1 . Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away they were meant to be there, to help you understand who you are or _______ you want to become. You never know who these people maybe, but when you lock eyes _______ them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life, more or _______.

Sometimes things happen to you that may seem bombe, painful and _______ at first, but in reflection you find that without _______ those difficulties you would never be able to realize your strength, willpower, or heart _______, everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by _______ or by means of good luck. Illness, love or lost moments of true greatness all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small _______, whatever they may be, life would be like _______ smooth and straight road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life, and the __________ and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most important __________. If someone __________, you forgive them, for they have helped you __________ about trust and the __________ of being careful when you open your heart. If someone loves you, love them back even more, __________ because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things.

2 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _______ modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _______.

Another cause is our _______of disposable (一次性的) products. As _______ people, we are always looking for _______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.