I am so grateful for the 21-Day Eco challenge hosted by Kindspring. Taking care of our sweet Mother Earth has always been __(1)____ to me in my life and I have taken __(2)____  in my everyday life to recycle, reuse, think about ways to protect our Mother Earth, etc. However, this __(3)____  awoke me even more.

Our Scholars Together community has taken on more than we have before __(4)____  recycling ,using our own china cups and metal water bottles when we go out ,not buying things in __(5)____  containers and having green lunches more consistently, not__(6)____  ,but the biggest change we made was setting a goal of Zero Waste.

We set up more boxes and bins for paper that we could __(7)____  again, recycled every sheet of use-on-both-side paper, plastics, cans ,etc. We also __(8)____  all of our food we cooked or bought ,instead of throwing some away. We really __(9)____  it a challenge. Each day we all saw how little __(10)____ could be in our dustbins. I realized that I had been throwing paper away that could be used on the other __(11)____ or could be recycled, and now I am looking everywhere for __(12)____  that can be used more __(13)____  until recycling time.

The videos offered by Kindspring have been so__(14)____  and useful to us all that I don’t want the Eco challenge to __(15)____ . We will continue to do our part and __(16)____  the news to our family and friends. Next week we are trying some __(17)____  in our local sandwich and sub shops where the kids like to go to see that we can bring our own __(18)____  in, rather than having them put in bags. It is cool to see how the __(19)____  spreads. Thank you Kindspring for __(20)____  the community with daily support and great researched videos and information.

Dear Aihua,

How are you? I’v been busy arranging my 41. _______ with my brother, Colin. We plan to 42._______ a few weeks travelling before he is admitted to the university. We will 43. _________so many exciting places and do lots of 44. ______ things.

My first 45._________ is Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to 46._________ camels through the Sahara Desert. I 47.______ it will be very hot, dry and 48._______ there. Even though it may feel uncomfortable to sit on a 49.________ for almost a week, I still look forward to it.

Then we are going to travel down the River Nile. We will 50._______ white-water rafting there. It’s so 51. ________ that we have to wear special clothing, a helmet and a life jacket for protection just 52._______ the rafts gets turned upside down or sinks.

After that, we will live with the 53. ________ people in Kenya and 54.______ local customs(习俗). We’ll eat and drink 55._______ they do, including cow’s blood!

Due to the 56. ________ walk we have to cover everyday, I need to buy a large, strong, light backpack to carry my 57._________of food and water. During the day, we’ll walk 58._______ the land, following the 59. _______ of big animals. Of course, I will try to 60.________ the animals to take some good photos. I will email you as soon as I come back.

                                                        Love,Toby

Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women. Career women are   (1)   than housewives. Evidence shows that the   (2)   are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows that   (3)   the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%. All this comes down to one point: Work is helpful to health.

    Why is work good for health? It is because work   (4)   people busy,   (5)    loneliness and solitude(独居). Researches show that people feel unhappy,   (6)   and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are   (7)  . Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard. Work serves as a   (8)   between man and reality. By work, people   (9)   with each other. By collective activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work   (10)   the loss of everything. It affects man spiritually and   (11)   him liable（likely to be affected by）to disease.

      (12)   , work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of   (13)  . Work makes one feel his value and status in society. When a   (14)   finishes his writing or a doctor successfully __55__ on a patient or a teacher sees his students   (15)  , they are happy   (16)   words.

    From the above we can   (17)   to the conclusion that the more you work, the   (18)   and healthier you will be. Let us work hard, study well and   (19)   a happy and healthy life.

An elderly woman told the police that, as she entered a restroom, she was slightly pushed by a woman behind her. A few minutes later, as she was about to ____41___ for a moustache remover at a nearby store, she discovered that her wallet was ____42_____ from her purse. Apparently the woman who had _____43____ her had cleverly stolen her wallet. This type of _____44___ is called pick-pocketing.

   Perhaps an even more personal kind of theft is known a housebreaking, or ___45____. After such an accident, the victims often report a feeling of ____46____. They seldom regain the comfort and ____47____ they used to have in their home. They ____48____ feel like they are being watched; they feel that if they go out, the burglars will again ____49_____. They feel uncomfortable when they are home, and they also feel uncomfortable when they ____50_____.

Burglars get lucky or make their own luck. Sometimes homeowners forget to ____51_____ all their windows or doors. Sometimes burglars will break a window, cut through a screen door, or force _____52_____ a side door.

Thieves have no ____53____.They will steal from anyone that they think is vulnerable(脆弱的），and that means the ___54____are their frequent victims. Some thieves are very clever, some are very lucky, but all of _____55_____ make an honest person’s life more _____56____. It’s too bad that all of them can’t be caught and ___57____ into honest people.

    Imagine that: a world with no thief, a world where you can ____58____ your bicycle unsecured on the sidewalk, or leave your purse ____59_____ in your shopping cart. Is this only a(n) ___60____? Some say that if you can dream about it, it can be realized.