Mountain climbers around the world dream 【小题1】 going up Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world. 【小题2】 many people who have climbed the mountain have left waste material that is harming the environment.

A team of Americans is planning the largest clean-up effort ever on Qomolangma. They will make the 【小题3】(risk) trip of all time up the mountain next month.

The team of eight Americans 【小题4】(guide) by more than twenty Sherpas of Nepal (尼泊尔夏尔巴人). Their goal is 【小题5】(remove) all the rubbish they see. They will spend two months cleaning up the mountain by gathering all kinds of rubbish, among 【小题6】 disposable products are a major concern. So the clean-up team will take along 【小题7】(new) developed equipment to collect and treat disposable products. They are expected to remove at least three 【小题8】(ton) of rubbish in large bags.

Team leader Robert Hoffman is making his 【小题9】(four) trip up the mountain. He says he hopes to bring Qomolangma to the condition it was in before the first climb 【小题10】(complete) successfully fifty years ago.

Breathing dirty air causes the premature death of at least 1,200 children across Europe each year. Actually, many thousands more 【小题1】 (trouble) with physical and mental health problems that could have lifelong impacts.

【小题2】 it comes to air pollution, we can’t think of children 【小题3】 little adults. They receive more pollution, and it starts in the womb (子宫) and continues in kindergarten and onwards.

Children are more exposed to dirty air than adults because they have a 【小题4】 (fast) breathing rate, are closer to the ground and are outdoors more. They are particularly 【小题5】 (sense) to dirty air, and pollutants can have a permanent impact on their development. The impacts begin before birth, 【小题6】 contributes to low birth weight and premature birth.

Reducing the 【小题7】 (source) of air pollution, including road traffic, coal and solid fuel burning, and industrial emissions (排放物), is key. Action should also be taken 【小题8】 (reduce) the specific risks to children. These could include putting clean air zones around schools, where traffic would 【小题9】 (restrict) and idling engines (怠速运转) prohibited. Local authorities and schools should also consider 【小题10】 (plant) trees, ivy screens and hedge fences around playgrounds.

Since Japan began releasing nuclear-contaminated (核污染的) wastewater into the Pacific Ocean last Thursday despite strong opposition and 【小题1】 (criticize) from the international community, Chinese netizens have expressed their anger and concern, with a large number of them 【小题2】 (say) that they would no longer go to Japanese restaurants.

Experts say that the influence of Japan’s release of wastewater 【小题3】 the safety of people throughout the world is unpredictable. As a consequence, many domestic Japanese restaurants say that they will adjust 【小题4】 (they) product lines, and seafood will be selected from domestic sources or imported from other coastal countries.

Some even say that they will expect 【小题5】 (develop) other new cuisines. “The Chinese government will take necessary measures to firmly protect the marine environment 【小题6】 Japan is determined to go on with its discharge plan.” said a majority of Chinese, among 【小题7】 are those living and studying in Japan now. In a poll conducted on Sina Weibo, more than 200,000 netizens urge Japan to cancel its wrong decision and address the wastewater in 【小题8】 responsible way. “We don’t want August 24, 2023 to be a disaster day for marine environment and we hope that the issue 【小题9】 (give) priority (优先权) to and dealt with as soon as possible. If Japan does not change the plan, it will 【小题10】 (sure) bear the historic responsibility for this decision.”