The organisation is called Roots & Shoots because roots move    1     (slow) under the ground to make a firm foundation, and shoots seem small and weak,     2     they can break open brick walls to reach the light. The roots and shoots are you, your friends and young people all around the world. Hundreds and thousands of roots and shoots can solve the problems, change the world and make it a better place    3    (live) in.

Clubs can provide many life skills     1     teenagers by giving them just a bit more life experience outside of home and school. After-school clubs, sports, and other extra-curricular activities can be     2    (benefit) to every child. Kids can pursue (追求) a variety of interests     3     are really enjoyed.

Many high schools and middle schools offer a variety of clubs and activities, often after school. They’re interesting and keep kids out of trouble. They can also help teens improve     4    (they) interests and can help find their     5    (step) after high school graduation. Clubs can     6    (base) on activities people usually enjoy like cooking, photography, wood-working, theatre, gardening, running or crafting. Clubs can also be depended on     7     same interests like books, science, comics, history, etc. A good club has even more all-round activities,     8    (focus) on future careers.

Clubs     9    (common) meet every month, or every other week to discuss their interests or participate in an activity. It’s a meaningful social event and something     10    (look) forward to during the busy week.

Economic development is necessary if we want     1     (improve) society but finding and keeping the right balance between progress and the protection of cultural sites can be a big challenge, which can sometimes lead to great solutions. Perhaps the     2     (good) example is shown by UNESCO,     3     runs a programme that prevents world cultural heritage sites around the world from     4     (disappear).

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government     5     (want) to build a new dam across the Nile, but the proposal led to protests because water from the dam would likely damage some temples and destroy cultural relics. Finally, the government turned     6     the United Nations for help.

A committee     7     (establish) to limit damage to the Egyptian buildings and prevent the     8     (lose) of cultural relics. The group asked for contributions from different departments and raised funds within the international community. Fifty countries donated nearly $80 million to the project.

When the project ended in 1980, it was considered     9     great success. As is shown, if a problem seems too difficult for a single nation, the     10     (globe) community can sometimes provide a solution.

In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.     1    (inspire), he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one performance. His first virtual choir, “ Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different countries. Since then, the virtual choir     2    (become) a worldwide phenomenon. Whitacre’ s next effort was the Virtual Youth Choir for UNICEF,     3     was seen for the first time on stage on 23 July 2014 in the UK. Altogether, 2,292 young people from 80 countries joined in to sing Whitacre’s song “What If”.

If you are given the opportunity    1    (sing) together with hundreds of other people while at home alone, you can take part in a virtual choir. All you need is a video camera and    2    Internet connection. A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together and enables them to add their voices    3     those of other individuals and become part of the global community, which    4    (prove) to be a positive influence on the lives of many people.

The virtual choir was created by award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre,     5     began studying music at the University of Nevada in 1988. He was moved by Mozart’s classical music during his study at the University of Nevada. After graduation, his    6    (origin) compositions began to be familiar to singers and choirs. In 2009, he received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works.     7    (inspire), he asked his fans to make videos, which he then joined together into one    8    (perform). His first virtual choir has received millions of views on the Internet. Since then, the virtual choir     9    (become) a worldwide phenomenon. The virtual choir is a wonderful way for people around the world to sing with one voice, thus    10    (make) the world a better place.

Formed in 2002, the China International Search and Rescue Team (CISAR) brings help and hope to those     1     lives are changed by natural disasters.

The team carried out     2     (it) first international rescue mission in 2003. It was the first time that a Chinese team had worked outside China, and the team won high praise for their     3     (brave) and skill. The list of people     4     whom help has been given ever since is long. The team     5     (treat) more than 3,000 people who were injured in the 2006 earthquake in Indonesia, and spent several months     6     (give) aid to over 25,000 victims of the 2010 floods in Pakistan.

Rescue workers are trained to find people, treat injuries, and hand out food, water, and other supplies. There is     7     (usual) no electricity or water after a disaster and diseases and accidents may appear.     8     (save) lives, rescue workers have to work day and night, and sadly they must also bury     9     dead, which means they have to be strong in both body and mind. And they’ll have to take     10     (effect) measures in action. The members of the CISAR are always ready to go wherever help is needed.

Have you ever imagined singing together with hundreds of other people while you are at home alone? You can do this in a virtual choir, where members record themselves while     1    (perform) alone on video. These videos     2    (upload) onto the Internet and then put together into one video that can be seen online.

The virtual choir was the idea of Eric Whitacre,     3     award-winning composer and director. Having received a master's degree in     4    (music) composition from the Juilliard School in New York, he applied himself to creating compositions,     5     became quite popular among choirs and singers. This led to the creation of the virtual choir. His first virtual choir, “Lux Aurumque”, had 185 singers from 12 different     6    (country). Since then, the virtual choir has become a worldwide phenomenon and proved to influence the lives of many people     7    (positive).

A virtual choir helps connect ordinary people together, enabling them     8    (add) their voices to those of other individuals and become part of the global community. In addition, it is a wonderful way     9    people around the world to sing with one voice and thus make the world an even     10    (good) place.