“Green”ismorethanjustacolor.Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotecttheenvironment—thewaterthelandandtheairwebreathe.Whygreen?Plantsaregreenandwithoutthemtheearthwouldn’tbesuchalovelyhomeforushumanbeings.

Everydaypeoplemakechoicesthataffecttheamountoftrashandpollutionthatgetsproducedinourworld.Whatcanyoudo?Awholelotactually.Here’safour-stepguidetobeinggreen:

Reducetheamountofstuffyouuseandthrowaway.

Reusestuffwhenyoucan.

RecyclecansbottlespaperbooksandeventoysSometimeswatercanbe.Forinstancesomecommunitiestakeusedwater–likefromthewashingmachineandshower–andcleanitupsoit’ssafetouseforwateringthegrassandflowers.

EnjoytheEarth–walkinthewoodsplantatreeandeatsomeofthedeliciousfooditproduces.

Here’salistofotherstuffyoucanreduce:

Closetheswitcheswhenyou’renotusinglights.

Turnoffthewaterwhenyou’rebrushingyourteeth..

Whenyoucanwalkorrideyourbikeinsteadofdrivinginthecar.You’lluselessgas–andgetsomeexercise!

TurnoffforyourphoneandMP3playerwhenyou’renotusingthem.

Putyourcomputerto“sleep”insteadofleavingitonwiththescreensaverrunning.

1.Wecan_____thepaperandcanstobeinggreen.

A.recycleB.reuse

C.reduceD.throwaway

2.______notonlycansaveenergybutalsocandosomeexercise.

A.Walkingtowork

B.Turnoffyourphone

C.Recyclingbottles

D.Brushingyourteeth

3.Accordingtothispassagethe“green”means_______

A.akindofcolor

B.protecttheenvironment

C.theplantsandtheland

D.theairwebreathe

4.______can’treducethestuff.

A.Throwingawaythebooksyoudon’tuse

B.Takingusedwatertowaterflowersandgrass.

C.Turnoffthewaterwhenyou’rebrushingyourteeth.

D.Turingoffthelightswhenyouaren’tusing.`

5.AboutbeinggreenwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Reusestuffwhenyoucan.

B.Enjoywalkinginthewoods.

C.Leaveyourcomputeronforlong

D.Plant