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Could you live for one month without buying anything new? Buy Nothing New Month started in Australia in 2010. It challenges people once a year to buy nothing new—except food, products used for hygiene, and medicine—for 30 days.

The aim is to encourage people to be less wasteful. It also makes us think about the influence our shopping habits have on the environment. But the challenge is not simply about going out without buying anything. People can find other creative ways to get the things they want. Here are a few examples of how to buy nothing new.

Shopping secondhand

Many people shop for secondhand products at places like thrift stores. You can usually find lots of things at good prices, and your money often goes to a good cause. And while you're there, why not give away something you no longer use so that someone else can buy it?

Swapping

With the Internet, swapping is easier than ever before. There are many websites, such as swap.com, where you can post a photo of something you don't need. Then, other users can offer something as a swap.

Upcycling

Upcycling involves turning something you no longer need into something much more useful. For example, you can turn an empty drink bottle into a beautiful vase, or an old door into an interesting table.

So why not try the challenge for yourself? You can be a friend to the environment and also to your wallet.

Word Bank

hygiene 卫生　 thrift store 旧货商店

swap 交换　 upcycle 升级再造

1.What new things can't we buy in Buy Nothing New Month?

A.Milk. B.Clothes. C.Medicine. D.Meat.

2.What's the purpose of buying nothing new for a month?

A.To make full use of what we have owned.

B.To show the importance of learning to save money.

C.To save more money and use the money more wisely.

D.To waste less and realize the influence on the environment.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Buy Nothing New Month happens once a year.

B.A dirty drink bottle must be thrown into the dustbin.

C.We can only swap secondhand things in thrift stores.

D.Upcycling can help us buy something at good prices.

4.What does the writer probably think of Buy Nothing New Month?

A.It is wonderful.

B.It should last longer.

C.It makes no difference.

D.It has both advantages and disadvantages.

5.What does the text mainly tell us?

A.Some famous swapping websites.

B.Some examples of how to buy nothing new.

C.An introduction to Buy Nothing New Month.

D.Ways of turning something useless into something useful.

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Earth Day is an event celebrated on the 22nd of April each year. It is a day on which people take part in activities aiming at raising public attention about our mother planet and how to protect it.

1.

Below, we have listed 4 things you can do to make a better world for the future generations.

▲Leave your cars at home

Cars, can be left at home this weekend. Travelling by public transport is a better choice.

2.

▲Be a little dirty

3.

▲Volunteer yourself

This is one of the best things you can do. It will do you good, too. Join other like minded persons in a common task.

4.

▲Green­up your home

5.

Save energy by turning off all power whenever they are not in use. Besides, take out all the plugs from plug points even after turning them off.

Remember that every step counts. The future of our planet is in our hands!

Word Bank

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A.If you have time, you can plant trees, clean a park or come up with ways you can protect Mother Earth.

B.We simply mean to say, don't take a bath too often. A day or two without a bath won't harm you, but it will do a lot of good for our planet.

C.You can celebrate Earth Day by showing your attention of environmental problems and letting others know what they can do. Even small actions can have great influence!

D.Turn off the lights when you leave. However, this is not something you should do just for a day or for only an hour on Earth Day.

E.Other greener choices are riding a bike or walking if you want a healthier life style and if your workplace is not far away from your home.

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A zero­waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zero­waste theme store is about _____ people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero­waste products to help them start on a one­stop, zero­waste life journey.

“Zero­waste” or “danshari” was first _____ by a French woman Ben Johnson. “Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth.” she said.

Yu Yuan, 27, is _____ attracted by this idea.

She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot _____ she saw a video about “zero­waste”．

The _____ is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar.

After watching the video, Yu wanted to _____ this zero­waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.

Yu says that a zero­waste life _____ the 6R principle—Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot.

Over August—October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both _____ only two cans of rubbish.

Now, the couple have opened a small _____ called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, to support a　 zero­waste life.

At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace ______ ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero­waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of ______ which are not recyclable can degrade. The store ______ has secondhand books and audio­visual CD/DVDs.

For used toiletries(things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself) there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.

Yu says that those who were once not ______ in the　 zero­waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zero­waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone.

“It's ______ us at our fingertips.” Yu expects some of her friends to ______ her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.

1.A.offering B.providing C.giving D.affording

2.A.invented B.found C.discovered D.suggested

3.A.hardly B.luckily C.clearly D.deeply

4.A.unless B.until C.after D.when

5.A.video B.film C.article D.newspaper

6.A.experience B.change C.represent D.spend

7.A.accepts B.receives C.follows D.believes

8.A.saved B.produced C.kept D.wasted

9.A.shop B.factory C.hotel D.company

10.A.paper B.cloth C.silk D.plastic

11.A.it B.them C.their D.its

12.A.too B.either C.also D.only

13.A.proud B.worried C.amazed D.interested

14.A.behind B.around C.ahead D.above

15.A.organize B.record C.join D.encourage

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Although the world is hungry, it is even thirstier. While nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water, we are short of drinking water. Actually about 97% of the water on the earth　 1. sea water.

2. can we deal with the problem of lacking drinking water? Firstly, we should save water instead of wasting it. Second, we should protect our water resources and not pollute 3.. Lastly, we should discover ways to reuse water. Scientists 4. got some achievements in this field. But people's need for water is increasing day by day. We still don't have enough water.

The sea seems to have the best answer. There is plenty 5. water in the sea. But we need to take the salt away from the sea water. This is very expensive. Many scientists can find cheaper ways to do it. Without doubt, we will solve the problem gradually.

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为了加强环保意识，让中学生认识到保护环境的重要性，上周日你校举办了一次保护环境的主题活动，请你以“An environmental protection activity I experienced”为题，并根据以下要点和要求写一篇英语短文记述你经历的这次环保活动。

1. 要点：1)你参加环保活动的原因是什么；

2)活动的具体内容是什么；

3)参加这次活动后你的感受。

2. 要求：1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；

2)词数100左右。

An environmental protection activity I experienced

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