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　　We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things．However, most of us usually 　　1　　 some things．

　　Electricity is one thing 　　2　　 we waste most．Lights, TVs, 　　3　　 and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them．We should turn them off when we do not need them．It 　　4　　 less than a second to do it．Anyhow, not wasting electricity save money, because we do not have to 　　5　　 the electricity we do not use．

　　The second thing that we often waste is water．Fresh water is precious, 　　6　　 it shouldn’t be wasted．It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap．I am sure 　　7　　 can do this easily if he wants to．

　　　　8　　 big waste is food．My mother 　　9　　 cook so much food that much of it was thrown away．I told her we had wasted so much 　　10　　．She thought I was right and now cooks 　　11　　 what we can eat．

　　It is not 　　12　　 to be wasteful．I find there is a simple 　　13　　 of not wasting things．That is to use only what we 　　14　　．Do not touch what we do not need．　　15　　 this way we can stop being wasteful．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(Choose the best answers to complete the passage．)

　　Norman(not his real name)also aged 14

　　Yes, I get 　　1　　 allowance every month．It's fair, but 　　2　　 less than I would like．And my parents won't give me 　　3　　．They say I have to learn to 　　4　　 my money and live 　　5　　 a budget．I'll have to do that when I become 　　6　　．If they want me to do something, they tell me．They don't ask me．Sometimes I argue 　　7　　 them, hut usually I lose．They say,‘We are your parents．Until you're old enough, we'll 　　8　　 that we think are best for you．’

　　With regard to 　　9　　, I've got to help for about an hour every day．I've got to wash dishes and clothes, clean the floors and toilet and sometimes cook．My parents say I'll have to run my own home some day, so it's 　　10　　 to learn how to do it now．They'd never dream of paying me for doing housework．It's the responsibility of the whole family, isn't it?

　　My parents give me presents 　　11　　, usually things that I can use．For example, when they saw that I was 　　12　　 about learning tennis, they bought me a good racket．And they only buy me simple clothes that can last a long time．They often say‘No’when I ask for things．But if I can pay for something with money that I've earned myself, that's different．They say it's bad to expect things for 　　13　　．It won't be like that when I grow up．

　　We have one TV for the 　　14　　 family, and I watch it for about seven hours a week．My father believes that when you're watching TV, you're not thinking, so your 　　15　　 doesn't develop．When I say that he watches more than I do, he says his mind has already developed．

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