【推荐1】Do you often use plastic straws（塑料吸管）? Perhaps you use them to _________ lots of things, such as cola or milk tea. Plastic straws are small, but they are a big problem. They are made in 10 minutes, used in 20 seconds and normally remain on the earth for over 100 years since they can’t be _________ easily.

People often throw plastic straws away after using them. Moreover, the waste management in some areas is so _________ that people don’t usually recycle them because they are small. All gutters（排水沟）lead to rivers and oceans directly. Even worse, plastic straws _________ ocean life. If we don’t act now, there would be _________ plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050. Luckily, more and more people around the world have _________ this problem. They begin to think about whether plastic straws are _________ or not when drinking drinks.

So what can we do right now to reduce plastic pollution? The simplest way is to say no to plastic straws. For example, next time when you go to a restaurant, make sure you _________ your drink without a straw. What if people need to use a straw? There are reusable straws instead. These straws can be used, _________ and reused over and over again.

Starbucks and McDonald’s have taken action to stop the __________ of plastic straws. It is hoped that more businesses and customers will work together to protect our environment.

【推荐2】Many people are playing a role in saving the earth on Earth Day. Earth Day is on April 22^nd. Lots of people all over the world try to do something _______ on this day. In China, people expected to keep lights off for one hour at night. People don’t use _______ in Italy. People dress up like _______ and animals to dance in Times Square, New York（纽约时代广场）. On that day, people can see many posters about protecting _______ animals in Canada and Norway （挪威）. After reading them, people are supposed to avoid _______ things made of animals, such as ivory and shark fin.

The World Wide Fund for Nature （WWF） has made a list of _______ things that each person can do to save the environment.

☆_______ the lights when you leave a room.

☆Don’t leave the tap（水笼头）running.

☆No turning on your computer every night.

☆Wash your clothes in warm or _______ water, not hot water.

☆Use as little water as you can when you do the dishes.

Some environmental protection groups believe that humans will _______ the true spirit of Earth Day and try __________ best to protect the earth. Small actions can make a difference and lead to a better future.

【推荐3】Jack’s love for birds started when he made his first bird-feeder about six years ago. He filled the feeder with seeds, put it in his backyard and then ________ started coming. He got really ________ in birds as more came. Then he joined a local society. As he realized that more and more birds were dying very ________, he wanted to try his best to help them.

Besides what he has done, he has his own group called Protecting Our Birds. He does ________ about birds, runs a website to teach people about birds and how to help them, and ________ boxes for birds. Not long ago, he found that the bluebirds were nesting （做窝） in the dead trees which were often cut down, ________ he began to make bluebird boxes for the birds in order to save them. Now he wants to use these boxes to ________ the dead trees. He ________ these boxes up in trees and takes them down every week to see if the birds are nesting in them. He also writes articles, hoping that more people will ________ protecting natural ecosystems（生态系统）.

“Researching birds is ________ to protecting birds,” Jack says. “In order to protect birds, we have to learn and really know about the birds.”