We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually____ some things.
Electricity(电) is one thing that we waste _____. Lights, TVs, ___ and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It ______ less than a second to do it. Anyway, not wasting electricity saves money, because we do not have to ___ the electricity we do not use.
The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious(宝贵的),____it shouldn’t be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap. I am sure ___ can do this easily if he wants to.
___ big waste is food. My mother ___ cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so _____ food. She thought I was right and now cooks ______what we can eat.
It is not ______ to waste anything. I find there is a simple ______of not wasting things. That is to use only what we ______. Do not touch what we do not need. ______ this way we can stop being wasteful.
1.A. use B. wash C. waste D. forget
2.A. little B. most C. few D. least
3.A. radios B. apples C. bikes D. doors
4.A. brings B. costs C. keeps D. takes
5.A. buy B. save C. pay for D. care for
6.A. though B. because C. so D. but
7.A. nobody B. something C. everybody D. nothing
8.A. Others B. Other C. Another D. The other
9.A. planned to B. used to C. was able to D. was afraid to
10.A. little B. much C. few D. many
11.A. mainly B. only C. quickly D. badly
12.A. right B. fine C. bad D. possible
13.A. way B. thing C. plan D. project
14.A. buy B. need C. bring D. get
15.A. On B. In C. For D. At
—Jane got an “A” in the English test.
—_______. She works the hardest in our class.
A. Many hands make light work
B. It never rains but it pours
C. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
D. No pain, no gain
— Mrs Green. Do you think I can get an “A” in the final exam if I start working hard now?
— Of course. .
A. Better late than never
B. Many hands make light work
C. You cannot burn the candle at both sides
D. Actions speak louder than words
I have spent ________ on this job. I think I can finish it ___________ this afternoon.
A. sometimes; sometime B. sometimes; some time
C. some time; sometime D. some times; some time
Can you tell me how ________ the problem ?
A. did solve B. to solve C. solving D. solved
— Boy, didn’t you see people were waiting in line? Don’t in!
— I am sorry, sir.
A. push B. pull C. put D. carry