Food waste is a world's problem. Every year, about 1.3billion tons, or one﹣third of all the food produced is thrown away, according to a survey. Using just 25percent of that wasted food could feed 870million hungry people, which would end world hunger. The people of France wasted 234pounds(磅:重量单位) of food per person, which is much better than some other countries. In the past, France wasn't good at controlling food waste, but now the country takes the lead.

A law was made by French government. It made France the first country in the world to prevent supermarkets from throwing away unused food. Now supermarkets of a certain size must donate unused food, or they will face a fine. There are other rules requiring schools to teach students about food sustainability (可持续性). They also ask companies to report the food waste numbers in their environmental reports. And restaurants should provide take﹣out bags.

"These laws make it a standard to reduce waste." says Marie Mourad, a student in Paris who has written several reports on French food waste. "France is not the country that wastes the least food, but Frenchmen have become the most active because they want to be the example in Europe."

"Preventing supermarkets from throwing away food means a lot," says Jonathan Bloom, a famous writer. "This step has influenced parts of French food industry."

It is everyone's duty to fight against food waste. Everyone should pay attention and take action.

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Food waste is a problem around the world. Every year, if people used just a 1. of that wasted food, the world hunger would end. In the past, France didn't do well in controlling food waste, but now the country has taken the lead.

French

2.action

A law was

made to

reduce food

waste.

•Supermarkets of a certain size must donate unused food,or they will be 3.

•Schools should teach students about food sustainability.

•Companies are required to report the food waste numbers.

•Restaurants should offer take﹣out bags to customers.

People's voices

Marie, a student

•The law against food waste works. Other European countries can learn from France.

Jonathan

a writer

•It's 4. to prevent supermarkets from throwing away food. French food industry has been influenced as well.

The writer's

opinions

Everyone's effort 5.﹣everyone should take an active part in fighting against food waste.

It's a school day morning. You are dressing yourself in the bedroom. At the same time, you are thinking about taking your schoolbag from the living room. But when you walk through your bedroom door and into the living room, you suddenly forget w1. you are there and just don't know what to do.

Most people would think they have a poor m2.. But scientists believe that the act of walking through doorways makes them forget things. They call it the "doorway effect".

The scientists from the University of Notre Dame in the US did an e3.. They placed several objects into two rooms. The students had to put an object from Room A into a shoebox and then carried it to Room B through a doorway. In Room B, they exchanged it for another object and brought it back to Room A in the shoebox. Then the students were asked to do the same things w4. crossing though a doorway.

During the period of time, the scientists would randomly (随机地) ask the students which object was in their shoebox at the moment. The scientists found their answers were slower and less c5. when they walked through a doorway and into a new room

"A doorway is just like a boundary (分界线) in the mind," the lead scientist Gabriel Radavansky told Scientific American. Setting "boundaries" in our minds can cause us to forget things e6.. For example, when you walk into the living room, your brain thinks the act of getting your schoolbag is already "done" and it moves on.

Is there a way to s7. the "doorway effect? Writing down what you need before going into another room might be helpful.

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