On Sunday , April 22nd , people all over the world take time out to appreciate the earth that we all share .It’s Earth Day , a special day to learn about our planet and how to take care of it .

On Earth Day , some people listen to speeches about the environment . Others help clean up their offices or save water and electricity at home .Your parents may even decide to take a day off from driving their cars .

The idea for Earth Day came from a U.S. Senator(参议员) . He was worried about pollution and the health of plants and animals . And the idea quickly caught on (流行起来) . In 1970 , the first Earth Day was celebrated . More than 20 million people in cities all over the U.S. took part in it .Since then, Earth Day has been used to educate people about their roles in taking care of our planet .

Now , Earth Day has become a worldwide celebration. In 1990, two hundred million people from 140 countries took part in clean-ups , tree planting and other environmental events on? Earth Day .??

1.Earth Day is a special day to learn about our planet and????????? .

A.how to pay attention to the earth????

B. how to learn English

C. how to go to the moon????????????

D. how to make use of time

2.On Earth Day , we are told to?????????? .

A. go shopping?????????

B. save water and electricity at home?

C. listen to music???????

D. drive our cars

3.The idea for Earth Day was given by a __________ from America .

A. farmer???????? B. teacher?????? C. scientist????? D. senator

4.According to the passage ,the first Earth Day was celebrated in____________ .

A. 1990, the U.S.A.????????????? B. 1970, Beijing

C. 1970, America??????????????? D. 1990, America

5.Why has Earth Day become a worldwide celebration ? Because __________.

A. Earth Day is on Sundays .???

B. we can sing songs on Earth Day

C. there are so many people on Earth Day

D. Earth Day can teach people how to take care of our planet

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There are so many people learning English in China now. Perhaps there __【小题1】__more and more.  But  why?  Not only Chinese but people in other _【小题2】_ are learning English.
English is used almost all over the _【小题3】_ . You can see or hear English on the Internet, on TV, on _【小题4】_, __【小题5】_on the streets. It’s everywhere, Students learn it _【小题6】_ they want to go to college. Adults learn it because they may use it at work. Some people go _【小题7】_ to learn English, but most learn at school or by themselves.
_【小题8】_ you want to learn it well, you can listen to the tapes, sing English songs, study grammer or ask others _【小题9】_ help. There are lots of ways to learn English.Do you know anything _【小题10】_? Just try your best, You will sure learn it well.

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There are so many people learning English in China now. Perhaps there __1.__more and more.  But  why?  Not only Chinese but people in other _2._ are learning English.

English is used almost all over the _3._ . You can see or hear English on the Internet, on TV, on _4._, __5._on the streets. It’s everywhere, Students learn it _6._ they want to go to college. Adults learn it because they may use it at work. Some people go _7._ to learn English, but most learn at school or by themselves.

_8._ you want to learn it well, you can listen to the tapes, sing English songs, study grammer or ask others _9._ help. There are lots of ways to learn English.Do you know anything _10._? Just try your best, You will sure learn it well.