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When you hear the word hero， you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela． But there are also "everyday" heroes一they may not be（1）　　 to the public， but they do what they can to help（2）　　 people's lives as well． Everyday heroes are normal people who are working to make the world a better place．（3）　　them is Robert Lee．

Lee grew up in New York City．（4）　　his family was not rich，he learned from a young age the importance of（5）　　the waste of food， When in college， he was part of a student group that gave out leftover（剩余的）food to（6）　　people．This experience made him realize how（7）　　 the problem of food wastage actually was．

After he left university， Lee and a friend set up a（n）（8）　　 called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine（RLC）． Its purpose is to collect（9）　　food from restaurants and send it for free to shelters （收容所） and food kitchens．Volunteers（10）　　the food from restaurants around the city and hand it out to those in need．

RLC operates（11）　　 using an app developed by Lee's team， restaurants（12）　　how much leftover food they have each day． Then volunteers are sent to fetch it． The（13）　 is usually short，so volunteers can just do their deliveries （递送） by（14）　　 from the restaurants to the shelters． Lee believes this is a quick way of delivery．

So far， Lee and his team have successfully（15）　　over 150，000 kilograms of food，serving almost 300，000（16）　　to people who need them．Lee has shown that a（17）　___tion can help people around us greatly．（18）　　may have a greater influence than we imagine． When Lee is asked（19）　　 his next plan is， he says there's still a lot to do．"It's just the（20）　　．With more restaurants， who knows how much more we can do．

（1）A． safe	B． close	C． friendly	D． well﹣known
（2）A． record	B． share	C． improve	D． manage
（3）A． Under	B． Beside	C． Among	D． Opposite
（4）A． If	B．As	C． When	D． Though
（5）A． storing	B． avoiding	C． burning	D． recycling
（6）A． sick	B． blind	C． lonely	D． homeless
（7）A． easy	B． serious	C． funny	D． strange
（8）A． club	B． school	C． business	D． organization
（9）A． cold	B． cheap	C． unsold	D． uncooked
（10）A． pick up	B． go over	C． pay for	D． throw away
（11）A． badly	B． quietly	C． simply	D． slowly
（12）A． report	B． notice	C． discuss	D． consider
（13）A． visit	B． break	C． meeting	D． distance
（14）A． flying	B． walking	C skating	D． shipping
（15）A． saved	B． heated	C．lent	D． grown
（16）A． jobs	B． meals	C． rooms	D． seats
（17）A． small	B． secret	C． direct	D． social
（18）A．It	B． He	C． You	D． They
（19）A． who	B． when	C． what	D． where
（20）A． need	B． time	C． promise	D． beginning

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When teacher Margret Atkins， 39，went to ride her bike to school last Friday， she was shocked to discover it（1）　　（steal）．When our reporter spoke to her，she told him that she'd been angry when she realized the bike was gone． It was quite（2）　　old bike her grandpa had given her years ago． She said it was（3）　　（valuable） gift she'd ever received．

So what did she do？ She decided（4）　　（write） a note to the thief and put it where the bike had been taken away．To her surprise， she（5）　　（find） the thief had returned the bike，together with a written apology（道歉） later that day．"What I did was（6）___omplete）wrong．I'm really sorry I took your bike． Hope you can accept （7）　　（I）apology!"

Mrs． Atkins told reporters she was not going to call the police（8）　　 she was no longer angry． She was just thankful that she could go to school on her bike again． She added that she'd probably write another passage to the thief． "I want to thank him（9）　　returning the bike and tell him I've forgiven（原谅） him，" she explained． "People sometimes make （10）　　（mistake）， but the important thing is that they own up to（承认） what they've done，" she said．

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Keeping Healthy﹣stories from around the world

Running for fun

Running regularly helps you to keep fit．That's why millions of people run several days a week and take an（1）　　（积极的）part in races．Some runners join the sport and doing something（2）　　（有帮助的） for others together． Last autumn in Tokyo， some runners（3）　　（穿） crazy costumes and ran a full marathon to collect money for charity（慈善）．

