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Life in all its forms is under threat all around the world. The International Union for Conservation of Nature keeps a list of the world's ( 1 ) that at ( 2 ) are ( 3 ), becoming ( 4 ) or have become extinct. It includes all types of living things, including plants as well as birds, fish, and other animals. The list is a ( 5 ) of ( 6 ) called the IUCN Red List. ( 7 ) are taken every few years to update the list. The ( 8 ) of the Red List is to ( 9 ) people to ( 10 ) a ( 11 ) of the world's endangered ( 12 ). It is always sad to see a species disappear forever.

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Climate change is a ( 1 ) that affects the entire planet, but the most immediate danger is to island nations like the ( 2 ) of the Marshall Islands. If ( 3 ) estimates of rising sea levels are ( 4 ), most of this country of more than 52,000 people will disappear before the end of the 21st century. The islands have already suffered ( 5 ) ( 6 ). Higher ( 7 ) and more ( 8 ) storms wash seawater ashore, which ruins drinking water and destroys farmland. At an international ( 9 ) , the foreign ( 10 ) of the Marshall Islands called for ( 11 ) between governments and ( 12 ) to keep the seas from rising any further.

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As we ( 1 ) the ( 2 ) of our use of electricity, power companies try to ( 3 ) our growing needs. More and more, they ( 4 ) on nuclear power. Until the ( 5 ) and tsunami of March 2011, many Japanese people were not ( 6 ) of the ( 7 ) of nuclear power. They did not ( 8 ) the amount of trouble ( 9 ) could cause. They didn't ( 10 ) nuclear power plants would become damaged. Now some people say all nuclear power plants everywhere should be closed ( 11 ). In an ( 12 ) world, we could produce the power we need without using nuclear technology, but for now, we can't. There are no easy answers to these questions.

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Air pollution is a problem nearly everywhere, but some of the world's worst air pollution is in big cities in China, such as Beijing and Shanghai. People who live in those cities say the air is truly ( 1 ). Children ( 2 ) to play outside, but the government ( 3 ) that they stay indoors. lf people ( 4 ) that dirty air, the negative ( 5 ) it can have on their health are ( 6 ). The air also threatens ( 7 ). It can ( 8 ) ( 9 ) and kill animals. The government has ( 10 ) plans for improvement, but nobody knows how long it will take for the air to ( 11 ). For the time being, it's best to ( 12 ) inside.

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From the ( 1 ) of the majestic mountains to the ( 2 ) of the deep blue seas, the earth is a beautiful place. Yet, every day, We send ( 3 ) into the air and water and create mountains of trash. The growing ( 4 ) we have on the earth's environment has created a ( 5 ) obligation: we have to show ( 6 ) for nature and ( 7 ) the earth's natural ( 8 ). Scientists and other ( 9 ) say that we must ( 10 ) together and set ( 11 ) for ways to improve our environment. We can make ( 12 ) that will preserve the earth's beauty for the children of the future.

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There is a ( 1 ) in the world of bees, and ( 2 ) are still trying to understand the problem. In North America. and in Europe, the number of bees is ( 3 ). At ( 4 ), the problem mainly affects one ( 5 ): the "European honeybee.” But this is the most common species used today. And bees do more than make honey. Important food ( 6 ) ( 7 ) on these tiny ( 8 ) to pollinate them. Losing too many bees could have a ( 9 ) ( 10 ) on the food ( 11 ). Scientists and beekeepers hoping to save ( 12 ) the bees have pointed to several possible causes. Many point to insecticides as the main ( 13 ). Bees could be harmed by ( 14 ) that were meant to kill other insects - an ( 15 ) that the manufacturers didn't ( 16 ). Other people blame viruses, bacteria and other diseases. But if we don't find a solution soon, the honeybee population may never ( 17 ).