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AIn the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were not many people on earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited （无限的）.Today, things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue like this, human life on earth will not survive.Everyone realizes today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land.We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. However, in most countries, waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this.We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be enough food.What can we do to solve these problems?If we eat more vegetables and less meat, we will easily get more food. Land that is used to grow crops can feed five times more people that land where animals are kept.The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner living place in the future.2.More _________ 3 _______ b eing cut down.3.More waste products being put into rivers.4.More _______ 4 _______ being born.______ 5 _____The world is becoming too _________ 6 _____ .Modern methods make the situation worse.Result We human beings （人类）will not _______ 7 _______ on the earth.Solutions 1.______ 8 _____ more vegetables and less meat can make iteasy for people to get more food.e modern methods of ___________ 9 _____ control so that the populationwill not grow too fast.cate people so that the _______ 10 _______ will be better and cleaner.BStop Smoking Now—We Can Help!In almost every US city and town, there are local organizations to helppeople stop smoking. One of the most popular and successful is theCalifornia Smokers, Helpline. Here is a page from one their leaflets.When we really want a cigarette-try the three Ds:1.Delay: Look at your watch and wait for a couple of minutes. If you can wait two minutes, you won,t want to smoke.2.Drink something: If you drink water or some other drinks, you will reduce the need to have something in your mouth.3.Deep breathing: Breathe in slowly and deeply. Count to five when your lungs are full. Then breathe out slowly. Repeat several times.And here are some ideas from Florida Anti-smoking Club to help people to give up smoking:1.Make a plan: Make a list o f friends who smoke and places where you smoke. Don,t see those people and don,t go to hose places!2.Keep busy: Instead of smoking, make a phone call, take a short walk or talk with a friend.3.Develop new interests: Exercise 一walking, biking, jogging, swimming or taking a music class—helps you to forget about cigarettes.It is now against the law for anyone to smoke anywhere at any time in our schools. So set a date, and act at once to give up smoking for your own good.You will read about how you are a citizen in your school, community and nation. A citizen is a person who belongs to a place. You are a citizen of the community where you live and the nation where you were born.Citizen Have RightsAs a citizen, you have rights that the government protects. A right is something you may do. As a citizen, you have a right to speak freely and practice your religion. You also have the right to privacy. That means you may decide what to show or tell someone and what not to tell.Citizens Have ResponsibilityAlong with rights, citizens have responsibilities. A responsibility is something thatyou should do. For example, you should follow the law. A law is a rule that everyone in the community, state or country must follow. Laws keep people safe and help them get along well with one another. When people follow the traffic laws, they help keep others safe. When you follow laws in the park, you help others enjoy the park.Being a Good CitizenGood citizens care about people,s rights. They try to make things fair and safe for everyone. Good citizens work together to solve problems. Children can be good citizens by solving problems together in their school or community. They may follow proper steps to deal with problems. First, name the problem. Then, list ways to solve it. Next, choose the best way. And finally, find out is it solves the problem.A good book can teach you things beyond your class. It can open youreyes and clear your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit,there are a number of ways to develop it.Plan your timeYou should give yourself at least thirty minutes in all for reading every day. When time is set, nothing can change it. For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time.Always carry a bookWherever you go, take a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good book as well as your school things. Remember that a book always stays with you.Find a quiet placeFind a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. When you read a book, no one will trouble you. There should be no televisions, computers, music or evennoisy family members around you.Have a library dayHave a library card, and you can read as many good books as possible in the library. Make it a weekly trip to the library. You can save a lot of money.Blog itOne of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to put it on your blogW 客).If you don’t have one, create one. It,s free. Afekaiyiiiyrtcfgo^hdre an to share your ideas and offer you suggestions.Title Some ways to have a good reading (1) _________Plan your time You should read at least half a(n) (2) _____ every day.Make it a habit to (3) ______ during breakfast for lunchtime.Always (4) ______ a book Make sure a book always with you wherever you go.Find a quiet place Find a place at home with a (5) _____ chair and withouttelevisions, (6) _____ ,music or noisy people around you.Have a (7) ______ d ay It is a very cheap way to read good books in the library.Go on a trip to the library every (8) _____ .Blog it It (9) ____ no money to create a blog. Your friends andfamily can share your ideas and (0) ________ y ou somesuggestions online.ENoah Webster was born on October 16,1758, in the West Division of Hartford, where his father farmed and worded as a weaver. His mother was a housewife.Few people went to college at that time, but Noah loved so much to learn that his parents let him go to Yale, Connecticut's only college. Noah graduated in 1778. He desired(渴望)to study law, but his parents didn't have more money to send him to school. So, in order to make a living, Noah taught in Glastonbury, Hartford and West Hartford. Later he studied law.Noah did not like American schools. Sometimes 70 children of all ages were crammed(挤满)into one-room schoolhouses with poor books and untrained teachers. Their books came from England. Noah thought that Americans should learn from American books, so in 1783, Noah wrote his own textbook A Grammatical institute of the English Language. Most people called it the “BlueBacked Speller” because of its blue cover.For 100 years, Noah, book taught children how to read, spell, and pronounce words. It was the most popular American book of its time. Ben Franklin used Noah's book to teach his granddaughter to read.When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did that because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used wordsdifferently. He thought that all Americans should speak in the same way. He alsothought that Americans should not speak and spell just like the English. Noahused American spellings like color instead of the English colour and musicinstead of musick. He also added American words that weren't in Englishdictionaries like skunk and squash. He spent over 27 years writing his dictionary. When Noah accomplished完成）his dictionary in 1828, at the age of 70, the first American dictionary came out. It had 70, 000 words in it.Noah did many things in his life. He worked for copyright laws, wrote textbooks. Americanized the English language, and edited magazines. When Noah Webster died in 1843, he was considered an American hero.Noah Webster and the 1 American DictionaryName: Noah WebsterDate of birth: October 16, 1758Major events：◊1778: After graduating, Noah had to work as a 2 because his parents couldn't 3 his further education.◊1783: Crowded schoolhouses with poor English books and untrained teachers didn't _4 Noah. He wrote the textbook of his own. The textbook was so __5_ at thattime that even Ben Franklin used it to teach his granddaughter to read.◊1801：Noah started writing the first American dictionary because he realized it was6_ for all Americans to speak in the same way. Also, he thought all Americans should speak and spell in their 7 way.◊1828: The first American dictionary wasn't __8 until Noah was 70 years old. It 9 him over 27 years to write it.◊1843: Because of his contribution to America, Noah was considered an American 10—when he died.。