A beautiful morning in a park

You will see in China big groups of people doing tai chi in（4）　　（公共的） places， such as parks and squares．Tai chi is a traditional sport widely spread in China． These slow controlled movements of the（5）　　（手臂） and legs are very good for your health． Mr． Lee．a doctor， often（6）　　（分享） his experience， saying that doing tai chi helps him overcome stress and feel relaxed．

Ice swimming

Imagine you are somewhere in Russia or Finland in（7）　　（冬天）：and it's ﹣15 ℃outside．Would you rather see a film or go for a swim in the nearby river on a fine（8）　　（星期日）afternoon？ Not many of our readers would choose to go for a swim in such （9）　__　（低）temperatures，but in some countries， ice swimming has been popular for centuries．Some people say it can help strengthen the body． But you have to have the（10）　__　（勇气） to try it﹣ and it's only for people who are already fit and healthy!

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Extreme Amazon（亚马孙之最）

Twenty percent of all the water that goes into oceans around the world comes from one river﹣the Amazon．

The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in Peru． It travels about 6000 kilometers to the Atlantic Ocean． It is the largest river in the world． It is also the second longest． Most of the Amazon's water comes from rain． During the rainy season， parts of the river are 190 kilometers wide．

The Amazon River goes through the world's largest rain forest． The Amazon rain forest is home to the highest number of plant and animal species（种类） on Earth． There are 2.5 million kinds of insects， such as the world's largest ant． At least 3，000 kinds， of fish， live there， and one﹣fifth of all the bird species in the world． Some of the Amazon's animals are dangerous， such as the anaconda， the largest snake in the world． But there are also gentle animals， like the sloth and the pink dolphin．

The Amazon is very important to Earth． There are still many kinds of animals and plants there that we don't know about． If we lose the Amazon， we will lose a big part of life on Earth．

The largest and （1）　__　longest river in the world	The world's（2）　　 rain forest	The world's largest ant and 2.5 million other insects
	Extreme Amazon	（4）　　that live in the Amazon
	（3）　　to the highest number of plant and animal species on Earth	The anaconda，the largest snake in the world

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Most of us like to know where we are and where we're going． It can feel strange to be（1）　　． The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street，（2）　__　that's not always the case．

Once we were on holiday in Venice． My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning． Mum wasn't（3）　　， but I would go with him， only because he（4）　　I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did．（5）　　else would I get up so early？!

So at 5 a．m． the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the（6）　___　streets．When the sun came up， Dad started taking photos and I（7）　　him， down small streets and over little bridges．

After about an hour，I turned to Dad and asked，"Where are we？" He said，"I have no idea．"I immediately felt a bit（8）　　，but Dad just laughed and said，"We're lost!"，I told him to（9）　　his map or phone． He said， "I only brought the（10）　　． Come on，let's get more lost!" He laughed again．

His laughter（11）　　me and made me feel safe． Slowly people were appearing on the streets﹣shops and cafes began to open．

I began to（12）　　that we were lost， and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me．

（13）　　， after about four hours of walking around， we were back． Mum asked anxiously（担心地）， "Where have you been？" I said with a big（14）　　， "We got lost!"

These days we（15）　　 get lost with so many things around us﹣maps， GPS， apps on our phones， and so on． But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy．

（1）A． alone	B． lost	C． afraid	D． silent
（2）A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
（3）A． worried	B． touched	C． satisfied	D． interested
（4）A． expected	B． realized	C． remembered	D． promised
（5）A． How	B． Why	C． When	D． Where
（6）A． modern	B． noisy	C． empty	D． bright
（7）A． left	B． invited	C． guided	D． followed
（8）A． scared	B． hurt	C． hungry	D． tired
（9）A． pick up	B． think of	C． take out	D． pay for
（10）A． map	B． bowl	C． phone	D． camera
（11）A． saved	B． relaxed	C． stopped	D． warned
（12）A． doubt	B． forget	C． imagine	D． regret
（13）A． Finally	B． Recently	C． Certainly	D． Suddenly
（14）A． surprise	B． shame	C． smile	D． fear
（15）A． hardly	B． often	C． nearly	D． always

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