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If you open your fridge, you may see some leftovers (剩菜剩饭), and maybe you will throw them away in the end. If the food in a supermarket is not fresh any more or is near the “sell-by” date, it goes into dustbins (垃圾桶) too. Every day, large amount of food is w1..

To reduce food waste, France passed new law (法律). It forbids (禁止) supermarkets to throw a2. or destroy unsold food. Instead, they must give it to charities (慈善机构). If food that isn’t s3. for people to eat, it can be used as animal feed. If not, the supermarkets will face fines (罚款) of up to 75.000 euros (around 542.200 yuan) or two years in prison (监狱). The law also encourages educational programs for schools and businesses about food waste.

France is the f4. country to make a law that forbids wasting food, but it is actually a worldwide problem, t5.. The good thing is that people around the world are t6. different ways to deal with the food waste problem. Galdakao, Spain, put a public fridge in the center of town. Anyone can drop off food or leftovers and anyone can come and take them. A supermarket in Canada encourages people to buy “ugly food” by selling it at lower p7. so it won’t be wasted.

In China, we have the “clear your plate campaign” (光盘行动). This means you should eat e8. on your plate or take away the leftovers.

“Ordering (点菜) much more than what people can e9.in restaurants has been a habit in China for a long time,” said Liu Qinglong, professor at Tsinghua University. But I’m happy to see that our thoughts about wasting food are c10..

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted (污染), the coral dies. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”

“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!

When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”

1.Some young people from England ________ after they finish school.

A.go to university abroad for further study B.go abroad and work as volunteers

C.go to work for money D.start work in schools or hospitals

2.Pauline Jones is living in ________ now.

A.England B.China C.Belize D.Wales

3.Pauline Jones is ________ with other people.

A.studying Chinese in Peking University B.working to save the coral reefs

C.helping do some housework D.doing some research in Cardiff, Wales

4.According to the passage, we see that the coral reefs ________.

A.will die because of pollution B.are not as beautiful as before

C.cannot live without fish in the sea D.will probably be sold for money

5.Pauline Jones will ________ after she finishes her work as a volunteer.

A.stay there for another three weeks B.go back home to start work

C.learn about the people in Belize D.travel around Belize

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