1．　　Chinese myths are a part of our culture. Let's read one of (1)       Pangu creates the world. (2)       the beginning , the universe is (3)      . Heaven and earth mix together. The universe is like a big black egg. Pangu is sleeping in the egg. One day, he wakes up and uses his (4)      to break the egg. (5)      they get too close. Pangu is worried that they will mix again. (6)       He holds heaven with his hand. He puts his (7)       on the land. After his death, his body becomes nature;his breath becomes the wind and cloud. His shout becomes the thunder. He creates the world.

2．　　It's very important that we all recycle. In nature, everything (1)       again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes (2)      animal's food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags which can't be (3)      down by nature. Our (4)      kills animals and pollutes water and soil. (5)      we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can't reuse the rubbish, we must recycle (6)      . We should clean up the rubbish we've made because nature can't.
　　Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like water and trees, (7)      these materials are not endless (无尽的). We use up our natural materials (8)      faster than the earth is able to reproduce (再生) them.
　　Recycling can help us save the earth, so let's take action right now.

4．　　My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
　　Families aren't families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mothers used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don't eat home﹣cooked food any more.
　　And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But nowadays students don't. And in school, children don't have to think any more. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide (加减乘除) in their heads. Instead, they use calculators.
　　And people today have TVs and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.
　　Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.

5．　　Learning about the environment is very important. There are many good books that will help you learn. To get started, ask your teacher or a librarian for some suggestions. You can also look at some good websites with information about the environment and climate change. Climate change may be a big problem, but there are many little things we can do to make a difference.
　　Driving a car or using electricity is not wrong. We just have to be smart about it. Some people use less energy by carpooling. For example, four people can ride together in one car instead of driving four cars to work. Whenever we use electricity, we put greenhouse gases (气体) into the air. By turning off lights, the television, and the computer when they aren't needed, you can help a lot.
　　Don't buy products that use too much energy. Some products, like certain cars, are made specially to save energy. These cars can travel longer on a smaller amount of gasoline. They don't pollute as much, either. Products like computers, TVs, and VCRs with the ENERGY STAR label (标签) are made to save energy. Buying products with these labels will help protect the environment. Buy recyclable products instead of non-recyclable ones. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that have already been used. It usually takes less energy to make recyclable products than to make new ones. So when you go shopping, look for the recycle mark on the package-three arrows that make a circle. The less energy we use, the better.

6．　　Kevin loves to read mystery books. He likes to try to solve the mystery himself. He also likes solving problems. Kevin can usually solve any mystery or problem.
　　One day Kevin's mom was trying to find her glasses. Without her glasses, she could not drive. This was a problem because she was going to drive Kevin to his friend's house. It was also a mystery. Kevin really wanted to solve it.
　　"Do you remember where the last time you saw your glasses?" he asked his mom.
　　"I had them on while I was watching the news this morning," she said.
　　"Where were you watching the news?" asked Kevin.
　　His mom thought for a minute, and then she answered that she was in the living room.
　　She remembered sitting in her favorite chair and taking off her glasses when the news ended. She thought she put her glasses on the table, but they weren't there.
　　Kevin had his mom describe everything she remembered doing during the day. She mentioned watching the news, making breakfast, working in her home office and then gardening. It was after gardening that she started looking for her glasses.
　　After hearing about his mom's day, Kevin began to take action. He looked under her favorite chair, in the kitchen, in her office and around the garden. He didn't find her glasses.
　　Kevin doesn't give up easily, so he looked in each place again and he looked even harder. It was on his second go around of the kitchen that he opened the cabinets (储藏柜). He found his mom's glasses in the drawer (抽屉).
　　"Thank you, Kevin," said his mom. "I wouldn't be able to see anything without you."

7．A: Hello. What can I do for you?
B: (1)      .
A: This way, please. Here are lots of skirts. (2)      ?
B: It's beautiful. Oh, it feels so soft. (3)      ?
A: It's made of silk.
B: I see. (4)      ? My daughter doesn't like white.
A: Yellow? Let me have a look. Oh, here's one.
B: Thank you (5)       ?
A: Fifty yuan.
B: I'll take it. Here's the money.

8．假如你是李华, 请你根据以下提示用英语写一封保护大象的倡议书.
提示:陆地上最大的哺乳动物, 可以活到80岁. 目前数量在减少, 因为:
1. 人们砍伐森林, 大象渐渐失去家园;
2. 人们捕杀大象, 获取象牙.
3. 应如何保护它们(不少于三条).
要求
1. 恰当运用比较级和最高级;
2. 80词左右. 倡议书的结尾已给出, 不计入总词数.
参考词汇:哺乳动物mammal; 象牙ivory
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