If you open your fridge, you may see some leftovers (剩菜剩饭), and it's very likely you will throw them away in the end. If the _______ in a supermarket is not fresh anymore or is near the "sell-by" date (保质期), it goes into trash bins too. Every day, a large amount of food is wasted.

To cut down on food waste, France _______ a new law (法律). It forbids supermarkets to throw away or destroy unsold food. _______, they must donate it to charities. Food that isn't safe for humans to eat can be used as animal feed. If not, the supermarkets will _______ fines of up to 75,000 euros (around 542,200 yuan) or two years in prison (监狱). The law also encourages  _______ programs for schools and businesses about food waste.

France is the first country to make a law that forbids wasting food, but it is  _______ a worldwide problem. The good thing is that people around the world are trying different things to deal with the food waste problem. Galdakao, Spain, put a public fridge in the center of town. Anyone can drop off food or leftovers and anyone can come and take them. A supermarket in Canada, Loblaws, encourages people to buy "ugly food" by selling it at lower  _______ so it won't end up being wasted.

In China, we have the "clear your plate" campaign (光盘行动). This means you should eat everything on your  _______ or take away the leftovers.

"_______ much more than what people can eat in restaurants has been a way of maintaining (维护) face in China for a long time," said Liu Qinglong, a professor at Tsinghua University. "But I'm happy to see that our  ________ towards wasting food is changing."

Captain Good Fellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games and nice dances?

Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the City Theatre at 10:00 on Saturday morning for free.

Two American films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be on at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

It’s October, and Saturday night （7:00~ 9:00） is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold. Don’t forget to take sweaters and jackets with you.

"The Zoo", a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert this Saturday night, at eight in Rose Hall, City College.

One year ago, I worked at a traditional Chinese medicine store. Business was not bad. Every day we mixed medicinal herbs (中药) for patients, so the store was always full of a strong herbal smell.

After I had worked there for a time, a boy of 13 or 14 started coming and sitting on the stairs outside the store for a while every day. It seemed strange to me.

"Do you like the herbal smell?" I asked him one day.

"I grew up with this kind of smell," he said. He told me that his mother took herbal medicine for years, so he could mix herbs for his mother when he was very young. He mixed the herbs with deep love, hoping his mother would get better as soon as possible.

"Is your mother well now?" I asked.

He shook his head. "My mother passed away three years ago." Looking up into the sky, he went on: "When I first passed by here and smelled the herbs, I thought of my mother. It is comforting to remember those days when she was alive. So I come here every day to sit for a moment. When I sit around this smell, I feel as if my mother is still alive and is waiting for her medicine in her room."

Your third year of middle school was probably a difficult and busy time. You may have had trouble getting enough sleep. We all know that not getting enough sleep is not good for our health. But it has be found that less sleep could even cause you to have fewer friends, the Guardian reported.

According to researchers from the University of California, people who don't get enough sleep are less willing to socialize(社交)with others. They are simply too tired to go out.

The researchers did a small study. They tested 18 young people who had just had a good night's sleep -as well as tested them again after a sleepless night. The participants watched videos of people with expressions walking toward them. When the person on the video got too "close" to them, they pushed a button to stop the video, which recorded how close they allowed the person to get.

The results showed that the participants kept the person at a further distance if they hadn't gotten enough sleep.   They might think the person intruded their personal space.   But when the participants got a good night's sleep, they allowed the person to get much closer to them.

According to a lead researcher Matthew Walker, the less sleep you get, the less you want to socialize with others. In turn, other people may think you look strange and stay away from you. This can make you feel lonely and cause you to sleep even less. It becomes a vicious cycle(恶性循环).

So if you want to be a more sociable and popular person, seeping well might help. "One night of good see makes you feel more outgoing and confident." Walker told the Daily Mail.