2 . John Utsey went hiking with his two children one Saturday in August. While strolling along a trail (小路) in New Mexico’s Santa Fe National Forest, they heard someone calling out. About 600 yards away, they found a man ______ on the ground. He had spent 14 days waiting for ______ to arrive.

Two weeks earlier, the man ______ his back in the forest. Unable to stand or walk, he had to wait and hope ______ hikers would find him. As more days passed, he ______ by filling a water bottle from a stream by his side. When John found him, it was ______ that he wouldn’t be able to ______ for much longer.

After giving him all their food and water, John and his kids ______ back to the trailhead. The moment they had reception, John called 911. When the rescuers arrived, he ______ them straight to the ______ .

Because the man was in such bad ______ they built a fire to raise his body temperature before they tried to ______ him. The rescue team carried the man back down the trail. After nine long hours, he was ______ out of the woods!

Now, he’s getting the best ______ possible at a local hospital, where he can rest ______ and hopefully make a full recovery.

3 . UNICEF, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, is a special _______ of the United Nations (UN) devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children.

UNICEF was created in 1946 to provide relief to children in countries harmed by World War II. After 1950, it directed its efforts toward general programmes for the improvement of children’s welfare, _______ in less-developed countries and in various emergency situations. The organization’s broader mission was _______ in the name it adopted in 1953, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Prize for _______ in 1965. It is headquartered in New York City.

UNICEF has concentrated much of its effort in areas where even a(n) _______ amount of money can have a great impact on the lives of the most disadvantaged children, such as the prevention and treatment of disease. _______ this strategy, UNICEF supports immunization (免疫) programmes for childhood diseases and programmes to prevent the _______ of HIV/AIDS. _______ , it provides funding for health services, educational facilities, and other welfare services. Since 1996 UNICEF programmes have been guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child(1989), which affirms the _______ of all children to “the enjoyment of the highest standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and recovery of health.”

For example, UNICEF promotes girls’ education — ensuring that they complete primary education as a ________ — because it benefits all children, both girls and boys. Girls who are educated grow up to become better thinkers, better citizens, and better parents to their own children. It also believes that no child should suffer or die from a ________ illness. “We work to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people ________ it is right to keep them from harm and enable them to protect others. We help children and families affected by HIV/AIDS to live their lives with dignity,” said a staff member in UNICEF.

UNICEF was created with a distinct ________ in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. Its activities are financed by both government and ________ contributions. It advocates for measures to give children the best ________ in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.

4 . What can the average Briton do to create a home environment which is green and friendly? Well, _______ bear in mind that over half the average home’s energy bill is spent on heating rooms, but _______ a typical house loses nearly half its heat through the walls and roof. So _______ number one is to ensure that your house is adequately prevented loss of heat. Get advice about double glazing, and loft insulation(顶层隔热).

The next most important point to consider is that of _______ . Packaging and wrapping is an obvious _______ . Try to use economy size boxes, and reuse containers _______ glass jars and plastic boxes instead of wrapping food in foil or plastic. Take bottles to bottle-banks, and only shop in supermarkets which use _______ packaging. More and more people are simply _______ to buy goods packed in wasteful plastic. The garden too is an area where waste can be recycled. Start a compost heap(堆肥)using old food bits and garden weeds _______ putting them in the dustbin. And it is ________ what can be done with some other things we usually throw away. For example, try papering your bedroom with ________ from magazines.

The third problem area is the use of ________ . This is becoming a more and more ________ thing, so save as much as you can. Flushing(冲洗)the toilet accounts for a third of all household water use, so don’t flush ________ , if you are only getting rid of a tissue, for example. Take a shower instead of a bath, and don’t keep the water running while you wash, or clean your teeth. And don’t use a pipe to wash your car or water the garden. These are ________ in some areas in any case when there are water shortage. Try putting some in a bucket instead.

5 . No one would be willing to pay one-third of the price for the packaging or wrapping of what he or she purchases. But over-packaging has become a disease that leads to an _____ waste of resources and _____ environmental pollution.

