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I am so grateful for the 21Day EcoFootprint 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 useonbothside 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 realised 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 EcoFootprint 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 have 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.
语篇大意：本文是一篇记叙文。作者主要介绍了自己参加了一个21天的生态环保挑战项目后的感受，并介绍了他们为继续把环保意识传播出去而做出的努力。
1．A.abstract B．vital
C．obvious D．curious
答案：B
解析：根据设空处后的内容可知作者一直以来很重视环保，所以这里是说，照顾地球对于作者来说很重要。vital意为“重要的”，符合语境。故选B项。
2．A.notes B．action
C．turns D．risks
答案：B
解析：根据空后的to recycle，reuse，think about ways to protect our Mother Earth可知，作者做过很多事情去保护地球。take action to do sth.意为“采取行动做某事”，符合语境。故选B项。
3．A.lifestyle B．journey
C．adventure D．challenge
答案：D
解析：根据文章第一句I am so grateful for the 21Day EcoFootprint Challenge...可知，设空处所在句是说这次挑战让作者更加意识到环保的重要性。故选D项。
4．A.in terms of B．in need of
C．regardless of D．apart from
答案：A
解析：根据空后的recycling，using our own china cups and metal water bottles when we go out可知，作者是说在回收利用、用自己的瓷杯子和金属瓶子等这几方面。in terms of意为“在……方面；就……而言”。故选A项。
5．A.glass B．metal
C．plastic D．china
答案：C
解析：设空处所在句在讲作者为环保所作出的努力，再结合四个选项可知，塑料包装的物品不环保，不应该买塑料包装的东西。故选C项。
6．A.smoothly B．occasionally
C．formally D．regularly
答案：B
解析：根据空前的more consistently和not可知这里是说要持续，不是偶尔。occasionally意为“偶尔”。故选B项。
7．A.create B．find
C．use D．put
答案：C
解析：根据空后的recycled every sheet可知，这里是说可以重新使用的纸张。故选C项。
8．A.put away B．sold out
C．rid of D．ate up
答案：D
解析：根据空后的instead of throwing some away可知，这里是说吃光所有的食物。故选D项。
9．A.saw B．made
C．thought D．debated
答案：B
解析：根据语境可知，“我们”已经把它变成挑战。“make sth.＋名词”意为“使某事物成为……”。故选B项。
10．A.rubbish B．paper
C．money D．sandwich
答案：A
解析：根据空后的in our dustbins可知设空处是指垃圾。故选A项。
11．A.bottom B．sheet
C．top D．side
答案：D
解析：根据上文的useonbothside paper和本句中的paper，the other可知这里是说纸的另一面。故选D项。
12．A.things B．inventions
C．stories D．reasons
答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，现在作者正在找能够被更有效地利用的东西。故选A项。
13．A.easily B．passively
C．effectively D．conveniently
答案：C
解析：通过这个活动作者知道了纸要用双面或要回收利用，这种做法是有效利用纸张的做法。所以作者现在在寻找可以被更有效利用的东西。故选C项。
14．A.meaningless B．instructive
C．brief D．funny
答案：B
解析：设空处与空后的useful并列，根据上下文语境可知此处应用instructive(有启发性的)。故选B项。
15．A.exist B．occur
C．end D．last
答案：C
解析：根据下一句We will continue to do our part and ______ the news to our family and friends.可知，作者不想让这一活动结束。故选C项。
16．A.hide B．delete
C．enjoy D．spread
答案：D
解析：根据空后的the news to our family and friends和下文的事例可知，作者想把这一消息传播出去。故选D项。
17．A.dreams B．wonders
C．hopes D．experiments
答案：D
解析：根据空后的in our local sandwich and sub shops where the kids like to go to see that we can bring our own可知，作者是打算在餐馆做实验。故选D项。
18．A.food B．drinks
C．containers D．videos
答案：C
解析：根据空后的rather than have them put in bags可知作者是说带着自己的容器。故选C项。
19．A.awareness B．donations
C．mottoes D．fantasy
答案：A
解析：根据语境可知，作者看到环保意识得到传播很开心。故选A项。
20．A.charging B．decorating
C．bothering D．providing
答案：D
解析：根据空后的the community with daily support and great researched videos and information可知，这里是说感谢网站提供给社区的支持和视频等。故选D项。
