1 . Sammie Vance approached her principal at Haley Elementary with the idea of installing “buddy benches” into her school playground to help others feel less lonely. The principal
Pretty soon, Sammie’s Buddy Bench Project began commanding the
This is, of course, not just a beautiful story about helping others. It’s also a major win for
A.complained | B.allowed | C.approved | D.spoke |
A.costly | B.heavy | C.productive | D.valueless |
A.reviewed | B.recreated | C.removed | D.recycled |
A.kept track of | B.reached out to | C.sang high praises for | D.got rid of |
A.Unfortunately | B.Accordingly | C.Apparently | D.Eventually |
A.born | B.promoted | C.obtained | D.commented |
A.attraction | B.attention | C.acceptance | D.admission |
A.campaigns | B.contests | C.assemblies | D.awards |
A.nicknamed | B.introduced | C.defined | D.named |
A.the other day | B.to date | C.by then | D.until recently |
A.sustainability | B.changeability | C.adaptability | D.visibility |
A.though | B.as | C.if | D.when |
A.combined | B.mixed | C.involved | D.fitted |
A.fields | B.walls | C.oceans | D.rains |
A.explanations | B.questions | C.ways | D.causes |
2 . Back in 2007, Uruguay had a serious problem with no obvious answer: The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy to power the rapid
Then Ramón Méndez Galain, a physicist, started
Méndez Galain’s plan was built around two simple
To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms, Méndez Galain came up with a variation on a(n)
The strategy worked
A.decline | B.growth | C.consumption | D.program |
A.building | B.blocking | C.repairing | D.seeking |
A.rely on | B.find out | C.refer to | D.give up |
A.risk | B.power | C.pollution | D.benefit |
A.facts | B.theories | C.answers | D.principles |
A.water | B.light | C.wind | D.ice |
A.tended | B.undeveloped | C.protected | D.limited |
A.break | B.put | C.send | D.turn |
A.tool | B.software | C.image | D.approach |
A.responsible | B.weak | C.private | D.profitable |
A.public | B.opposite | C.rich | D.powerful |
A.managing | B.selling | C.abandoning | D.starting |
A.hardly | B.relatively | C.unexpectedly | D.rarely |
A.forgotten | B.achieved | C.apologized | D.approved |
A.income | B.food | C.supply | D.electricity |
3 . The first time ever I realized that plastic was a serious matter for our planet was during a road trip in Western Australia, almost 12 years ago.
We
This was just one of the many experiences I’ve lived that made me more
Our trip to Borneo was another life-changing
Besides, we were also
Facing this global issue
A.stayed | B.visited | C.worked | D.stopped |
A.land | B.ocean | C.district | D.supermarket |
A.threw | B.picked | C.dropped | D.carried |
A.sure | B.proud | C.conscious | D.comfortable |
A.travel | B.deliver | C.remove | D.play |
A.story | B.growth | C.experience | D.suffering |
A.free | B.cheap | C.valuable | D.safe |
A.failed | B.managed | C.hesitated | D.happened |
A.firmly | B.violently | C.deeply | D.dramatically |
A.action | B.project | C.schedule | D.protection |
A.dry up | B.tie up | C.clean up | D.take up |
A.washed | B.proved | C.rushed | D.injured |
A.on purpose | B.for sure | C.to an extent | D.in person |
A.confusion | B.determination | C.frustration | D.satisfaction |
A.make | B.do | C.achieve | D.find |
4 . I looked out of the door of my 100-year-old house and saw my newly built garden. I realized nothing is rubbish. I was full of joy and
I
My neighbors would put the autumn
Nothing has to be really
A.appreciation | B.sympathy | C.doubt | D.regret |
A.hurried | B.expected | C.wanted | D.started |
A.implements | B.garbage | C.investments | D.appliances |
A.packed up | B.brought out | C.threw away | D.gave away |
A.value | B.request | C.cost | D.consequence |
A.own | B.find | C.remember | D.lose |
A.collecting | B.recovering | C.recycling | D.saving |
A.sorting | B.picking | C.spotting | D.recording |
A.uniform | B.broken | C.limitless | D.separate |
A.fruit | B.corn | C.leaves | D.vegetables |
A.compare | B.deal | C.compete | D.fit |
A.platform | B.garden | C.grocer | D.dormitory |
A.building | B.tent | C.sign | D.show |
A.piled | B.polished | C.decorated | D.cleaned |
A.unwillingly | B.impatiently | C.seriously | D.loyally |
A.sold | B.sowed | C.removed | D.reserved |
A.smelly | B.annoying | C.imaginary | D.attractive |
A.useless | B.careless | C.priceless | D.hopeless |
A.exciting | B.special | C.violent | D.disgusting |
A.money | B.treasure | C.garden | D.ingredient |
5 . I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan,a
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of
I tried
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and
I often hear people
A.distant | B.huge | C.narrow | D.loose |
A.recently | B.finally | C.gradually | D.immediately |
A.climbing | B.painting | C.describing | D.imagining |
A.garden | B.lab | C.home | D.palace |
A.material | B.waste | C.resources | D.goods |
A.over. | B.against | C.beyond | D.within |
A.less | B.most | C.more | D.least |
A.throwing away | B.picking up | C.breaking down | D.digging out |
A.kill | B.save | C.spend | D.wait |
A.satisfied with | B.delighted in | C.used to | D.tired of |
A.something | B.anything | C.everything | D.nothing |
A.cleanup | B.party | C.picnic | D.concert |
A.dropped out | B.looked around | C.showed up | D.called back |
A.demand | B.accomplish | C.receive | D.overcome |
A.plan | B.visit | C.contact | D.difference |
A.crossed | B.covered | C.measured | D.designed |
A.talk | B.argue | C.complain | D.quarrel |
A.watching | B.thinking | C.questioning | D.doing |
A.example | B.explanation | C.method | D.research |
A.unless | B.if | C.although | D.when |
6 . Last year, four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street corner. There were old bottles, parts of old bikes, and
One day, one of the children looked at the corner and
The corner looked
After one month, their ugly, dirty corner had become a beautiful
A.full | B.empty | C.cheap | D.expensive |
A.school | B.bus | C.old bottles | D.bus stop |
A.cold | B.gorgeous | C.useless | D.ugly |
A.had | B.refused | C.decided | D.managed |
A.ten | B.fifteen | C.twenty | D.thirty |
A.made | B.collected | C.bought | D.gave |
A.Tuesday | B.Sunday | C.Saturday | D.Friday |
A.car | B.bus | C.corner | D.bag |
A.passengers | B.children | C.teachers | D.girls |
A.better | B.useful | C.else | D.hard |
A.clean | B.dirty | C.green | D.gone |
A.nice | B.wrong | C.larger | D.better |
A.tree | B.flower | C.vegetable | D.fruit |
A.flowers | B.vegetables | C.trees | D.plants |
A.enough | B.limited | C.long | D.short |
A.seeds | B.toys | C.garbage | D.bikes |
A.school | B.home | C.playground | D.garden |
A.see | B.visit | C.help | D.enjoy |
A.world | B.school | C.bus stop | D.corner |
A.homes | B.gardens | C.villages | D.surroundings |