D. Use the word given in the bracket to form a word that fits the gap in the passage. (1.0 pt)
In Britain, what is described as “food miles”, the distance which food is transported from the place where it is grown to its point of sale, continues to rise. This has major economic, social and environmental consequences, given the traffic congestion and pollution which (67.variable) ____________________________ follow.
According to (68. press) ____________________________ groups, the same amount of food is travelling 50 per cent further than twenty years ago. What’s more, the rise in the demand for road haulage over this period has mostly been due to the transport of food and drink. The groups assert that the increase in the number of lorry journeys is (69. exceed) ____________________________ and that many of these are far from (70. essence) ____________________________ .
In the distribution systems employed by British food (71. retail) ____________________________ , fleets of lorries bring all goods into more (72. centre) ____________________________located warehouses for redistribution across the country.
(73. Logic) ____________________________ as this might appear, the situation whereby some goods get sent back to the same areas from which they came is (74. avoid) ____________________________ .
In response to scathing (75. critic) ____________________________ from environmentalists, some food distributors now aim to minimize the impact of food miles by routing vehicles, wherever possible, on motorways after dark. This encourages greater energy (76. efficient) ____________________________ whilst also reducing the impact on the residential areas through which they would otherwise pass.
D. Use the word given in the bracket to form a word that fits the gap in the passage. (1.0 pt)
In Britain, what is described as “food miles”, the distance which food is transported from the place where it is grown to its point of sale, continues to rise. This has major economic, social and environmental consequences, given the traffic congestion and pollution which (67.variable) ____________invariably________________ follow.
According to (68. press) __________pressure__________________ groups, the same amount of food is travelling 50 per cent further than twenty years ago. What’s more, the rise in the demand for road haulage over this period has mostly been due to the transport of food and drink. The groups assert that the increase in the number of lorry journeys is (69. exceed) excessive and that many of these are far from (70. essence) ________essential____________________ .
In the distribution systems employed by British food (71. retail) _____________retailers_______________ , fleets of lorries bring all goods into more (72. centre) __________centrally__________________located warehouses for redistribution across the country.
(73. Logic) ___________illogical_________________ as this might appear, the situation whereby some goods get sent back to the same areas from which they came is (74. avoid) __________unavoidable__________________ .
In response to scathing (75. critic) _______criticism_____________________ from environmentalists, some food distributors now aim to minimize the impact of food miles by routing vehicles, wherever possible, on motorways after dark. This encourages greater energy (76. efficient) _____effeciency_______________________ whilst also reducing the impact on the residential areas through which they would otherwise pass.
67. invariably
68. pressure
69. excessive
70. essential
71. retailers
72. centrally
73. illogical
74. unavoidable
75. critism
76. efficiency
67. invariably
68. pressure
69. excessive
70. essential
71. retailers
72. centrally
73. illogical
74. unavoidable
75. critism
76. residential
In Britain, what is described as “food miles”, the distance which food is transported from the place where it is grown to its point of sale, continues to rise. This has major economic, social and environmental consequences, given the traffic congestion and pollution which (67.variable) ______invariably_______ follow.
According to (68. press) ________pressure________ groups, the same amount of food is travelling 50 per cent further than twenty years ago. What’s more, the rise in the demand for road haulage over this period has mostly been due to the transport of food and drink. The groups assert that the increase in the number of lorry journeys is (69. exceed) _________excessive_______ and that many of these are far from (70. essence) ___essential__________ .
In the distribution systems employed by British food (71. retail) ________retailers______ , fleets of lorries bring all goods into more (72. centre) __centrally______located warehouses for redistribution across the country.
(73. Logic) ____illogical__ as this might appear, the situation whereby some goods get sent back to the same areas from which they came is (74. avoid) _______unavoidable_______ .
In response to scathing (75. critic) _______critism_____ from environmentalists, some food distributors now aim to minimize the impact of food miles by routing vehicles, wherever possible, on motorways after dark. This encourages greater energy (76. efficient) _______efficiency __________ whilst also reducing the impact on the residential areas through which they would otherwise pass.
