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Want to make a difference in your community？ Becoming a zero waste volunteer is the way to go!

Join a community garden

So many people don't know where their food comes from． Growing food by yourselves teaches you the true value of food． What's more， there is no need to pack the food you grow in the garden． Offer your time to help support a garden in your neighborhood． You'll get to meet all kinds of people there， and possibly begin a conversation about zero waste lifestyle．

Lead or join a neighborhood clean﹣up

Usually， litter left unattended （无人看管的） will pollute our water systems． Even worse， any litter （in the ocean or on the ground） can be eaten by animals． This causes them to die of hunger slowly and painfully． Getting a group together to pick up trash （垃圾） around the neighborhood is a great way to combatthis problem．

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Going to a town hall meeting is a great idea． Because you can see and hear the problems in your community． Besides， you may even be able to speak at a town hall meeting as a guest speaker telling other people about zero waste lifestyle．

Organize a zero waste meeting

It's so important to have a support group filled with people who also love zero waste lifestyle． Although online community is great， it cannot compare to real life support groups． If you want to gather people in your neighborhood to talk all things about zero waste， consider organizing a meeting． Just choose a place to meet （a local cafe works well）， choose a date and time， and put up a notice on the Internet． You'll get surprises!

（1）If a person joins a community garden， he or she can 　　．

①teach himself or herself the true value of food by growing food

②stop animals from eating litter

③talk about zero waste lifestyle with others

④give a speech about zero waste lifestyle

A．	①②
B．	②③
C．	①③
D．	③④

（2）The underline word "combat" in the passage probably means " 　　"．

A．	fight against
B．	get used to
C．	look through
D．	come up with

（3）Which can be put in 　　．

A．	Bring your own problem
B．	Host a zero waste workshop
C．	Become a guest speaker
D．	Go to a town hall meeting

（4）From the last paragraph， we can know that 　　．

A．	a local cafe is too noisy for us to organize a meeting
B．	a real life support group is better than an online community
C．	a support group needs members who disagree with each other
D．	organizing a meeting can educate the people in our community

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	the importance of zero waste
B．	the ways to protect the environment
C．	the power of people joining together
D．	the ways to be a zero waste volunteer

I am very thankful to the cat and it always makes me think of the time I was with him．

Five years ago， when my father was dying． I travelled a thousand miles from my home to be with him in his last days． I felt very sad and it was one of the most difficult and painful times in my life． After he passed away， I stayed alone in his apartment． There were so many things to deal with． I was lonely and I hated the silence of the apartment．

But one evening the silence was broken： I heard crying outside． I opened the door and found a little cat on the floor． He was thin and poor． I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish．He ate it and then soon fell asleep．

The next morning I asked the neighbors and learned that the cat had been left by his owner． His owner had moved away， so the little cat was there all alone，just like I was．As I walked back to the apartment，I tried to work out what to do with him． I had something else to do ， so taking care of the cat seemed like the very last thing I could do ．But as soon as I opened the door， he ran to me and lay by my feet． It was clear from that moment that he didn't want to go anywhere． I started calling him Willis in order to remember my father's best friend．

From then on， things grew easier． With Willis， time seemed to pass much faster． When the time finally came for me to return my home， I had to decide what to do about Willis． There was no way I would leave without him．

It's been five years since my father died． Over the years， several people have said I was so nice to save the cat． But I know that we saved each other． I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater．

（1）The writer felt 　　after her father passed away．

A．	happy
B．	lonely
C．	nervous
D．	relaxed

（2）The cat saved the writer by 　　．

A．	telling her what real life was
B．	helping her finish the tasks on time
C．	making her feel better in her hard times
D．	helping her clean the apartment every day

（3）According to the passage， which of the following statement is TRUE？　　

A．	The writer and the cat were both homeless．
B．	The cat was left by his owner because of an accident．
C．	The cat didn't like staying in the writer's apartment．
D．	Willis was also the name of the writer's father's fiend．

（4）The underline sentence in the fourth paragraph means the writer 　　．

A．	was too busy to keep the cat as a pet
B．	thought he had the duty to keep the cat
C．	needed something to look after to kill time
D．	loved the cat so much that he wanted to look after it

