What does it mean to be green? Green is more than just a color. It also means taking action to _________ the environment. Buying a green product is a small step everyone can take. However, it’s not easy to tell _________ a product is green or not. We need to _________ the whole process of the product, even after it’s of no use.

The materials are usually our first focus. Is there _________ in the product? Green products are made of more natural materials to be good for our health.

Packing is important. Is it over-packed? We’d better choose glass or paper packing, as these can be _________ reused or recycled. We can also choose simply packaged or unpacked products.

Location matters. _________ was the product produced? Try to choose local products. It’s better to buy food directly from local farmers near our houses because we can go there _________ driving a car. It’s also a good choice to buy fruits in _________.

Read the information the company tells us carefully. It’s easy to say that a product is “green” or “all natural”, but the words may be too good to be true.

The greenest thing is certainly the one we don’t buy. Things like food and clothing are _________ for life. But many others are not. Better than buying is __________ the product you don’t need in the store. Keep money in our pockets, refuse waste and keep our planet healthy.

Learning to take notes in class is important. Note-taking is a(n) _______ that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. You need to prepare a _______ for each subject so that you can find everything _______ when a test comes. If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most _______ points of all in class. _______ your teacher doesn’t like to write anything down on the blackboard, you will have to write down something important that is said again and again by him. If you can’t _______ what the teacher is saying, don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to _______ what you miss. Of course, you may ask him after class. In your free time, you may _______ your notes with others’. Maybe you can find some mistakes in your notes. It can be good for your learning. After class or before tests, review the most important and useful _______ in your notes, and you will ________ less time reviewing and get better grades. Your notes are a good study record and taking notes is one of the best ways to improve your grades.

【推荐1】Three young men got bored with their jobs in the factory. They felt _______, so they got together to visit their old master worker (师傅) for _______.

When they saw their master worker, they began to _______ about their factory and their jobs. The old master worker listened to them without _______ a word. About twenty minutes later, he gave the three guests green tea, black and milk tea in _______ cups. Some cups are old, some are new, some are expensive and some are cheap. The old man told them to _______ what they like.

When all the three young men had a cup of _______ in hand, the old man said: “Look at the cups in your hands! You _______ chose the good-looking, expensive cups. What would you like to choose, tea or _______? You should choose what you need. Stop complaining about anybody or anything. And use your head and choose what you really need for yourself. Fall in love ________ your job and this is what you really need now.”

Life is serious. Jobs and life are just like cups and tea. Jobs are just ways of making a living. If we understand this, we won’t complain about our jobs. Try to choose what you need, and you’ll enjoy yourself and your life.

【推荐3】Jim Green is an announcer(播音员）for the program. Most of the girls _______ boys like the program. They _______ like Jim Green. Some of them often make phone calls to him and thank him _______ his work. There are lots of _______ to him every day, too. Jim Green gets up at 6:00 every morning. He has bread and a glass of milk _______ breakfast. He leaves home at 6:30 and _______ his office at 7:15. The program _________ at 7:30.He plays the new records (唱片）of the pop songs and modern music for his listeners. At 8:00 it's time _________ the news. Jim finishes work at 10:30. He goes home _________ his car. He ________ newspaper and listens to music after supper. He thinks his life is very interesting.

【推荐3】Delivery hero

Chinese delivery driver, Gao Zhixiao, was featured on the cover of Time magazine in March because of his remarkable sense of responsibility. Alongside five others, he was picked by the magazine as one of the heroes when the novel coronavirus ________.

Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, many ________ shut down or switched to takeout-only services. Millions of people stayed home to ________ getting infected. “People choose to order food online ________ buy fruit and vegetables to cook at home,” Gao told Time. As a result, delivery orders ________, placing a huge burden (负担) on delivery couriers (快递员).

Born into a ________ family in the Ningxia Autonomous Region (自治区), Gao started to make a living in Beijing at age 16. After the novel coronavirus broke out, Gao thought about stopping working, but then picked up orders because he thought customers might be ________.

Due to the danger of person-to-person transmission (传染), Gao must take a regular health test and ________ 20 minutes disinfecting (消毒) his motorcycle and clothes each morning to prevent viruses from spreading during his route around Beijing. ________ delivering goods, Gao once warm-heartedly cooked for an elderly customer who was living alone at her home.

Ordinary people like Gao who have ________ the biggest contributions in the fight against COVID-19 deserve the praise.