Why do we like drinking water from plastic bottles? Some people think it is healthy and clean. Others drink bottled water because it's easy--you can carry it around with you. In hot countries, like Greece, we often buy bottles of cold water in the summer.

    However, making tots of plastic is not a good idea for many reasons. First of all, we need a lot of oil for plastic products. We usually use oil as a source(资源) of energy. If we reduced the number of bottles we made, we wouldn't need so much oil. Plastic bottles also pollute the environment. If we recycled all our plastic bottles, we wouldn't need so much space for rubbish dumps. But in Greece, we don't recycle much of the plastic we use. In 2006, Greeks recycled only about 10% of plastic waste. The rest became rubbish on land and in rivers and seas.

    So next time you want to throw away a plastic bottle in the litter bin, stop and think. If you recycled it, you would help the environment. But what can you do when there isn't a recycling bin near you? Well, there are lots of useful ways that you can use your bottles again. For example, an empty bottle makes a great piggy bank for your pocket money, and if you cut a bottle in half, you will have a plant pot. Go green! You can make a difference.

    I love travelling. In my first year of university, I started to travel during the holidays. During the Christmas holiday I went to Paris, and during the spring vacation, I  (visit) Athens and many other cities in Italy. I was very excited  this was the first time I had travelled aboard with just my friends. At first, I simply thought travelling as a way to have something to look forward to after exams, but I soon discovered how important it is  (travel).

    On my travels I have the chance to experience new cultures through the art, history, language and food. Also, I have the chance to communicate  people who have different opinions on life. Travelling is  learning experience for both yourself and the people you meet. Some people I met during my travels had never heard of my home town and it was very exciting for me to tell  (they) about it. When you travel you will meet people who have different cultural  (background) and as a result, sometimes your own ideas and opinions might be challenged. It's important to learn to see  (thing) from other people's perspectives.

    This is how I realized that travelling makes one appreciate home. When you see others have so little, you get to realize how  (luck) you are! It makes you miss things at home. Not just the physical location of home, but also your way of life.

    Travelling is truly a(n)  (value) experience and I am always excited about the discoveries in my next journey!

The young man arrived late the bad weather.

We are the coming of Beijing Olympic Winter Games in 2022.