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(Reuters) - A U.N. climate deal due to be agreed in Copenhagen at talks from December 7-18 may fall short of a legally binding(有约束力的) agreement. If Copenhagen fails to live up to hopes of a strong agreement to slow global warming, what are the reasons and who risks blame? The following are some of the candidates:

● Decline in economy distracted(分散) focus from climate change after the world agreed in Bali, Indonesia, in 2007 to work out a new U.N. agreement by December 2009. Rich nations have put billions of dollars into green growth as part of recovery packages but, when unemployment at home is high, find it hard to promise extra money for developing countries. The slowdown in industrial output means a brief fix -- greenhouse gas emissions(排放) are likely to fall by as much as 3 percent this year.

● Many delegates at U.N. talks have given up hope that the United States, the number two emitter after China, will agree legislation(立法, 法律) to limit carbon emissions before Copenhagen. The US is the only industrialized nation outside the Kyoto Protocol(京都协议书) for cutting greenhouse emissions until 2012. Many countries welcomed President Barack Obama's promises of doing more to fight climate change when he took office in January but hoped for swifter action.

● Developing nations accuse the rich of repeatedly failing to keep promises of more aid. Few developed countries live up to a target agreed by the U.N. General Assembly in 1970 to give 0.7 percent of their gross domestic product in development aid. Other plans, such as the Agenda 21 environmental development plan agreed in 1992, have fallen short.

● Most rich nations are promising cuts in greenhouse gas emissions well short of the 25-40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, which are needed to avoid the worst of climate change. Overall cuts promised by developed nations total between 11 and 15 percent. Best offers by countries including Japan, the European Union, Australia and Norway would reach the range.

● More than 90 percent of the growth in emissions between now and 2030 is set to come from developing nations -- with almost 50 percent from China alone, U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern said this week. "No country holds the fate of the earth more in its hands than China. Not one," he said. China and India say they are slowing the growth of emissions but raising living standards is more important. So burning more energy is unavoidable -- as industrialized nations have done for 200 years.

● 2008 was the 10th warmest year since records began in the mid-19th century. The warmest was 1998, when a strong El Nino event in the eastern Pacific disrupted(使混乱) weather worldwide. That has led some to argue that global warming is slowing even though the U.N.'s WMO(世界气象组织) says a long-term warming trend is unchanged.

● People have been slow in changing lifestyles to use less carbon. Simple choices like taking more public transport, using less heating or air conditioning, even changing light bulbs can help if millions of people act.(508)

Who's to blame if U.N. climate deal falls short?

Pirates from Somalia who hijacked _____European carrier in ______ Indian Ocean threatened to kill its 25 crew members if any rescue operation was attempted.

   A. the; 不填             B. a; the               C. the; a                D.  the; the

 The mayor of Zhuanghe City was ordered to resign because of his refusal to ________ when more than 1000 villagers got down on their knees before the city government office building, begging for his help.

A. break up          B. link up           C. fill up          D. show up 

— May I help you?

       —Yes, I'd like to try on some sports jackets just like _____ I'm wearing．

       A．it      B．one       C．the one          D．that

__________many foreigners like Beijing Hongtong is __________ they are offered an  atmosphere of Chinese culture there．

A．Why；because  B．That；that    C．Because；that  D．That; because

---What do you think of our design for the new car?

   ---Pretty good. But I find theirs is _____ worth considering and study.

   A. more       B. very      C. better       D. well

Three free tickets for the Expo will be given to ________ comes first in the competition.

       A. who    B. whom C. whoever     D. whomever

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A. http://www. electroniccigar.org

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C. http://www.productreviewjunction.com/Gifts & Flowers.htm

D. http://www.productreviewjunction.com/Books.htm

2.  Where do the volunteers get training before taking on their voluntary work?

A. Brazil                      B. Ecuador                   C. Congo                             D. America

3.  What number can you call if you are going to lose weight?

 A. 312-078-4860         B. 240-564-3268           C. 302-393-3126                  D. 252-747-7024

Guided Writing

Directions：Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

在一个人的成长过程中，家庭教育十分重要，同时朋友的影响也不可忽视。这两者中你认为哪一个更重要？请谈谈你的看法。

 Some people disagree with the idea _____ digital textbook will improve education quality while the traditional textbook is out of date.

　　A. because           B. which            C. that             D.as