British members of parliament have voted to allow Britain's military to join air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. After more than ten hours of heated【C1】, 397 members of parliament voted in favor of the motion, a majority of 174. The【C2】 Phillip Hammond welcomed the result. "I'm very pleased that【C3】____________ number of Labor members of parliament voted with the government tonight, so that we've got a clear majority across the House of Commons in support of the action, and now we are going to be taking to degree this【C4】____________ terrorist organization. Britain is safer tonight because of the decision that the House of Commons has taken." As the results came through, there were angry【C5】____________ outside parliament. Nearly a third of members of parliament from the opposition Labor Party supported the government motion. 【C6】____________ the American president has welcomed the vote and he called the UK one of America's most valued【C7】____________ in the fight against Islamic State, and said the US would work quickly to【C8】____________ British forces into the air war over Syria. But in Washington, there is also【C9】____________ about the President strategy. The Republican Senator John Mccain is urging the involvement of more ground troops to【C10】____________ Islamic State.

Three times a week, a group of smallholder farmers work together in a community field in Kirolirwe, a village in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nearly 200,000 people fled to camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo because of violence in the east. Most people there say land【C1】____________ are one of the root causes of the area's conflicts. So recently, large landowners have been asked to free up more of their land to【C2】farmers interested in cultivating crops. An organization called FOPAC is【C3】 this group better farming methods like sowing improved seeds in straight line furrows. It is also showing the farmers how to【C4】____________ grass instead of burying it, and to use animal waste as fertilizer. Mumbere Makuke works for FOPAC as a farming【C5】. He says the surrounding hills are owned by Olive Lembe, the wife of the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lembe is now urging smallholders to grow crops on some of her land, which she has【C6】 Hope Farm. Many local people have trouble【C7】____________ use of the land. Hope Farm requires farmers to make payments for use of the land, and payments have risen【C8】____________ in recent years. Mumbere Makuke says the【C9】____________ rental payment in this area for one hectare is $200 for a season of four months. Many people rent smaller fields of about 400【C10】____________ for $10 a season.

Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world. Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed【C1】____________ are readily available. We feed birds for many reasons. Many pleasant hours can【C2】____________ watching birds. A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits.【C3】____________ identification of birds is usually the first goal. But observations that an【C4】____________bird-watcher can make are really limitless. There is, however, responsibility【C5】____________with bird feeding, including a disease hazard. Attracting numbers of birds【C6】____________to the same spot can be harmful to them, particularly species that pick food from the ground【C7】by the droppings of other birds. In winter, feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds. During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower, extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well. Once begun, feeding should never stop during these【C8】 months. If you start a local increase of birds, be prepared to do what may be required to【C9】____________hazards to those you want to befriend. A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come. If feeding is stopped during severe weather, birds used to【C10】______________the feeders might starve.