Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
If you’re an ecologist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a mock or a growl. It has grow into a figure of our lavish, throw – away society. However, there seems like little uncertainly it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought massive (15) ________, even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the criminal – it’s the approach humanity chooses to use and (16)____________them.
Practically all the 60 or so different kinds of up-to-date plastic are made from oil, gas or coal – non-renewable natural (17)_____________. We (18)______________ well over two million tones of the material in US each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (19)_________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging, and this (20)_________ about eight percent by weight of our domestic waste.
Điền câu 16
A. abuse
B. endanger
C. store
D. dispose
Đáp án A
- abuse (v): lạm dụng
- endanger (v): gây nguy hại
- store (v): lưu trữ
- dispose (of sth) (v): vứt bỏ (thứ gì)
It’s the approach humanity chooses to use and abuse them.
Dịch: Đó là cách loài người sử dụng và lạm dụng chúng.