Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 28.
If you're an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-away society. But there seems little doubt it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (23) ________, even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the evil ─ it's the way society chooses to use and (24) ________ them.
Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made from oil, gas or coal ─ non-renewable natural (25) ________. We (26) ________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (27) ________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging, and this (28) ________ about seven percent by weight of our domestic refuse.
Điền vào ô trống 26
A. import
B. consign
C. remove
D. consume
D
A. Import: nhập khẩu
B. Consign: ủy thác
C. Remove: vứt bỏ
D. Consume: tiêu thụ
Dẫn chứng: We consume well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away.
Tạm dịch: Chúng ta tiêu thụ tốt hơn ba triệu tấn các thứ ở Anh mỗi năm và, sớm hay muộn, hầu hết chúng đều bị vứt đi.
Đáp án D