Last Friday a storm hit two villages,     1    (destroy) fourteen houses. Seven other houses were so     2    (bad) damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows. One person was killed, and nine were badly injured and taken to the hospital. A number of other people received small     3    (injure). Altogether over two hundred people were left     4    (home)as a result of the storm.

A farmer said the storm began early in the morning and     5    (last) over an hour. He was cooking in the kitchen with his wife and children     6     they heard a loud noise. A few minutes later, their house fell down on top of them.

They managed to climb out, but then he saw that one of his children was     7    (miss). He went back inside and found him safe but very     8    (frighten).

A woman said that her husband had just left for work when she noticed that her house was shaking. She rushed outside right away with her children.

    9     was no time for her to take anything. A few minutes later, the roof came down. Soldiers went to the area to help the people     10     trouble.

Nowadays, the life of many people in the world     1     (affect) by global warming. For example, greenhouse gas has a bad effect     2    both people and environment. The earth’s surface temperature     3     (go) up by about 1 degrees centigrade in the past 100 years. As a matter of fact, we may feel that we can hardly put up with the extremely hot summer and we can’t get     4     (accustom) to warm winter. The rise of the earth’s surface temperature has affected human health, the existence of creatures     5    the balance of ecosystems. There is no doubt     6     it is human activities that result in the bad environment. As a     7    (consequent), conditions permitting, all countries in the world should spare no effort     8    (improve) our environment. Even if our effort is limited, it will     9     (eventual) make a great difference if we keep on     10     (work) together to deal with global warming. Without all people’s joint efforts, what would our future be like?

5 . A selection of wildlife sculptures made out of recycled rubbish is being displayed at an exhibition at the Harley Gallery in Glasgow, England. The sculptures have, been created by Glasgow — based artist Michelle Reader, who has been working with recycled materials for over 20 years. The inspiration behind this collection of artwork was the increase in fly-tipping during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Fly-tipping is when people illegally dump rubbish or litter in a public place.

Reader told the BBC, “Glasgow Wildlife Trust showed me some of the materials that were found on their reserves — a washing machine, rusty bike frame, car tyres.” She decided to create wildlife sculptures out of these materials to encourage people to think about the damage fly-tipping can do to the environment and wildlife. Her three-dimensional artworks included recycled items such as skis, a gas mask, and washing machine, parts.

Reader often drew inspiration from the “beauty of the natural world,” and said that the large model of the white-tailed bee was inspired by the many hours she spent on her distribution during the pandemic. Another sculpture, of a bearded eagle, was inspired by the sighting of one such bird in the Peak District in July 2020. This was only the second time it had been spotted in the UK.

Other projects Reader has been involved with have highlighted issues such as the importance of recycling and reducing food waste. In April, the National Space Centre in Leicester, England, launched their Home Planet gallery, which featured an art installation from Reader. Using rubbish found in rivers, such as plastic bottles, tennis balls, footwear, and toys, Reader created a large wave sculpture to highlight the problem of littering.

Reader says that through her sculptures she draws attention to environmental issues in an attractive and humorous way. The exhibition is on at Harley Callery in Glasgow, England, until 24 July.

6 . Green tourism, a form of ecotourism, is low-impact（环保的）tourism with an eye toward protecting the environment and culture of an area.     1    , but green tourism can cover a wide range of standard and conditions, from fully compliant（遵守）to less stressful on the environment than standard tourism. There are many opportunities for green travel available worldwide.

    2    , which makes green tourism not only preferable but a necessity in some areas. It might seem wiser of some people to protect natural habitats（栖息地）and fragile environments by banning visitors completely to these areas, but many areas depend on the income from tourism to support the local economy. Green, sustainable（可持续的）tourism is considered offering the best of both worlds.

Green tourism doesn't necessarily mean a vacation spent roughing it with little or no comforts. On the contrary, many people believe that it can be a wonderful adventure. Ecotourism resorts（度假胜地）and ecologies exist in almost every style and taste.     3    . There are many vacationing choices.

There are also trips available in which vacationers take an active part in improving the local area by working to preserve the natural habitat, helping to build a school or performing other services that benefit the area. These vacations can be a lot of work.     4    .

As green tourism becomes more popular, there are likely to be more vacationing choices available. More resort areas will likely take steps to have less of an impact on the surrounding environment.     5    . Local economies might be able to take full advantage of the booming tourist trade without doing harm to the local environment, allowing tourists to enjoy the beauty that these areas have to offer for many years to come.

7 . Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories,     1    (destroy) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged     2     their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or roofs. One person was killed, several were     3     (serious) hurt and a number of other people were slightly injured. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and 7    4     (last) for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “     5     we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down     6     top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was    7     (miss). I went back inside and found him, safe     8     very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong      9     husband had just left for work said that she felt her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

Soldiers helped to take people out of     10     flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelter.