People are wasting things everywhere and every day. Wherever we go, we can see that paper, bottles and cans are thrown away; food     1     (waste) just because of its poor taste; clothes are thrown around simply due to their old fashion Not only things and money are wasted, but natural resources are wasted as well.     2     (tree) are cut down merely for fuel; wildlife is killed     3     (simple) for food; coal and minerals are exploited (开采) in     4     bad way.

The worst example of man’s waste is the waste of time. Many people tend to spend their time on     5     (worth) things, such as wandering about (漫步) in the street, gossiping in the office, or     6     (sleep) too much during the day. As we know, time is so valuable to us that it never returns if it     7     (pass) by.

It is time     8     (call) for an end to waste. On the one hand, we must save natural resources and make full use of them,     9     is very important to our future; otherwise human beings will be faced with the lack of natural resources and suffer     10     pollution caused by waste. On the other hand, we must value our time. Only with our time devoted to study and work for the people will we never regret the life we have had.

2 . The favorite food in the United States is the hamburger, a kind of round sandwich of cooked beef.     1     At fast food restaurants, people order their food, wait a few minutes, and carry it to their tables themselves. People also take their food out of the restaurant and eat it in their cars or in their homes. At some fast food restaurants, people can order their food, pay for it and pick it up without leaving their cars.

    2     Most of them sell hamburgers, French fries and milkshakes, which are traditionally popular foods among Americans. In addition, there are many fast food restaurants that serve Chinese food, Mexican food, Italian food, chicken, seafood and ice cream.

The idea of a fast food restaurant is so popular that nearly every kind of food can be found in one. Fast food restaurants are popular.     3    

First, they are not formal restaurants. Customers wear any type of dress when they go to a fast food place.     4     People who are busy do not want to spend time preparing their own food or waiting while someone else prepares it. In fast food restaurants the food is usually ready before the customer even orders it. Finally, most food in a fast food restaurant is not expensive.     5     However, they may not be able to afford a more traditional and more expensive restaurant very often.