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Have you heard of “Green hotels”? 1you stay at a green hotel, you help reduce the unfriendly 2that hotel has on the environment.
“Green hotels” include any hotels, motels, and inns that use energy and other resources 3environmentally (环境) responsible ways. These green hotels take advantage of (利用) 4resources when possible, make effective 5of resources that can’t be reused, and 6that many byproducts(副产品)are reused or recycled.
__72.6 million hotel rooms are rented in the United States daily. 8, an astonishing number of hotel 9need clothes washed, meals prepared, fresh water for showers and toilets, and energy for lights, heating, and cooling. Thus, there is a great _10for green hotel practices(做法).
11a guest of a green hotel, you will receive quality service 12knowing you are helping the environment. Hotels also realize cost savings when they 13green hotel practices, which they can then use to 14guest services.
Some green hotels are already making a big 15. For example;
1.By switching to more energy-effective 16, the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City has saved 1.2 million kilowatt hours per year.
2.One hotel reduced water use by 2 million gallons per year when it 17a chef (厨师)who was improperly defrosting(解冻)food by running water over it.
3.The Fairmont Acapulco Princess and Fairmont Pierre Marques filter(过滤器) and treat
18and reuse it to water their golf courses.
These and other green hotels are 19responsible steps, but many others have not yet accepted the green hotel challenge. You can help by supporting green hotel practices every time you 20.
1.A. When B. Before C. Unless D. Although
2.A. pollution B. cost C. effect D. step
3.A. with B. through C. by D. in
4.A. wasted B. reused C. limited D. lost
5.A. time B. space C. use D. usage
6.A. make sure B. make up C. make fun D. make room
7.A. Much more B. Over C. More D. Above
8.A. Besides B. As a result C. In the end D. As a matter of fact
9.A. professors B. waiters C. door-keepers D. guests
10.A. need B. necessity C. require D. request
11.A. With B. To C. As D. By
12.A. before B. at C. in D. while
13.A. get B. accept C. receive D. take
14.A. change B. improve C. make D. lift
15.A. act B. face C. control D. difference
16.A. lighting B. line C. action D. management
17.A. used B. found C. fired D. questioned
18.A. wastewood B. wasteland C. wastepaper D. wastewater
19.A. making B. taking C. borrowing D. getting
20.A. walk B. journey C. play D. travel
Our meeting room is ______ theirs.
A. three times as bigger as B. bigger than three times
C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of
— Where is the hospital?
— It’s about 500 meters ______ the school.
A. north of B. in the north of C. the north of D. in north of
As we all know, the advantage _______ is good for students’ self-improvement.
A. they take of the library B. they take the library
C. they take to the library D. they take the library of
_____in bed, he to me:“The hen has an egg.”
A. Laying, lied, lay B. Laying, laid, lain
C. Lying, lied, laid D. lying, lay, lain
―Tom will be here to attend a meeting tomorrow.
―Oh, I he today.
A. think, was coming B. think, is coming
C. thought, was coming D. thought, is coming