The wasted packaging materials are _____ to be worth about 280 billion yuan annually. And such packages and wrappings thrown away by customers _____ up half of the volume of solid waste in cities. _____ , it is high time that regulations were _____ to stop enterprises from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping.

To produce paper packaging or wrapping, many more trees have to be cut down. Over-packaging also limits the interests of consumers when they have to spend quite a high percentage on something that they will have to throw into the dustbin. The simple truth is that the more a producer spends on packaging, the _____ the products it sells will be.

Product packaging and wrapping used to be very simple 30 years ago. “Shabby” was the word many had used to _____ the way Chinese products were packaged. And shabby packaging was blamed for making Chinese products _____ in the international market.

It is ______ to pay enough attention to packaging or wrapping products in such a manner that they can be ______ to customers’ eyes. But that does not definitely justify that packaging should even outshine what is inside.

In the Chinese idiom “maidu huanzhu”, the buyer returns the pearl and just keeps the case because the ______ is too fancy and luxurious. It not only laughs at the poor ______ of the buyer, but also criticizes the unnecessary ______ the seller has made in making the case. Another message from the idiom is that over-packaging helps cultivate an ______ consuming attitude—to buy fancy-looking stuff but not what they really need.

6 . Is Delivering Food a Risky Job in China?

According to a report, in 2020, the average time limit for each food delivery order was shortened by at least 10 minutes compared with three years ago. The report has put two of China’s biggest food delivery ________, Ele. me and Meituan, in the spotlight. On these platforms, the time limit and route for each delivery order is calculated by the algorithm (运算法则), without considering the real situation such as red lights at the crossroads, traffic rules, speed limits and fully occupied elevators, for example. However, riders are the scapegoats to bear the ________ from every aspect. The only way out is to rush against time, even risking their lives.

According to the traffic police section of Shanghai Public Security Bureau, in the first half of this year, food delivery men have been ________in a total of 76 traffic accidents causing casualties in the city, ele. me and Meituan — two of China’s biggest food delivery service companies — each ________for 26%.

By far ele. me and Meituan have over four million food delivery men registered on their platforms dedicated to running errands for about 150 million customers across China day and night. But a(n) ________fact has been that three out of every 20 delivery men were caught up in traffic accidents. The harsh industry rules made by those food delivery service companies could be one significant reason, which will give a fine or bad comments to the delivery men if deliveries are not done on time. ________, the platforms encourage the employers to do as many orders as possible by paying more commissions based on the number of orders they are able to finish.   Consequently, in order to take orders, many delivery men are seen on the streets ________ staring at their mobile phones to not miss a deal while still riding the electric bikes.

Ele. me was quick to make a response via the announcement with an ________headline “Will you give me five more minutes?” which has triggered sympathy among a few customers, but more ________. The customers blamed the platform for dodging (规避) the problem and trying to divert the attention. The customers ________that the new function can only cure the symptoms instead of the disease. “The platform is reluctant to provide more time for its riders, instead, they ask the customers to pay the bill. Is that right?” “The more reasonable way is to update your algorithm, loose the time limit and designate orders in a more ________way,” said another Sina Weibo user. Actually, there are more that can be done by the two delivery companies.

First, the delivery men shall be professionally trained on traffic laws and safety ________ before signing a contract. Second, all the delivery vehicles, whether it is owned or outsourced, will be checked to ensure that they meet the licensing requirements and are registered in accordance with the regulations. Third, an identification system shall be established to track every individual rider’s personal security. Fourth, an assessing system shall be introduced to ________the delivery efficiency by taking into consideration the possible road condition, speed limits and crowdedness in rush hours so that riders can prepare for possible delay and choose a better route.

Regulations on the food delivery service in other cities are also developing. Authorities of Shenzhen in south China’s Guangdong Province, ________, has just established the country’s first delivery management platform on Tuesday, which would ________the delivery man from riding a takeaway vehicle for a year if violating the traffic rules.