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 questions from 28 to 34. Garbage is a big problem all over the world. People buy and use a lot of things nowadays. After a while, they throw them away in the garbage bin. All the garbage is later thrown away or dumped outside the city. These places are called landfill sites. In many cities, landfill sites are now full. We have to manage our waste and garbage...
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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 questions from 28 to 34.
Garbage is a big problem all over the world. People buy and use a lot of things nowadays. After a while, they throw them away in the garbage bin. All the garbage is later thrown away or dumped outside the city. These places are called landfill sites. In many cities, landfill sites are now full.
We have to manage our waste and garbage better. If we throw away so many things, soon we will have no place to dump them. The best thing to do is to reduce the amount of garbage. If we use less, we throw away less. For instance, we can buy food in big boxes and packages. Then we throw away only one box every month or so. Otherwise, we throw away many small boxes or cans every day.
Similarly, we can reuse a lot of packaging. For example, we do not have to buy take-out coffee in Styrofoam cups, which are made of aluminum - a toxic material to the environment. We can bring our own cup from home and fill it with fresh coffee.
We also do not have to take the plastic bags from the supermarket. We can bring our own cloth bag from home instead. When we pack lunch, it is better to use a lunch box than a paper bag. Instead of paper plates, we can use real plates. We can clean up with a dishtowel, not a paper towel. We can use a compost bin for food scraps. In this way, the food gets back into the earth. It does not get mixed up with the regular garbage.
Finally, all paper, glass and metal we do use, we can recycle. In many countries, there are now recycling programs. In Germany, for example, people separate all glass bottles by color. Then they put the bottles into special bins that are on the street. The city collects the glass, cleans it, and reuses it. As well, in most countries, people recycle newspapers and cardboard. It is easy and efficient.
(Source: http://mini-ielts. com/869/reading/the-garbage-problem)
Why does the author mention Germany at the end of the reading passage?
A. To demonstrate that recycling works.
B. To suggest that recycling is the best solution to the garbage problem.
C. To criticize countries that do not have a recycling program.
D. To offer additional advice about how to handle waste.
20. We have both put aside some money and stocked up with a lot of groceries from the shop next door.
=> Not only have we put aside some money, but we also have stocked up with a lot of groceries from the shop next door.
21. I did not use suntan lotion, either.
=> Neither did I use suntan lotion.
22. The wood pigeon flew up.
=> Up flew the wood pigeon.
23. If you should increase our wages, we will work overtime.
=> Should you increase our wages, we will work overtime.
24. She had hardly taken everything out of the picnic basket when it began to rain.
=> Hardly had she taken everything out of the picnic basket when it began to rain.
25. If you were to buy a new car, which of these would you choose?
=> Were you to buy a new car, which of these would you choose?
26. You should not press both button at once under any circumstances.
=> Under no circumstances should you press both button at once.
27. Jean not once offered her boss a word of apology.
=> Not once did Jean offer her boss a word of apology.
28. I didn't realize who he was until later.
=> Only later did I realize who he was.
29. He never suspected that the money had been stolen.
=> At no time did he suspect that the money had been stolen.