Nowadays, many people drive their cars to work. There are a lot of cars in the street and the 1is very busy. So sometimes 2is not easy for people to get to work on time. When you are going to be late, you only dream of taking a plane there. Can your dream3?
Yes! You can take a plane only in months!
Four engineers in Germany are4in making planes. They are making a newplane—Lilium jet. It doesn't look like a plane 5an egg. Many people think it looks funny and interesting. The great "egg" can take two people to the sky and 6three hundred kilometres in one hour. That's really great.
Some people call Lilium jet "a flying car". Why? Firstly, it's not difficult for people to learn to drive it. People can drive it just like driving a car. But it can go 7and farther than a car. Secondly, Lilium jet is not very big, only a quarter of a plane. So it doesn't need an airport. Only a small place is OK. It can stop8. In the future, the "flying car" will come into people's life and 9our ways of trip.
Lilium jet will come on the market soon. 10you want to make your trip easy and funny, why not buy one? I'm sure you will have a good time on it.
It's March 12th. Li Li and Lin Tao are digging on a hill nor far from their school. In China, people across the country plant trees1on this day.
The idea of planting trees was first put forward in 1911 by Sun Zhongshan, the great2 in China's history. He said more trees were needed as a3against flood(洪水)and drought. In 1915, April 5th was named as Tree Planting Day. Then, in 1979, the day4to March 12th, to 5the date on which Sun Zhongshan died.
"Everyone has heard of the Great Wall of China," says Li Li. "But have you heard of the Green Wall of China? That's the biggest tree planting 6 of all. "The Gobi Desert in the north of China was 7every year. So in 1978, a tree planting project was started to 8 Gobi spreading. The government and local farmers have been planting millions of trees to build a great green "wall" along the edge of the desert.
"Tree planting has become a tradition in China now," says Lin Tao. "Almost everyone does it on March 12th. Many people also plant a tree on a 9 day. My parents planted a tree when started school. And my cousin planted 10 on his wedding (婚礼) day. We do it for the environment and for ourselves."
Many kids want to help keep the environment clean but don't know where to start. 1 , even the simplest everyday activities can make a real difference to the environment. Here is how:
Don't litter. Litter can 2our water and that could do harm to us and to wildlife.
Recycle bottles, paper and plastic. This is a good3to develop and can really make a difference.
4 turn off lights and electronic devices（设备）when they are not being used.
Use your 5or walk to nearby locations rather than riding in a car. Encourage your friends and family to 6the same.
Don't throw your old clothes or toys away. Give 7 to a local charity（慈善组织）or a friend that may need them.
8 wasting plastic bags by bringing your own reusable cloth bags to stores.
If you see litter, 9 .
By following these tips and using them in your everyday life, you will make the world a 10 place. It's never too late to start, and what better time is there than right now?
