Read the passage and decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

      Earth Day is a birthday! Just like a birthday is a special day to celebrate a person. Earth Day is a special day that celebrates the Earth. It is a day to remember to take care of our planet.

      Earth Day was born on April 22,1970, in San Francisco, California. It is now the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide. Every year, many countries around the world join together in the celebration of Earth Day on April 22^nd. On Earth Day, people celebrate by doing things that help to protect the environment. Some things people do to help the Earth are: turn off the lights to conserve energy, plant trees, recycle, and pick up garbage in their communities.

      You don’t have to wait for Earth Day though, you can help the environment every day!

The first Earth Day was celebrated around the world. ______

Read and choose the correct answer to complete the following passage.

THE “UP” MOVIE

Up is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama buddy adventure film produced (31) ________ Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film centers on an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) and an earnest boy named Russell (Jordan Nagai). Carl and Ellie (32) ________ up, marry and live in the restored house. After Ellie suffers a miscarriage and they are told they cannot have a child, the couple remembers their childhood dream of (33) ________ Paradise Falls. They save for the trip, but (34) ________ have to spend the money on more pressing needs. Finally, the now elderly Carl arranges for the trip but Ellie suddenly falls ill, is hospitalized, and dies. Years later in the present day, Carl still lives in the house by stubbornly holding out while the neighborhood homes are torn down and replaced by skyscrapers. However, Carl resolves to keep his promise to Ellie by turning his house into a makeshift airship using thousands of helium (35) ________. The flying house encounters a cumulonimbus storm and ends up high above South America.

Encouraging people ___________ (use) public transport is a great way to reduce traffic jams.