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At 27 years old in 2025, Felix Finkbeiner has spent much of his life fighting climate change by restoring(恢复) forests. This _________1 came out when he was just nine. Wangari Maathai is the first African woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize for planting nearly 30 million trees in Africa and her story _________2 Felix greatly. He told his classmates, "Let's plant one million trees in our country!"
His classmates _________3 his idea. Together, they planted their first tree at school. Local newspapers wrote about their project. The news spread _________4 . Soon, students from other schools and even other countries joined in. By 2010, Felix's group had _________5 their goal of one million trees!
But Felix didn't stop there. In 2011, he set a new goal: to plant one trillion trees worldwide. Scientists say this number of trees can help _________6 $CO_2$'s effect on climate change. However, some experts warn that planting trees alone isn't _________7 . Trees take at least ten years to grow big enough to take in a lot of $CO_2$ and must survive dangers like wildfires first.
Felix agrees. "Planting a tree is easy, but bringing back a(n) _________8 is hard," he says. "We need to restore forests, not just planting trees." He believes children can make a difference. "We don't have to _________9 until we're adults(成年人) to help," he says. "Every tree is a step towards a better future."
Felix encourages all the children to act. Everyone can help _________10 planting a tree, learning about climate change or sharing the message with family and friends. His story shows that even a small step can grow into something big—just like a tree.
(
C
) 1. A. chance B. feeling C. idea D. story
(
A
) 2. A. encouraged B. chose C. trusted D. connected
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D
) 3. A. found B. disagreed C. wondered D. supported
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B
) 4. A. easily B. quickly C. badly D. suddenly
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B
) 5. A. arrived B. reached C. made D. prevented
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C
) 6. A. add B. repeat C. reduce D. increase
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A
) 7. A. enough B. sudden C. difficult D. important
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B
) 8. A. field B. ecosystem C. world D. ocean
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D
) 9. A. respect B. hurry C. grow D. wait
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D
)10. A. onto B. beyond C. against D. by