I MADE TWO MINOR MISTAKES
Câu 30 (VDC):
I made two minor mistakes. Therefore, I didn't get full marks for the test.
A.
If I didn't make mistakes, I would get full marks for the test.
B.
But for two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.
C.
Hadn't I made two minor mistakes, I would have got full marks for the test.
D.
If the mistakes hadn't been minor, I would have got full marks for the test.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions from 31 to 35.
A Plastic Ocean
is a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to take action on our
dependence on plastic. We've been producing plastic in huge quantities since the 1940s. Drink
bottles, shopping bags, toiletries and even clothes are made with plastic. We live in a world full
of plastic, and only a small proportion is recycled. What happens to all the rest? This is the
question the film
A Plastic Ocean
answers. It is a documentary that looks at the impact that
plastic waste has on the environment. Spoiler alert: the impact is devastating.
The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale. But during
the journey the filmmakers (journalist Craig Leeson and environmental activist Tanya Streeter)
make the shocking discovery of a huge, thick layer of plastic floating in the middle of the Indian
Ocean.
This
prompts them to travel around the world to look at other areas that have been
affected. In total, they visited 20 locations around the world during the four years it took them
to make the film. The documentary premiered in 2016, and is now on streaming services such
as Netflix.
It's very clear that a lot of research went into the film. There are beautiful shots of the seas and
marine life. These are contrasted with scenes of polluted cities and dumps full of plastic rubbish.
We see how marine species are being killed by all the plastic we are dumping in the ocean. The
message about our use of plastic is painfully obvious.
But the film doesn't only present the negative side. In the second half, the filmmakers look at
what we can do to reverse the tide of plastic flowing around the world. They present short-term
and long-term solutions. These include avoiding plastic containers and ‘single-use’ plastic
products as much as possible. Reuse your plastic bags and recycle as much as you can. The
filmmakers also stress the need for governments to work more on recycling programmes, and
look at how technology is developing that can convert plastic into fuel.
We make a staggering amount of plastic. In terms of plastic bags alone, we use five hundred
billion worldwide annually. Over 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year, and at
least 8 million of those are dumped into the oceans. The results are disastrous, but it isn't too
late to change. Once you've seen
A Plastic Ocean, you'll realise the time is now and we all have
a role to play.
(Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)