Read this text about recycling electrical appliances. Complete the
text using the words in the box in the
correct form.
criticise.use. buy make
smash. sort take apart. dump
require collect introduce
RECYCLING ELECTRONIC WASTE
Millions of new TVs, fridges, air-
conditioning units and washing machines
(1)
every day around the
world. So what happens to the old ones? In
Japan, where around 20 million electrical
appliances (2)
by the side
of the road or in rivers every year, new
legislation (3) -
in 2001 which
means that all electrical goods must be
50-60% recyclable.
Recycling these high tech machines isn't
easy. They can't just (4)
into
small pieces that can (5)
again. Special plants, like the Matsushita
Eco-Technology Centre (6)
for the process. Each appliance (7)
very carefully and the
components (8)
into
different categories. The plastic in these
machines, for example, (9) -
and reused to make internal components for
new appliances
Although Matsushita, who owns Panasonic
(10)
by some people for
creating the problem in the first place, most
people agree that progress
(11)
in dealing with this
space age environmental challenge,
1. Flat land which has very few trees.
b) plain
2. To do work which keeps the house clean
c) do chores
3. Kanat is really good... ice hockey and organized
a) at
4. The BBC has been around a long time, it was ... many years ago.
a) founded
5. I think it's cold enough outside, so the ice skating... might be open.
c) rink
6. Anel is very ..., she always wants to win.
a) competitive
7. To send money to look after a particular animal
a) adopt
8. Alina has already booked the We're staying in a hotel.
b) accommodation
9. A: Do you like my freshly baked apple pie?
B: Actually, the pastry's a bit it needed more time in the oven.
b)raw
10. Adam is a student but works ... time in a DVD shop.
c) part
11. Don't forget the vegetables this afternoon.
c) to plant
12. Damir ... this weekend at his friend's house.
b) is spending
13. They abroad last summer.
b) didn't travel
14. I'm hungry. I myself a nice healthy salad.
a) 'll make
15. It was so dark that I couldn't see ... beneath the water.
c) anything
16. Yellowstone National Park ... by millions of tourists every year.
b) is visited
17. You arrive really early to your flight. What do your parents say?
c) We needn't have come so early.
18. Would you like ... milk in your coffee?
a) some
19. I'm thinking of taking... a sport.
неполный вопрос
1. the Red River, the Missouri River, the Ohio River, the Colorado River.
2. the Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, the Urals.
3. the USA, America, North America, Europe, the Russian Federation, Asia, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand.
4. Baker Street, Washington Street, Trafalgar Square, Red Square, Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square.
5. the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Black Sea, the White Sea, the North Sea. 6. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Great Salt Lake, Lake Ontario, Lake Baikal, Lake Onega, Lake Ladoga.