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    Every year on April 22，Earth Day is celebrated（庆祝）all over the world．It is a time to work towards keeping our earth clean．People plan projects to clean up the land，air and water．

    U．S．Senator Gaylord Nelson first thought of the idea for Earth Day in l962 when he saw polluted rivers and cities covered with smoke．Senator Nelson needed to get support from Americans to clean up the earth．Finally．on April 22，1970，20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day! Now many countries around the world celebrate it，and so can you．

How can you celebrate Earth Day? Here are a few ideas：

Join a clean一up project--Clean up your street or a favorite beach．

Save energy--Turn off the lights when you leave a room，and use public transportation．

Use less water．

Reduce（减少）／Reuse／Recycle-Practice the three Rs：First，reduce how much you  use．Then reuse or recycle what you can．

You can make a difference on Earth Day and every day!

1．When was the first Earth Day?

    A．On April 22，1970．                 B．On April 22，1962．

    C．On April 22，1771．                 D．On April 22 every year．

2． ___________ made Gaylord Nelson first think of the idea for Earth Day．

    A．The beautiful environment

    B．Projects to clean up the land

    C．Support from Americans

    D．Seeing polluted rivers and cities covered with smoke

3．How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day?

    A．By using more cars．

    B．By helping to clean up the land，air and water．

    C．By polluting rivers and cities．

    D．By taking fewer buses．

4．Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

    A．Americans celebrated the first Earth Day．

    B．Three Rs mean reduce，reuse and recycle．

    C．Now about 20 million people celebrate the Earth Day．

    D．People celebrate Earth Day by helping to do some public cleaning．

5．The best title of this passage is ________.

    A．Three Rs                            B．A Clean-up Project

    C．Celebrate Earth Day                     D．Save Energy

22、“Your hair looks great!”“I love your new．mobile phone!”“You really did a good job!”These are some popular English compliments you might hear．

    In the UK and many。other western countries。complimenting someone is a useful way to help break the ice and start a nice conversation．It is normal to compliment，people for their clothes，hair or taste in general．The most common compliments are on someone’s appearance （You look beautiful!），possessions（财产）（What a fantastic car!），performance（That was a really interesting speech!）1，skills（You speak French really well!）．

    If an English speaker compliments you。there are different ways to reply．Some people may say“Thank you”．They may also return the compliment（You look great，too!）or play it down（This shirt? It’s really quite old．）．

    No matter how they reply to the compliments，don’t be afraid to compliment someone in English．You’ll probably make their day !

1．In some western countries，____is a useful way to start a nice conversation．

    A．complimenting someone             B．greeting someone

    C．breaking the ice                        D．speaking politely

2．“You look beautiful”is the most common compliment on ___________．

    A．performance        B．skills       C．appearance          D．possessions

3．If an English speaker compliments you，you may reply“_________”．

    A．What a fantastic car!                  B．Thank you．

    C．You speak French really well．   D．I love your new mobile phone．

4．The underlined expression“make their day”means．

    A．make thee*annoyed                    B．change their life

    C．make them afraid                     D．make them have a nice day

5．This passage tells us __________ ．

  A．how to wear personal clothes

    B．how to make speech interesting 

    C．how to compliment others and reply

    D．the importance of starting a conversation

20、一Mike，would you mind not wearing those old jeans? They look terrible．

一 _______

A．OK，I'll put on another pair               B．OK，I’ll take it

C．Sorry，it won’t be long                  D．Yes，please

19、Don’t worry about your broken pen．You can use ___________．

A．my           B．mine               C．yours               D．myself

18、一I don’t know the _________ to the science museum．What shall I do?

一A map is helpful，I think．

A．price           B．way              C．time             D．place

17、Would you please pass me ______book on the right?

A．the third          B．the three             C．three            D．third

16、一Is the woman in white our manager?

一It _________ be her．She has just left for Shanghai．

A．must         B．may              C．can’t             D．couldn’t

15、一Where is John?

—He has gone to the library．He ________there for an hour．

A．has gone            B．has been             C．went             D．goes