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People in Beijing cannot see the sun. The air is full [from / of] smog (a mixture of smoke and fog). The smog is so [thickly / thick] that it blocks the sun [all / whole] day. People really [mess / miss] seeing the sun. Beijing's leaders decided to do something [so / such] people could see the sunrise. They put giant LED screens across [the / a] city. People stand in front of the digital screens and [watching / watch] the sunrise. The screen in Tiananmen Square also had a special message [in / on] it. It was a public announcement that read: "Protecting the atmosphere and environment is everyone's [responsibility / responsible] ." The live, digital sunrise is already a hit with tourists. Ricardo Hernandez from Mexico said: "It looks like science fiction. It's kind of cool, but it's also worrying. This smog [sticks / sucks] ."

The air [quality / quantity] in China's cities often [becomes / becoming] bad in winter. People burn more coal for [hating / heating] in the winter months. This makes more [polluting / pollution] . Beijing's mayor promised to make the air cleaner. He said the city would [spend / expand] $2.4 billion this year to improve the air quality. Many workers wore face masks on their way to work. They did not want to [breath / breathe] the poisonous air. One man told reporters: "I couldn't see the [high / tall] buildings across the street this morning. The smog has become [worse / worst] in the last two to three years." He said the smog usually makes him feel [badly / bad] : "I often cough and my nose is always running,'' he said. The US embassy advised people to, "avoid [all / many] physical activity outdoors”.