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What does it mean to be green? “Green” is more than just a color. It also means taking special steps to protect the environment—the water, the land, and the air we breathe. Why green? Plants are green, and without them the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us human beings.

Sometimes people call ours a “throw-away society”. That means we are always throwing away old things and buying new ones. (A) If you no longer need something, someone else just might need it. For example, if your brother is old enough not to play with his plastic bike, why not give it to another family who has a little kid so that they don't need to buy one? And one less large plastic toy doesn’t need to be produced.

Recycling has never been easier. Many organizations will pick it up right in front of your house and some towns even require it. Tell your mom or dad you want to become “Chief of Recycling” for your family. Now that you know what things you can recycle, find a place to keep (B) them. Make sure you encourage everyone in your house to think whether things can be reused or recycled before they're thrown away.

Try to grow something yourself. Almost everyone likes traveling. But next time before you travel around the world, take a look at your own backyard. Is there a place where you could plant a tree or put in a little fruit or vegetable garden? If so, get there and get your hands dirty. Then you can watch with pride as your plants are full of fruits.

1．Translate the underline sentences (A) into Chinese.
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2．从文中找出与You should be sure to ask your family to try their best to reuse or recycle things before they’re thrown away.意思相同或相近的句子。
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3．从文中找出(B)处划线单词“them”指代的内容。
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4．根据短文内容填空，每空一词。
People should take steps to protect the environment, ____ the water, the land and the air. We should go green ____ the earth wouldn’t be such a lovely home for us humans without green plants.
5．根据文章内容用英语列举关于保护环境的两种做法。
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