Is your mobile phone directory (电话号码簿) full of phone numbers of people you don’t really want to talk to? Do you go out with people from work or university more often than with your real friends? Do you say yes to invitations because you think you should, not because you want to? If you answered yes to at least two of these questions, then perhaps it’s time to “edit (编辑) your friends”.

Nowadays people tend (往往) to spend a lot of time mixing with classmates or workmates. The result is that we don’t have enough time to see our real, close friends. As our lives get busier it becomes more important to spend the little free time we have with people we really want to see.

What kind of friends will you probably need to edit? Sometimes it’s an old friend. Somebody who you used to have a lot in common with, but who, when you meet now, you have very little or nothing to say to. Or it might be a new friend who you get on quite well with, but who is taking up too much of your time.

Next time one of these people calls you and suggests a meeting, think, “Do I really want to see this person?” and if the answer is no, say no, and make an excuse. That way you’ll have more time to spend with your real friends.

To our surprise, people make a huge amount of rubbish in their daily life. We should save the environment. The following 3 Rs rules may help us.

Reduce We can reduce waste by using things wisely. People cut down millions of trees in order to make paper. However, people don’t save paper and waste a lot of paper carelessly. We may have no trees in the near future if we don’t save paper. Besides wasting paper, people also waste other things. They don’t know how to deal with the waste in some big cities. That’s why people need to make waste less.

Reuse We should think about how to reuse the used things before we threw them away. The clothes which are too small or you are still usable. We wash our old clothes and give them to the people who can’t afford new clothes. Family members can share the clothes with each other.

Recycle Recycling some rubbish such as empty cans, plastic bottles and used paper is very easy. We can make some money by recycling it. For example, used plastic bottles can be collected and smashed (粉碎). It can be made into usable plastic things again. So why not try our best to recycle things as many as possible?

[1] In China, almost everyone knows zongzi. Why? Because it’s a kind of traditional Chinese food. It is the popular food of the Dragon Boat Festival. And making zongzi is an important way on the day.

[2] (5) There are many kinds of zongzi in China, they have different shapes and tastes. People in some places in south of China like to eat salty zongzi while most people in north of China like eating sweet zongzi. Today I want to teach you how to (4) ①________ jujube zongzi (枣粽子).

[3] First, wash and cook the bamboo leaves for a few minutes.

[4] Next, wash the rice. Remember that the rice doesn’t need to be washed for too long.

[5] Then, put some jujubes into a pot and cook them for 10 to 15 minutes.

[6] Then, put three bamboo leaves in your hand. Use a spoon to fill the bamboo leaves (竹叶) (4) ②________ rice and date jujubes. Tie it up with a small and thin rope.

[7] Then, when they’re ready, put them into a pot, add some water and cook for about three hours.

[8] (4) ③________, put the zongzi on a plate and serve your family or friends. You can eat them with sugar or honey.