The Earth is like a blue ball. In fact about 70% of it is covered by water, and about 30% is covered by l    1    . The Earth is our only home. It is very i    2     to us. We grow crops and keep animals in the field. We catch fishes from the sea and river. The Earth p    3     us with nearly everything we need. Here comes the problem. We can see p    4     everywhere (到处). We burn things to make energy. We throw rubbish here and there. The Earth is in danger now. It’s important for us to p    5     our only home.

This is a story that happened in our school.     1     March 1st, 2023, when school was over, Ben was taking a walk in the school, singing very     2     (happy). When he passed by a water tap (水龙头), he found water was still running. Someone     3     (forget) to turn it off! Although it was the     4     (easy) thing in the world for him to turn the tap off, he went on     5     (walk) as if he didn’t see that at all.

Just at that moment, Alice was passing by. When she noticed that, she rushed to the tap and turned it off as quickly     6     possible.

Ben was right there, standing beside her with     7     cold look on his face. Alice turned to him and scolded (批评) him for not having turned it off.

“It is none of my business!” Ben said coldly, “Besides, I wasn’t the person who turned it on.”     8     disappointed Alice was when hearing this!

Yes, everybody should do something to save water     9     protect our environment. We must remember: the last drops of water are     10     (people) tears. Let’s take actions!

Heilongjiang has become one of the most popular places with tourists this winter. The 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World continues to interest many tourists. They can enjoy more than 1,000 works of art     1     are made of ice and snow.

With more and more people coming to Harbin, the traffic becomes     2     (heavy) than before. So the Harbin Underground runs longer hours to meet the needs of more tourists. Passengers can use free tickets     3     (travel) between the stations of the Sun Island and the Ice and Snow World. This makes it easier for     4     (they) to move around. Heilongjiang also     5     (write) a thank-you letter to all the tourists. It     6     (warm) thanked them for visiting and taking part in different activities. The letter also agreed that all the short videos and travel     7     (article) online have helped a lot in making Heilongjiang better known to more people. Their likes (点赞) and comments encourage the province to do     8     better job.

    9     fact, the Harbin Ice and Snow World is not the only place to go. The barbecues (烧烤) of Qiqihar, the hot springs of Daqing and the sunrise in Fuyuan, China’s easternmost city, are all other good choices. In a cold season like this, the smiling faces of tourists can     10     (see) by all the people and their excitement can be felt all over the country.