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We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However,most of us usually 1 some things.

Electricity is one thing 2 we waste most. Lights,TVs,radios and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It 3 less than a second to do it. Anyhow,not wasting electricity saves money,because we do not have to 4 the electricity we do not use.

The second thing that we often waste is water.

Fresh water is precious,so it shouldn’t be wasted. It is only a simple matter to turn off a tap. I am sure 5can do this easily if he wants to.

6 big waste is food. My mother 7 cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much food. She thought I was right and now she cooks 8 what we can eat.

It is not 9 to be wasteful. I find there is a simple way of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 10.Do not touch what we do not need. In this way,we can stop being wasteful.

() 1. A. use   B. wash

   C. waste   D. forget

() 2. A. what   B. that

   C. whose   D. who

() 3. A. brings   B. costs ?

   C. keeps   D. takes

() 4. A. afford   B. save

   C. pay for   D. care for

() 5. A. nobody   B. something

   C. everybody   D. nothing

() 6. A. Others   B. Other

   C. Another   D. The other

() 7. A. planned to   B. used to

   C. was able to   D. was afraid to

() 8. A. mainly   B. only

   C. mostly   D. specially

() 9. A. right   B. fine

   C. bad   D. necessary

() 10. A. buy   B. need

   C. bring   D. get

Answer 1

2. B 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. B