Researchers have been applying artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor biodiversity and enhance efforts to protect some species from     1     (threaten). Unlike conventional methods, AI has the capacity     2     (analyze) massive amounts of data effectively.

Species are disappearing     3     a rate much faster than that millions of years ago, with up to one million species on the edge of     4     (extinct). In response, the United Nations set a goal in 2020 to safeguard at least 30% of Earth’s land and oceans. “AI is imperfect     5     could promote important discoveries,” says Nicolas Miailhe, paris-based founder of the Future Society, an international non-profit organization     6     aims to better govern AI. “We badly need human practitioners to design models and interpret data.”

Besides     7     (monitor) biodiversity in real time, AI can also be used to model the impacts of human activities on an ecosystem. Although it     8     (document) that human activities have resulted in biodiversity loss, little is known about which environmental factors have the largest impact.

“Long-term statistics will play     9     essential role in connecting changes in biodiversity with environmental changes,” says Luisa Orsini, who     10     (study) evolutionary bio-systems at the University of Birmingham, UK.

A small town in England is teaching the world that it is important     1     (grow) your own food. Any open space     2     (use) to grow fruit and vegetables. There are apples, pears, peaches, strawberries, cabbages and carrots, here and there. Everyone can pick them     3     free. Eight years ago, a woman named Pam in Todmorden dug up her rose garden. She planted vegetables, knocked down the garden walls and put up a sign     4     (say), “Help yourself.” Today, Pam has     5     (complete) changed the town. A new town has been born,     6     is called “Incredible Edible Todmorden”. Pam explained why she thought the idea was popular. “It’s possible and positive. Many people know we have to change,     7     how we do that is a question.” So one day, gathered all the     8     (villager) together. They decided to do something different at once. They didn’t write reports. They didn’t ask for permission. They just did it. Only a short time later, Todmorden     9     (become) a big garden of fruit and vegetables. In Todmorden, there is a motto: If you eat, you are in. But that’s not all. There are     10     (many) than 700 edible towns popping up around the world, from Canada to Mali. People there think about food and protect the environment at the same time.

As Shanxi Province suffered from     1    record-breaking rainfall and floods, thousands of ancient building were also     2     great risk.     3     (fortunate), thanks to accurate weather forecasts and a timely response, most of the province’s ancient buildings were protected in advance     4    (prevent) flooding and did not suffer too much damage. However, as a province with the     5    (large) number of ancient architectural sites in the country, Shanxi     6    (know) as the “treasure house of ancient Chinese architecture”, but during the recent floods and landslides    7    (cause) by days of heavy rainfall, there are still many ancient buildings in danger.

According to Shanxi Evening News, at least 16 ancient buildings registered partial collapses, cracks or serious leaking during the rare continuous rainfall,     8     also affected the safety of the surrounding houses. In Taiyuan, capital city of Shanxi, multiple major historical and cultural sites protected at the national level were damaged to     9     (vary) extent(程度), including the Jin Temple and the Tianlongshan Grottoes notable for the Buddhist temples located inside. In some temples, roofs leaked after days of rainstorm and retaining walls collapsed or cracked. Roads to tourist     10     (attraction) were also damaged by landslides because of the wet soil.

The strongest sandstorm in recent 10 years     1     (strike) the Chinese capital Beijing on the morning of March the 15th with a visibility (能见度) of less than one kilometer.     2     (lucky) the city's meteorological department (气象部门) had issued     3     yellow warning in advance and connected departments had made full     4    （prepare） for the severe sandstorm, people in affected areas had been reminded to close windows and doors ahead of lime.

Inspite of all the great efforts, this sandstorm still caused great inconvenience to local residents, work and lite. People had to travel to work wearing masks or scarves     5     (prevent) possible damage to their eyes and respiratory tract(呼吸道).Drivers paid     6     (much) attention to road safety than usual due to poor visibility. In response to the dusty weather, Beijing Daxing International Airport took a series of measures, which     7     (affect) a number of flights. What’s more, this sandstorm had a bad effect     8     the environment.

Rome wasn't built in a day. Protecting the environment is one of the most important things     9    we human beings stick to forever. After all, only by protecting the environment can we protect     10    (we).

David was upset by the plastic going into the oceans. To help solve the problem, he had a     1     (create) idea - to create plastic like money. David calls his idea the “Plastic Bank”. The goal of Plastic Bank is to use plastic to help people solve the problems       2     (gradual). The Plastic Bank adds a value to plastic waste by     3     (pay) people to recycle it.

The program began in 2015 in Haiti, a poor island nation with many problems of waste plastic. The Plastic Bank has opened 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 the local people need. The stores also allow plastic collectors     5    (use) the money they earn to pay     6     health care or school. To make sure that the plastic is recycled, the Plastic Bank works with partners,       7     agree to 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 oceans. So far, the Plastic Bank     9    (keep) about 7 million pounds of plastic out of the oceans. It makes a great     10     (contribute) to the ocean world.