【推荐1】According to a research, more than 130 billion pounds of uneaten food go to waste in Laura’s country each year. That is about 30% of the yearly food supply（供应）.     1    Many families and homeless people are in great need of food.

When Laura saw her school dinning hall throw away food that was not eaten at all every day, she came up with an idea.     2    She gave away uneaten food to homeless shelters in her community. In the past three years, the same project has spread to other schools and some fast food restaurants throughout the city. The project is called Feed&Find.     3    

How does it work? Through an App, Feed Find matches local homeless shelters with school dining halls and restaurants that have eaten food to provide. When dining halls or restaurants have eaten food left, they can use the App to share the information about the food.     4    

Pretty cool, right? It’s not surprising that people in other cities have got in touch with Laura, hoping that she could develop similar projects for their communities.

    5     They think such food may not be clean enough. Still, this project is a clever way to help solve problem of food waste and it helps those in need.

These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a “gap year” between their graduation from high school and their university studies.     1    

For most students, spending time in foreign countries is the favorite activity.     2     “After a year of traveling, I felt I’d grown up. I had learned the importance of relationships with people, on all kinds of levels,” a student once said.

    3     They provide chances to help people in poorer countries, or even in your home country.     4     You can learn about decision making and find answers to problems, for example — that will help many students in a job one day.     5     If several university graduates are applying for (申请) the same job, gap year work experience allows you to say, “I’ve already had some experience of this kind of work.” And that can help you get the job.

Last Saturday, I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend of mine. I got there ten minutes earlier. So I ordered a cup of coffee and sat by the window, watching people. There were some boys playing football on the street, and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled across the road.

Suddenly, there came a car. It was going very fast. When the driver saw the boy in his way, he braked(刹车) hard. But it was too late… The small boy was lying on the street without moving. To everyone’s surprise, the car didn’t stop. It drove away quickly.

People ran to the boy. There was a cut on the boy’s head and he lost a lot of blood. The coffee shop owner telephoned the police. Soon an ambulance(救护车) arrived and took the boy to the hospital. At 6:30 p.m., the police arrived and started questioning people. About half an hour later, they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything. I gave them all information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver. I didn’t leave the police station until 8:00 p.m.. After that I went home because I didn’t want to talk to anyone.

The next day, the boy’s parents called me to say thanks. They also told me their boy was fine and that the driver was at the police station now.

【推荐2】Last Friday, I agreed to meet some friends at 6:00 p.m. in a coffee shop. When I arrived there, I ordered a cup of coffee and sat watching people. There were some boys playing football on the street, and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled（滚）across the road.

Suddenly, there came a car. It was going very fast. When the driver saw the boy in his way, he braked immediately. But it was too late. The small boy was lying on the street without moving. To everyone’s surprise, the car didn’t stop. It drove away quickly.

People ran to the boy. There was a cut on the boy’s head and he lost a lot of blood. The coffee shop owner（主人）telephoned the police. Soon an ambulance（救护车）arrived and took the boy to the hospital. At 6:30 p.m, the police arrived and started questioning people. About half an hour later, they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything. I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver. I didn’t leave the police station until 8:00 p.m. After that I went home because I didn’t feel like talking to anyone.

The next day, the boy’s parents called me to say thanks. They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was in the police station now.

【推荐3】There was a fire in the factory at about 1:40 am. A reporter interviewed some people about it this morning.

【推荐1】In the summer of 2017, 13-year-old Myles Harris took a Boy Scout（童子军）class in water safety and life-saving skills. He didn't know how important that class would become until July 5,2018. On that day, his mother nearly drowned, but Myles saved her life.

Harris, now 15, received a Medal of Merit for his actions. This national honor is awarded by the US president. This honor is awarded to people who do good things. However, it is unusual for the medal to be given to a person as young as Harris.

Harris studies at Mission Vista High School in California. He was surprised when he got the honor. But he was thankful that he had the training and was in the right place at the right time to save his mom. "It was a scary experience," he recalled.

His family was on vacation at the beach. As he looked around, he saw someone floating on the water. Then he swam up quickly to the body and found out it was his mother Karmen. After seeing that she was unconscious, he quickly pulled her back to the family's boat and called for help. Then a lifeguard came to help him and took his mother to the hospital.

After her son won the award, Karmen thanked her son, as well as the Boy Scouts. In their rescue class, students not only learn how to save a drowning victim, but also how to prevent themselves from being accidentally pulled underwater by a victim.

【推荐2】If you or someone near you is in danger, how will you do the first aid? Mr. Zhang, a doctor in Beijing First Aid Center has some useful suggestions.

Check the environment. Watch the situation carefully. Is there anything that might do harm to you? Will you or the victim he hurt by fire, harmful smoke, a broken building, electrical wires or other dangerous situations? Do not rush into a place where you could be a victim yourself.

If being close to the victim will put your life in danger, search for skilled help at once. Skilled people have received special training and know how to deal with these situations. First aid isn't helpful if you do it but hurt yourself.

Call for help. Call the police or some other first aid services immediately if you believe someone is seriously injured. If you are the only person on the scene, try to restart the patient's breath before calling for help. Do not leave the victim alone.

Care for the person. Care for someone who has just gone through serious hardness. Remember to stay calm, encourage him(her)and you should be reassuring. Let the person know that help is on its way and that everything will be all right.

【推荐3】House fires often happened. So it’s   necessary to learn something useful to protect(保护) family from then.The following advice will tell you how to do it.

【推荐1】What do you usually do in your free time? Do you watch short videos on some apps? According to the China Internet Network Information Center, the number of short video users reached 773 million (百万) in March, 2020. That is, about 86% of all Chinese Internet users are watching or making short videos, or both! If you say short videos are only popular in China, you are wrong. TikTok has more than 800 million users around the world.

Many users like short videos. They say the videos not only make them relax, but also teach them useful skills (技能). “I love watching Lao Qiao’s short videos on my phone,” Francis, one of the short   video users, says. “Lao Qiao is a famous cook and his videos are my favorite ones. From his videos, people can learn how to make Shanxi noodles in no time at all.”However, quite a few people think short videos are not that good. “There are many other ways to relax, like watching movies, reading books and playing sports,” they say. “All of them are more meaningful to people.”                                                                        

What’s more, if people start watching the short videos, they can hardly stop. There are always new ones waiting for them, so they always spend hours on them. Some educators say people should not spend much time on short videos. “Most of them are just for fun,” they say. “They don’t teach people to think or to improve themselves. It’s not good for the people, and not good for society (社会), either.”

【推荐3】Planting “trees” on your screen

Do you want to help China become a more beautiful country? Now, you can do this on your mobile phone.

Ant Financial(蚂蚁金服) is an Internet financial service company. In August 2016, it started an interesting project “Ant Forest”. According to Ant Financial, “Ant Forest” can help people improve the environment.

But how does the project actually work? And what effects(效果) has it had? In “Ant Forest”, people start by planting a virtual(虚拟的) tree. The project then gives people “green energy” if they do low-carbon activities. The activities include walking, buying tickets online, taking public transportation and so on. With “green energy”, the virtual tree will slowly grow up. When there is enough “green energy”, Ant Financial will plant a real tree.

The Ant Financial company has been working with lots of green charities(慈善机构). Together, they help farmers in desert places in China plant trees.

“Ant Forest” has been very popular. More than 250 million people have planted virtual trees on their phones. And Ant Financial has planted more than ten million real trees.

Bai Xue is a member of Ant Financial. She says the company believes everyone wants to improve the environment, She and her workmates are happy that they can help people realize their wishes. According to Bai, Ant Financial will do more in the future so that we can make China a greener country together.