A popular shopping bag has been seen on the arm of some of the world’s most beautiful women. It sells at an official price of ￡5, but as much as ￡400 online. The bag called “I’m Not a Plastic Bag” is made of cotton. It is so “hot” that now everyone wants to get one. It’s fashionable, and it’s green!

Supporters see the bag as a way to move away from throwaway(一次性的) plastic bags that are given away in large numbers by supermarkets every year.

When the bags were first sold, about 500 people waited in line to buy one. So far, 20,000 of the popular bags have been sold at the second largest supermarket in Great Britain. It is one of the ways to encourage shoppers to use the reusable(可再利用的) bags, rather than the plastic ones.

The bag has also become a must-have for many famous people who want to be fashionable, and at the same time care about the environment.

The designer of the bag has been asked to develop the bag by the “We Are What We Do” group. The group believes that each person in Great Britain uses about 167 plastic bags every year. It says that small lifestyle changes can have a strong effect on reducing waste and the environmental pollution. It also says that everyone should try his best to protect the earth from being polluted.

1.We can buy the popular bag at a price of ￡5 __________.

A. on the Internet

B. from the shops all over the world

C. at the designer’s home

D. at the 2nd largest supermarket in Britain

2.According to the passage, the “We Are What We Do” group most probably means ___________.

A. those who want to do something by themselves

B. those who design the new bags

C. an organization that protects the environment

D. a business that sells bags

3.The purpose of designing the popular bags is __________.

A. to make money

B. to help famous people

C. to make women fashionable

D. to reduce the environmental pollution

Everyone wants to ______ to the moon for vacation.

Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and   15  all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll   16  the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk   17  yourself. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why   18  sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops（庄稼）in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest（收成）.
Everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do,    19  life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way    20   success. In fact, difficulty isn’t terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is like spring（弹簧）. If you are   21 , it will be strong. Attitude（态度） decides   22 . With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and   23 . So when you meet difficulties, don’t give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile. Remember these five rules: Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect   24 .

Everyone wants to have healthy teeth. When you laugh, you will      your mouth and show your teeth. The healthier your teeth are, the happier you feel. Why is that?

It's       your teeth are important in many ways. Take care of them, and they'll help to take care of you. Strong,        teeth help you grow. They also help you speak clearly. You can take care of your teeth by doing like these:

Brush your teeth          a day, after getting up and before bedtime. And you brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend some time          the teeth along the sides and in the back. Take your time while brushing. Spend at         three minutes each time you brush. Be sure your toothbrush is soft. Ask your parents to help you get a new toothbrush       three months. Clean between your teeth with dental floss(????). It feels strange when you do it at first, but soon you'll get used to          it. Brushing       your teeth healthy. You also need to care about what you eat and drink. Eat        fruits and vegetables and drink water instead of drinks.

Do you want to have white and healthy teeth? Please brush your teeth!

1.A. close     B. wash           C. serve          D. open

2.A. though       B. because         C. if          D. when

3.A. tight       B. white            C. healthy D. clean

4.A. once      B. twice          C. three times    D. four times

5.A. on          B. in     C. at           D. to

6.A. first        B. least           C. once           D. last

7.A. every              B. both           C. either         D. neither

8.A. helping       B. making  C. feeling      D. doing

9.A. starts     B. produces        C. keeps        D. suggests

10.A. a lot     B. lots of         C. few             D. a little

Fashion isn’t very environmentally-friendly because it makes people buy things they don’t need, just because they’re new. We want to take care of the environment, we don’t want to pol­lute the air and we don’t want to waste energy and resources. But we also want to be fashiona­ble. How can we buy fashionable clothes and protect the environment?
Old styles are fashionable again, so one way is to buy second-hand clothes — recycled clothes. Another way is to buy’ fair trade clothes. These clothes are either recycled or made in a ’ way that protects the environment. They also protect the people who make the clothes.
Surprisingly, white cotton is one of the least environmentally-friendly crops of all. To pro­tect the cotton, the growers use chemicals that pollute water, make farm workers ill and kill wildlife. New materials, such as hemp and bamboo, grow quickly and are more environmental­ly-friendly. These materials are very soft, and look fantastic. The best materials are coloured using natural dyes, made from plants.
Environmentally-friendly clothes are practical but until now they were often dull. Now fashion-designers are working with these materials and the clothes are beautiful as well. So now we can buy fashionable clothes that are also environmentally-friendly.
【小题1】Why do people often buy things they don’t need? Because_.