（5）What's the best title for the passage？　　

A．	A Lovely Cat
B．	My Father and A Cat
C．	What I Got From A Cat
D．	How to Take Care of A Cat

Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition． Tea has very close relationship to Chinese culture．

It's said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong． People say that he lived 5，000 years ago． One summer day， while he was visiting a faraway part of his country， he felt very thirsty．When the servants were boiling the water for him to drink，the dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water．The King drank some， and found it could make him feel less tired， which made Shen Nong interested in the new drink． And so， tea was created in 2737BC．

Drinking tea has many advantages． It makes people feel less tired， clears heat inside the human body and helps people lose weight． As you add a cup of tea to your daily life， please check the following advice．

（1）Drink it hot． Tea oxides（氧化）quickly， so it is suggested that you drink it hot．

（2）Do not drink too much strong tea． It will probably be harmful to your stomach and make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong．

（3）The best time to drink tea is between meals． It may not make you have a strong wish to eat when your stomach is full．

（4）Do not drink with medicine． It may change the medical result． You can drink tea two hours after you take medicine．

（5）Green tea is the best choice for office workers． Why？ Because green tea helps stop the bad result of the computer．

（1）Paragraph 2 is mainly about 　　．

A．	when King Shen Nong lived
B．	why King Shen Nong drank tea
C．	how Chinese tea was discovered
D．	where the Chinese tea was created

（2）Drinking tea has a lot of advantages EXCEPT 　　．

A．	helping you lose weight
B．	letting you feel less tired
C．	having a strong wish for food
D．	clearing heat inside your body

（3）Mr． Smith is a computer teacher． He'd better drink 　　．

A．	green tea
B．	black tea
C．	strong tea
D．	coffee with milk

（4）What can we learn from the passage？　　

A．	Strong tea is good for our health．
B．	All office workers drink green tea．
C．	If you take medicine， you can't drink tea．
D．	Tea is connected with Chinese culture closely．

（5）The passage is mainly written to 　　．

A．	tell us the history of tea
B．	give us some information about tea
C．	advise us to drink green tea
D．	let us know when tea was discovered

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（3）If you join the Bike Cycling Group， you cannot 　　．

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Because of the COVID﹣19（新冠肺炎）， teachers are trying their best to come up with creative ways to connect with their students．

First﹣grade teacher Katie Ricca of Florida has been giving her math lessons every day on Zoom． At the same time， she has to take care of the studies of her five little ones． So when she spared no effort to help one of her students out， the child's mom couldn't stop singing her praises．

During one of her many Zoom calls， Katie noticed a girl named Hannah had shut down in the middle of the lesson． "Our class tried talking to her， but there's something wrong with her．" Katie said later． When Hannah left the lesson early， she became worried．

Once class was over， Katie texted Kelley Close， her mom， to check in and found out Hannah "was sad but didn't know why．" On hearing this， Katie asked if she could pay a short visit the next day． Kelley said yes．

"Today her teacher came over and hung out for some time．"Kelley wrote on Facebook．"They chatted，read books，and just talked．Though this woman has five kids at home，she kept social distancing（距离） with my daughter and sat in my driveway for an hour to make sure Hannah was okay．"

For Katie， spending time with Hannah wasn't a waste of time． "Seeing my student upset， I knew I had to show her I care for her，" the teacher explained． "She told me she couldn't understand the math lesson and that she felt bad about that． I just explained the lesson to her again and told her to do more math practice． I showed her 1 understood her feelings and that she wasn't alone．"

In the hour， Katie took away from homeschooling her own children that day． She gave a sweet memory to a little girl in need．

（1）How many children does Katie have？（within 1 word）

（2）How did Katie feel when Hannah left the lesson early？（within 1 word）

（3）What did Katie and Hannah do in the driveway？（within 6 words）

（4）Why did Hannah shut down in the middle of the lesson？（within 10 words）

（5）What do you think of Katie？（within 3 words）

A．Merry Christmas	B．Good luck
C．Happy New Year	D．Both B and C

A．Good Time	B．The Spring Festival
C．Big Dinner	D．The Year of the Horse