courses.

In 1995, the WWF China Program Office (CPO) was established in Beijing. When WWF CPO was officially opened in 1996, there was nine staff working on four critical programs: Giant Panda Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Forests and Environmental Education. Establishment of the office in Beijing allowed WWF to build closer ________ with their partners and to develop new partnerships at the national and local level.

As of 2010, WWF has more than 120 staff working in China on a ________ range of conservation programs including species, freshwater, forest, marine, climate change and energy, the green economy and carbon footprints.

Working with partners, WWF have promoted sustainable business practices and launched China’s pioneering ________ carbon demonstration cities, Baoding and Shanghai.

Despite the fact that WWF was once accused by some other environmental groups and campaigners of being too chose to business to campaign objectively, its continuous effort to promote the reduction of pollution and ________ the awareness of conservation and sustainability issues is worth respect.