THOUSANDS ARESTARVINGBECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THIS YEAR’S HARVEST...
22. Thousands are
starving
because of the failure of this year’s harvest
A. hungry
B. rich
C. poor
D. full
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
“Just imagine a day without paper”, reads one advertisement for a Finnish paper company.
It adds, “You almost certainly see our products every day”. And they're right. But in most
industrial countries, people are so (23) _______ to paper - whether it’s for holding their
groceries, for drying their hands or for providing them with the daily news - that its (24)
_______ in their daily lives passes largely unnoticed.
At one time paper was in short supply and was used mainly for important documents, but
more recently, growing economies and new technologies have (25) _______ a dramatic
increase in the amount of paper used. However, the costs (26) _____ in paper production,
in terms of the world's land, water and air resources, are high. This (27) ____ some
important questions. How much paper do we really need and how much is wasted?