1 . Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and ________ of consumer demands for environment friendly products have ________ the pollution problem. One ________ is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.
________, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. ________ they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be ________ or can it only be used once?”
A recent study showed that two ________ five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the ________ they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green,” that is, friendly to the environment.
Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products ________ labels to show that the product is green. Some companies emphasize that their products are clean and safe in their advertising and have made it their main selling ________.
The ________ for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink ________ they do business. No longer will the public accept the old ________ of “Buy it, use it, throw it away and forget it.” The public ________ is still here, and companies are ________ their act gradually.
1. A.part | B.lack | C.lots | D.varieties |
2. A.applied to | B.contributed to | C.exposed to | D.devoted to |
3. A.possibility | B.chance | C.result | D.effect |
4. A.Therefore | B.Furthermore | C.Similarly | D.However |
5. A.After | B.Though | C.Before | D.Unless |
6. A.reused | B.safe | C.friendly | D.returned |
7. 8. A.rhyme | B.way | C.section | D.branch |
9. A.carry | B.take | C.include | D.make |
10. A.advantage | B.technique | C.point | D.attraction |
11. A.concern | B.hope | C.care | D.plan |
12. A.what | B.how | C.whether | D.when |
13. A.saying | B.trust | C.attitude | D.fashion |
14. A.pressure | B.pleasure | C.discussion | D.interest |
15. A.enlarging | B.sharing | C.cleaning | D.improving |