Each one of us shares this planet with seven billion others．And we all need （36） : ．People and products need to move from city to city and country to country．However，we all know（37） most cars，motorcycles，boats and planes cause air pollution．They are also（38） ．This is a serious problem in many cities．（39） inventors are coming up with creative ideas to try to reduce the pollution and noise．
In many cities around the world，motorcycles are very（40） ．Now Vietnam has around 33million motorcycles and China has almost 120 million．Motorcycles are a faster and cheaper way to get around a city than（41） ．Yet air pollution is a growing problem．In large cities，people（42） it is difficult to breathe．To solve these problems，a U．S．company designed an environmentally friendly motorcycle，It uses electricity as fuel（燃料）．As a result，there is（43） pollution．It's also quiet and fast．This makes （44） a good choice for getting around a city．
The Italian city of Venice is a city with only a few（45） ．There are no cars in the city center．（46） cars，water taxis and buses carry people along the city's canal（运河）．However，they cause pollution，（47） to the water．English engineers Dick and Jem designed a solar﹣powered（太阳能）water taxi．The water taxi
（48） run for a day after being recharged（充电）．
Planes also cause air and noise pollution．Designing an environmentally friendly airplane is a real （49） ．Some airplane companies have （50） to solve the problems．Swiss engineers have gone one step further．They developed a solar airplane．This plane holds the world record for the longest solar﹣powered flight﹣1，541 kilometers from Arizona to Texas in America．
36．A．air |
B．food |
C．transportation |
D．communication |
37．A．how |
B．why |
C．when |
D．that |
38．A．noisy |
B．dirty |
C．fast |
D．expensive |
39．A．Since |
B．So |
C．Because |
D．Although |
40．A．popular |
B．valuable |
C．dangerous |
D．safe |
41．A．bikes |
B．subways |
C．buses |
D．cars |
42．A．explain |
B．complain |
C．doubt |
D．promise |
43．A．much |
B．some |
C．no |
D．more |
44．A．them |
B．you |
C．us |
D．it |
45．A．rivers |
B．roads |
C．tourists |
D．people |
46．A．Instead of |
B．Thanks to |
C．Because of |
D．As for |
47．A．probably |
B．only |
C．especially |
D．hardly |
48．A．must |
B．can |
C．should |
D．need |
49．A．question |
B．job |
C．decision |
D．challenge |
50．A．disagreed |
B．refused |
C．started |
D．remembered． |
Students go hungry for charity （慈善）
Students at New Point School enjoyed their breakfast today，for it broke a 24﹣hours fast （禁食）for charity．During the fast，they could not eat any food（1） ，and they could only drink water，tea and clear fruit juice．The students all volunteered to go without food for one day to raise money for UN projects to help the poor （2） ．
Mr．James Wood，their English teacher，said，"The students （3） the idea themselves after seeing photos of hungry children．They organized the whole thing．I'm very proud of them．"
"Twenty﹣four hours did not feel like a very long time．Next year，I might even double （4） I spend fasting．Then I can raise twice as much money!"said Jane Austin，a student．"It's so wrong for us to have lots of food while many people in the world are going hungry．We need to give to those in need．"
The students collected about ＄ 2，400 from the fast．They were （5） the total amount．"It's amazing!People are so kind，and they want to help others，"said Alan Long，another student．
In recent years，mobile phones and e﹣readers have become more common．Some people worry that the days of paper books will be gone．So we did a survey about paper books Here is what we have got．
In the UK．sales of e﹣book& are dropping while Miles of paper books are rising．More surprisingly．It's young people who are buying the most paper books．Another survey of university students from the United Stales，Japan and Germany also showed that 92percent of them preferred paper books．
The most popular reason was：I like to hold the product．It's true that paper books bring a very different reading experience．Some students said that they liked the smell of paper books．Other students said that they got a sense of accomplishment（成就感） when they finished reading a paper book and they enjoyed seeing it on the bookshelf．
Paper books can also be very personal objects to readers．Many people like to sign their names on the inside cover．If the cover gels bent （弯曲的） or there's a stain （污点）made from coffee or food，it will make the book even more personal．It's more like the readers'old friends．
This friendship between people and books isn't just sentimental（情感的）．Studies have shown that readers remember more information from paper books．People also more easily have sore eyes while reading e﹣books．
It seems that paper books still have an attraction（吸引）力So why not pick up a book and start reading？
| A survey about （81）
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| Facts |
☆The （82） of e﹣books are dropping white those of paper books are rising． ☆Most young people like paper books better． |
| Reasons |
☆Readers were brought a different （83） by reading paper books． ☆Readers think paper books are （84） and regard them as friends ☆Readers can remember more information and they are better for（85）
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| Conclusion |
Paper books still have an attraction． |
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