READ THE TEXT AND DECIDE WHICH ANSWER A, B, C OR D BEST FITS EACH GAPS...

Section 2: Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each gapSAY “NO” TO PLASTIC BAGS Did you know that on average we take home 150 plastic bags annually? In (1) ______ words, that means a global figure of one million plastic bags taken home every minute. We are sure you will agree this is a truly shocking statistic. Plastic bags can not be simply(2) ______ of along with your domestic rubbish- they can blow off landfill sites and become highly (3) ______ litter which can remain in the environment for a numbers of years. They are not only an eyesore but they are a (4) ______ to the environment too. For example, plastic bags almost blocked Buriganga river in Bangladesh, and are widely (5) ______ responsible for causing devastating floods there on two separate occasions. They also (6) ______ a particular threat to wildlife. More and more (7) ______ dead turtles and whales are discovered washed up on beaches, killed by swallowing plastic bags. To marine life, a plastic bag closely (8) ______ a jellyfish.

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These are the reasons why you should reuse the plastic bags you already have or take a small rucksack on trips to the supermarket. Why not take (9) ______ now and show how much you care about the environment by (10) ______ this small step! 1. A. fewer B. some C. those D. other 2. A. disposed B. thrown C. finished D. used 3. A. evident B. observable C. visible D. marked 4. A. risk B. danger C. difficulty D. issue 5. A. shown B. taken C. made D. held 6. A. model B. set C. pose D. generate 7. A. popularly B. frequently C. common D. generally 8. A. resembles B. reminds C. equates D. appears 9. A. again B. advantage C. action D. account 10. A. helping B. doing C. following D. taking