题目内容：

In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _________ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of ________ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we ________ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to ________ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. ________ modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and ________.

Another cause is our ________ of disposable (一次性的) products. As ________ people, we are always looking for ________ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ___________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also _______ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To _______ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

1.A. key    B. reason    C. problem    D. project

2.A. gifts    B. products    C. debt    D. rubbish

3.A. become    B. face    C. observe    D. change

4.A. hide    B. replace    C. control    D. withdraw

5.A. Thanks to    B. As to    C. Except for    D. Regardless of

6.A. safe    B. funny    C. cheap    D. powerful

7.A. love    B. lack    C. prevention    D. division

8.A. sensitive    B. kind    C. brave    D. busy

9.A. ways    B. places    C. jobs    D. friends

10.A. donate    B. receive    C. produce    D. preserve

11.A. adapts    B. returns    C. responds    D. contributes

12.A. tired of    B. addicted to    C. worried about    D. ashamed for

13.A. newer    B. stronger    C. higher    D. larger

14.A. pick up    B. pay for    C. hold onto    D. throw away

15.A. advantages    B. purposes    C. functions    D. consequences

16.A. show    B. record    C. decrease    D. measure

17.A. technology    B. environment    C. consumers    D. brands

18.A. However    B. Otherwise    C. Therefore    D. Meanwhile

19.A. by    B. in favour of    C. after    D. instead of

20.A. spending    B. collecting    C. repairing    D. advertising