Temperatures around the world are rising. Many places     1    (experience) extreme weather events such as extreme heat since the start of the new century.

Scientists have shown all that is going to get even       2       (bad). They looked at cities in the north half of the planet. They     3     (especial) paid attention to those in the US.

According     4     simple geography, the cities near Canada have cool to mild weather. Those near Mexico       5     (be) hotter and more humid(潮湿的). However, things are going to look and feel a lot different in 2080.

The scientists created a weather model       6     (study) the weather changes in 2080. They considered two important points. One was the warming of the planet by 1.5℃ to 3℃ and    7     other was the increasing greenhouse gas levels. Unluckily, what the scientists found was     8     (surprise)! The cities in the north turned into ones in the south— about 500     9    (mile) south. For example, Washington, DC felt like Greenwood, Mississippi，and Mississippi felt like Mexico.

That’s bad news for people in the US,     10     it’s also bad for people everywhere because we’re all in the same boat.

Absolut Vodka, a brand of international wine & spirits giant Pernod Ricard, launched the new Absolut Nights 100 campaign—Comeback across China on Dee. 6 in Beijing, with a new comeback limited-edition bottle using creativity    1     ( drive ) recycling. The Absolut Comeback campaign attempts to pool creative nightlife ideas from young Chinese people to explore more possibilities.

Under the theme of “Comeback”, the new season of Absolut Nights 100 campaign encourages young    2    ( consume) not only to explore more possibilities with their creativity and artistic talent to open the world in different ways    3     also to make sustainability and recycling part of their lifestyle. Absolut Vodka launched a campaign to promote    4     ( recycle).

The limited-edition Absolut Comeback bottles, which     5     ( make) with more than 41 percent recycled glass, are launched simultaneously across China. For the first time, Absolut takes advantage of the bottles to spread    6     idea that everything can be recycled and reused, in an effort to inspire more people to reduce waste by unleashing their creativity.

Absolut Vodka's strategy has always been in consistence    7    Pernod Ricard’s commitment to sustainability. In April 2019, Pernod Ricard     8     (launch) its “2030 Sustainability & Responsibility Roadmap”, to further upgrade    9    (it) strategy in enabling sustainability.

In June 2019, Pernod Ricard China and the Institute for Sustainable Development Goals, Tsinghua University,    10    ( joint) released the first Sustainable Bar Operation Initiatives and Application Guidelines for China.

David Katz was upset by all the plastic going into the ocean. To help solve the problem, he had a     1    （create）idea to treat plastic like money. Mr. Katz calls his idea the "plastic Bank". The goal of the Plastic Bank is to use plastic to help people solve the problems     2    (gradual）. The Plastic Bank adds a value to plastic waste by paying people to recycle it.

The program began in 2015 in Haiti, a poor island nation with many     3    （problem）of waste plastic. The Plastic Bank has 30 "markets" in Haiti. At the Plastic Bank markets, people can exchange the plastic they've collected for     4    they need. The Plastic Bank markets sell lots of things that local people need. The stores also allow plastic collectors to use the money they earn to pay     5    health care or school.

To make sure that the plastic     6    （recycle）, the Plastic Bank works with partners, who agree     7    （use）the plastic that is collected. When customers buy these products, which are labeled "Social Plastic", they know that they are both helping people in other parts of the world     8    keeping plastic out of the ocean. So far, the Plastic Bank     9    （keep） about 7 million pounds of plastic out of the ocean. It makes a great     10    （contribute）to the ocean.

On April 22nd, the UNEP(United Nation Environment Programme) called for increasing protection of Antarctica,     1    is the world’s most southern continent.     2    (scientist) say climate change and human activity have     3    (increasing) led to the melting of massive pieces of Antarctic ice. Not only is the disappearance of ice affecting wildlife     4    the area such as seals and penguins, but also causing oceans and seas around the globe     5    (rise).

This leads to an even     6    (big) threat to coastal cities. For instance, Venice, an ancient city of Italy, has long been threatened by the rising sea levels. So far, this situation     7    (make) worse by the fact that its ancient houses     8    (build) on a body of water are slowly sinking. In addition, the salty water is also destroying both famous buildings     9    priceless artworks of Venice. Therefore, it’s high time that action should be taken to fix     10    serious problem.

A cave painting on a small Indonesian island appears to be the earliest     1     (know) record of storytelling through pictures. A team of Indonesian and Australian researchers say the work     2     (date) back nearly 44,000 years. That is several thousand years     3     (old) than European examples of cave art that appear to tell a story.

The painting was seen in a stone cave on the island of Sulawesi in 2017. It shows eight human-like beings     4     (hunt) six animals. Among the animals are native species such as wild horses and pigs. The Indonesian cave painting also provides some of the earliest evidence of human spirituality, said Adam Brumm. He is an archaeologist at Australia's Griffith University,

The Griffith researchers said cave art on Sulawesi was first discovered in the 1950s. At least 242 caves and shelters containing such images     6     (find) in the years since. The island was once named     7     Celebes Island. Some of the caves have seen damaged. This could     8     (threat) the art, said Oktaviana,     9     Indonesian expert on rock art. He added that, ''It would be a tragedy     10     these exceptional old artworks should disappear in our own lifetime, but it is happening. ''

China’s Liangzhu Archaeological Site     1    (declare) on the list of World Heritage sites on Saturday by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 43^rd session in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

The site,     2    is located in Yuhang District in Hangzhou City in China’s eastern Zhejiang Province, showcases the civilization of prehistoric rice agriculture between 3,300 B.C.     3     2,300 B.C. The ruins of ancient Liangzhu city were discovered in 2007, and then large dam sites     4    (surround) the Liangzhu ancient city were unearthed continuously after 2009. It was     5     (official) submitted to UNESCO in 2019, hoping to win     6     (recognize) as a World Cultural Heritage Site. The site     7     (include) archaeological remains and unearthed cultural relics of the Liangzhu Ancient City as well as a wetland that covers     8     area of 908. 89 hectares in a plain river network. It is also found that the Liangzhu ancestors started to use characters about 5 ,000 years ago, 1 ,000 years     9     (early) than previously thought, according to Colin Renfrew, a retired professor of archaeology at the University of Cambridge.

The World Heritage Committee added Liangzhu to the UNESCO list    10     (encourage) better protection of the site, considered to be of “outstanding universal value” to humanity.

Lions，tigers and other animals are staying awake at night    1    （avoid）human beings，a new study finds．

Scientists have known that human activities can lead to changes in nature．Many animals may move around less or travel to far places to keep away    2    people．By being awake at night，animals can also be on guard against possible enemies and spend less time    3    （look）for food．

The latest research found even activities like farming and camping can    4    （fright）animals and cause them to become more active at night．    5    had been studied were lions in Tanzania，tigers in Nepal and monkeys in Brazil．Researchers compared    6    （careful）how much time those animals were active at night in areas of human activities，such as hunting and farming．    7    was human activities that caused an increase of about 20 percent in night time activities，even in creatures that usually sleep at night．Results    8    （publish）in the journal Science two months ago．

The new findings are    9    （usual）because no one else has looked at it in such detail before Ecologist Marlee Tucker was    10    （surprise）that any kind of human activities is enough for animals to see people as a threat．

8 . Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It    1    (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it    2    (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of    3    most outstanding（杰出的）examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days    4    even a few months. It took years of work     5    (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is    6    (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit    7    is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are    8    (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the    9    (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be     10    (patience).