It is not possible to tell the importance of forests in just a few words.Forests affect（影响） our daily lives in so many ways，even in the（A） centre of a busy noisy city.
    Forest products are used in our daily lives.（B） Almost every activity has something to do with forests.Some are easy to point out—fruits，paper and wood from trees，and so on.Others are less obvious（明显的）—they help make daily products like medicine.（C） They can not only help make our lives more convenient，but also make our Earth more beautiful and comfortable.
    Forests help protect the sea，and the Earth is in good health because of them.（D）然而，我们正在失去他们， Over the past 50 years，about half the world's forests have been lost.The most important reason for that is people's activities like polluting the environment and cutting（E）

down

down

trees.
    When we destroy the forests，we not only lose the trees.All the animals in the forests will also lose their homes.As this goes on，it' ll be harder and harder（F）

for

for

us to survive on the Earth.

（1）写出文中画线部分（A）和（B）的同义词或近义词：

middle

middle

；

nearly

nearly

（2）将文中画线部分（C）改写为：They can

both

both

help make our lives more convenient

and

and

make our Earth more beautiful and comfortable.
（3）将文中画线部分（D）译成英语：

However，we are losing them now.

However，we are losing them now.

（4）文中（E）和（F）的空白处分别填入一个适当的单词：

down

down

；

for

for

（5）从文中找出两个来自森林的日常生活用品：

paper

paper

；

wood

wood