While there is growing consumer 【小题1】 (realize) of the environmental impact of fast fashion, can the same be said about fast furniture? The chairs and tables that fill many of our homes and everyday spaces are manufactured on a mass scale, and the cheaper items often end up 【小题2】 landfills.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in 2020 over 12 million tons of furniture 【小题3】 (throw) out in America and some into the forest illegally. Buying furniture can be 【小题4】 (incredible) expensive. Many of us switch over to cheaper, instant brands like IKEA, 【小题5】 manufacturers use materials harder to recycle, which is likely to damage the environment.

With growing calls for sustainability, many brands are announcing to change though it remains 【小题6】 (see) whether they will keep these promises. In 【小题7】 (it) current sustainability strategy, IKEA commits itself to using only recyclable materials in all its products in an effort to practice “circular” design and cut emissions to net-zero. The concept of circular design 【小题8】 (win) increasing concern up to now. In 【小题9】 circular system, furniture products would be designed to last longer and be fully recyclable, thus forming a 【小题10】(close) loop (环).

Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter 【小题1】 they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, 【小题2】(think) that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.

Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you’re cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, 【小题3】(make) sure they have a warm, solid shelter 【小题4】 the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.

If 【小题5】(leave) alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in 【小题6】(they) search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them 【小题7】(close) when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep 【小题8】 eye on your pet’s water. Sometimes owners don’t realize that a water bowl 【小题9】(freeze) and their pet can’t get anything to drink. Animals that don’t have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside,【小题10】 may contain something unhealthy for them.

There’s just a 1-in-3,700,000 chance that a person will be killed by 【小题1】 shark, but the fear is still enough to have swimmers worrying about 【小题2】 (be) seen as prey (捕获物). Now, new research supports the long-standing theory 【小题3】 when great whites go in for a bite, it’s a case of “mistaken identity”.

A team of biologists 【小题4】 (compare) videos of seals swimming with those of humans swimming. They then edited the clips to simulate a great white’s vision and found that from the ocean inhabitant’s point 【小题5】 view, humans do indeed have a strong resemblance to seals.

“Usually, great white sharks 【小题6】 (regard) as ‘mindless killers’ and fond of human flesh. However, this does not seem to be the case; we just look like 【小题7】 (they) food,” Laura Ryan, lead author of the study, told Live Science.

“They eat seals every day and bites on people are 【小题8】 (extreme) rare,” said Catherine MacDonald, a marine scientist at the University of Miami. “So if they’re not solving the problem visually, then how do we think they’re solving it? 【小题9】 (hit) the right targets, sharks could be relying on other senses, like the scent. If that’s the case, 【小题10】 (addition) studies on how great whites use those senses could help prevent further attacks.”