Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shopper.

But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline     1     this question and concluded that it’s not as     2     as it seems.

Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented-receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon     3       of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.

She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and     4     up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By     5     the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi’s.”

Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting     6    . All the rental services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene, an air pollutant that     7     cancers, still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with alternatives, although these aren’t great, either.

Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily     8    . There’s something called “share washing” that makes people waste more precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this,     9     as “a way to share rides and limit car ownership.” and yet “it has been proven to     10     walking, bicycling, and public transportation use.”

Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There’s an even better step-that’s wearing what is already in the closet.

The Origin of Trick-or-treat

On October 31, hordes of children armed with Jack-o’-lantern-shaped buckets and pillow cases will take to the streets in     1     of sugar. Trick-or-treating for candy is equivalent to Halloween, but the     2     had to go through a centuries-long evolution (发展) to arrive at the place it is today. So how did the holiday become a chance for kids to get free sweets? You can blame pagans (异教徒), Catholics, and candy companies.

Historians agree that a Celtic autumn festival called Samhain (萨温节) was the origin of modern Halloween. Samhain was a time to     3     the day symbolizing the last harvest of the year and the approach of the winter season. It was also a festival showing     4     to the dead. One way Celtics may have appeased (安抚) the spirits they believed still walked the Earth was by leaving treats on their doorsteps. When Catholics invaded Ireland in the 1st century CE, they rebranded (重塑) many pagan holidays to     5     their religion. November 1st became the “feasts of All Saints and All Souls,” and the day before it was dubbed “All-Hallows-Eve.” The new holidays looked a lot different from the original Celtic festival, but many traditions     6     around, including the practice of offering food to the dead. The food of choice for Christians became “soul cakes,” small pastries usually baked with expensive     7     and spices like currants and saffron.

Instead of leaving them outside for passing ghosts, soul cakes were given to beggars who went door-to-door promising to pray for souls of the deceased (已故的) in     8     for something to eat. Sometimes they wore costumes to honour the saints — something pagans originally did to avoid being disturbed by evil spirits. The ritual, known as “souling”, is believed to have planted the seeds for modern-day trick-or-treating.

It wasn’t until the 1950s that trick-or-treat gained popularity in the US. Following the Great Depression and World War Ⅱ, the suburbs were booming, and people were looking for more     9     to have fun and get to know their neighbours. The old practice of souling made a comeback and gave kids a chance to dress up in costumes and walk around their     10    . Common trick-or-treat offerings included nuts, coins, and homemade baked goods (“treats” that most kids would turn their noses up at today).

There was a man who had four sons. He hoped that his sons could learn not to judge (评价) things too quickly. So he gave his four sons a task, asked each of them to go to see a pear tree in different     1     .

The first son     2     in winter, the second in spring, the third in summer, and the youngest in autumn. When all of his sons returned home, he called     3     together to describe what they had seen.

The first son said the tree was ugly     4     it didn’t have leaves. It stood alone on the ground. The tree was hopeless.

The second son said it was not like that, the tree was covered with green buds (芽) and full of     5     .

The third son didn’t think so , saying that the tree was full of flowers and they looked so     6    . He had never seen such beautiful flowers before.

The last son     7     with all of them, saying that the tree was filled with     8    . The tree was lively.

The man told his four sons that they were all     9     , because they only saw the tree in one season. He told his sons that they could not judge a tree or a person     10     by one season. Only when all the seasons was over could they know a tree or a person completely .

We can learn more from this story. If we just     11     in winter, we will miss the hope of spring, the beauty of summer and the harvest (丰收) of autumn in our life.

Nowadays more and more people prefer to go fishing or hiking in the woods. Experiencing nature is    1    , but when you're doing this, always keep yourself safe . It's important to remember several basic rules if you don’t want to turn a pleasant outing into a(n)    2    .

First, be fully prepared for different weather. Before you set out, always get warm clothes and raincoats ready, just in case! This is especially true in the situation of    3    in the mountain areas. The weather is really     4    in high mountains. Sometimes you can experience two or three    5    in one day.

Second, pack a map, a compass, and a flashlight in your bag. Even experienced travellers may get     6    . Before you start your trip, study the map to get familiar with the area you are going to. The flashlight is important     7    you do get lost. Many trips that start out in daylight will    8    become night-time adventures when people can't find the way.

Third, bring a first-aid kit and know how to use it. Small cuts can be more serious when there is no doctor     9    .

Finally, tell people where you are going and when you plan to come back. That way, someone will go to search for you if troubles     10    .This will increase your chance of being found quickly.

Do you like to play with kids?    1    Easter Day(复活节), students at Nazareth Academy in Texas, US, got a    2    to play with kindergarten kids.

Easter Day was on March 27 this year. It’ s a    3    festival in western culture. Each student paired with a kid. They did crafts(手工作品), had an Easter egg hunt(寻找彩蛋活动) and did other activities to celebrate. The school    4    this activity.

They spent a lot of time    5    kindergarten kids how to make Easter arts and crafts. Mitul Agarwal, 14, an eighth-grader, taught his partner Ruben Gonzalez how to use scissors(剪刀)    6    paper. This 5-year-old boy tried to get the scissor cuts    7    while Mitul sat next to him to help.

“Working with little kids is    8    . We do a lot of    9    about teamwork,” Mitu told the Victoria Advocate, a local newspaper. “We teach them things that we know. And we    10    about things that they know.”