Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space Did you know that on (1)___ we take home 150 plastic bags annually? In (2)___ words, that means a global figure of one million plastic bags is taken home every minute. We are sure you’ll agree this is a truly shocking statistic. Plastic bags cannot be simply (3) _______ of along with your domestic rubbish - they can blow off landfill sites and become highly (4) ________ litter which can remain in the environment for a number of years. They are not only an eyesore but they are a (5) ________ to the environment too. For example, plastic bags almost dammed the Buriganga river in Bangladesh, and they are widely (6) ________ responsible for causing devastating floods there on two separate (7) ________ They also (8) _________ a particular threat to wildlife. More and more (9) ______ dead turtles and whales are discovered washed up on beaches, killed by swallowing plastic babs. To marine life, a plastic bag closely (10) ________ a jellyfish. These are the (11) _______ why you should reuse plastic bags you already have or take a small rucksack on trips to the supermarket. Why not take (12) ______ now and show how much you care about the environment by (13) _______ this small step! 1 A. example B. normal C. average D. ratio 2 A. fewer B. some C. those D. other 3 A. thrown B. disposed C. finished D. used 4 A. evident B. observable C. marked D. visible 5 A. risk B. difficulty C. danger D. problem 6 A. held B. shown C. made D. taken 7 A. activities B. occasions C. incidents D. episodes 8 A. pose B. set C. model D. generate 9 A. repeatedly B. frequently C. usually D. generally 10 A. equates B. reminds C. resembles D. appears 11 A. motives B. causes C. sources D. reasons 12 A. action B. advantage C. against D. account 13 A. helping B. taking C. following D. doing