Pollution is our great     1    . Pollution from     2     is a danger to our health, and may even     3     people. Factories sometimes pollute the rivers, and farmers cannot use the water for their crops. Pollution     4     over cities and villages, and that     5     even more danger. Cars use a lot of oil and cause pollution, too.

The fast shift toward clean energy technologies means global greenhouse gas emissions may fall in 2024. Recent analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA), based on the public     1     of governments, suggests emissions may in fact have peaked last year. The finding is supported by analysis from Climate Analytics, which found a 70% chance of emissions falling from 2024 if the current growing     2     in clean technologies continues.

A growing number of major economies have already passed their period of    3     emissions, including the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Japan. Compared with them, China now is the most     4    in emitting greenhouse gases, contributing 31% of the global total last year. But explosive growth in clean energy    5    means China’s emissions are set not only to fall in 2024, but to go into structural    6    . What’s more, China is currently    7     a boom in clean energy production and a historic growth of renewable energy — especially solar. Similarly,     8     is expected for batteries and electric vehicles.

A peak in global emissions is cause for optimism — but it is far from     9     the problem. More greenhouse gases will still be    10     in the atmosphere and drive severe warming, until we bring the emissions as close to zero as possible.

A Plastic Ocean a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to     1     on plastic. We've been     2     plastic in huge quantities since the 1940s. We live in a world full of plastic, and only a small part is     3     . What happens to all the rest? This is the question the film A Plastic Ocean answers. It is a documentary that looks at the impact that plastic waste has on the     4     .

The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale. But during the journey the filmmakers make the     5     discovery of a huge,     6     layer（层）of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian Ocean. This causes them to travel around the world to look at other areas that have been     7    . We see how marine species are being killed by all the plastic we are dumping in the ocean. The message about our use of plastic is     8     obvious.

But the film doesn't only present the     9     side. In the second half, the filmmakers look at what we can do to reverse the tide of plastic flowing around the world. They present short-term and long-term     10    . These include avoiding plastic containers and * single-use5 plastic products as much as possible.

On 28 July 1976, an earthquake     1    Tangshan city. The city was greatly     2    and nearly destroyed. Many people were killed or injured. Soon, the     3    work began after the quakes. Soldiers and medical workers arrived to find survivors and help the people in the disaster-hit area. With strong support from the government and the tireless     4    of the people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake     5    .