In today’s throwaway society，dealing with the city’s growing mountain of waste is an increasing challenge for the city council (市议会)．

Recently，Edinburgh is faced with the problem of disposing of (处理) about 250,000 million tons of waste a year.Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner—largely through encouraging recycling—its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.

The European Union (EU) has issued a new policy，regulating how such mountains of waste are to be disposed of.The five councils (Edinburgh，East Lothian，West Lothian，Midlothian and Borders) face fines around ￡18 million a year from 2013 if they don’t increase recycling levels and rely less on landfill.With this in mind，the councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant (垃圾焚烧厂) to burn half of the waste produced in their districts.But this plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25% of the city’s waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025.

After the plan was abandoned，a private company which already transported millions of tons of the city’s waste by train to a landfill site near Dunbar，offered an

alternative solution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello.

Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015，it seemed necessary for the members of the Edinburgh Council to accept the suggestion.But soon they turned it down—after 700 local objections reached them—because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.

That still leaves the council with a problem.By 2013，only 50% of 1995 levels of waste will be allowed to be sent to landfill.Even if recycling targets are met，there will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up.Due to this，Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an incinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out.(2011·湖北，C)

1.The main way of handling waste in a green manner in Edinburgh is ________.

A．recycling? B．restoring

C．burying? D．burning

2.The five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant to ________.

A．reduce the cost of burying waste

B．meet the EU requirements

C．speed up waste recycling

D．replace landfill sites

3.The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello because ________.

A．it came from a private company

B．the council was not interested in it

C．it was not supported by EU

D．the local people were against it

4.What is the final decision of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils?

A．To open a new landfill nearby.

B．To close the Powderhall landfill in 2015.

C．To set up a plant for burning waste.

D．To persuade people to reduce their waste.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   1  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling; I left there feeling like I could do anything．When we got to the car，I   2  to my father and said, “Dad，I want to__3  people feel like that．” My father asked me what I meant．I said to him, “I want to be a   4 speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied   5  ．A dream was born．

Recently，I began seeking my   6  of motivating(调动积极性) others．  7  a four—year relationship with Fortune 100 Company  8  as a sales—trainer and ending as a regional sales manager，I   9  the company at the height of my career．Many people Were 10  that I would leave after earning a six—figure income．And they asked  11  I would risk everything for a dream．

I made my  12  to start my own company and leave my secure position after  _13_ a regional sales meeting．The vice—president of our company delivered a  14  that changed my life．He asked us．“If a god would   15   you three wishes，what would they be?”After giving 16   a moment to write down the three   17  ，he then asked us，“Why do you need a good?”I would never forget the   18  I felt at that moment．I realized that everything I had   19  in the past had prepared me for this moment．I was   20  and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker．A motivational speaker was born.

1．A．rise                       B．throw                  C．put                     D．raise

2．A．turned to               B．tended to             C．turned down        D．glared at

3．A．get                       B．want                   C．make                  D．cheer

4．A．exciting                 B．motivational         C．sensitive              D．surprising

5．A．sadly                    B．angrily                 C．disappointedly      D．proudly

6．A．dream                   B．speaker               C．idea                    D．suggestion

7．A．After                    B．Before                 C．Because              D．For

8．A．ending                  B．completing           C．beginning            D．regarding

9．A．stayed                   B．left                      C．started                D．continued

10．A．disappointed        B．worried               C．surprised             D．delighted

11．A．if                        B．how                    C．why                    D．that

12．A．plan                    B．promise               C．decision              D．mind

13．A．attending             B．joining                 C．entering               D．holding

14．A．newspaper           B．book                   C．report                 D．speech

15．A．deliver                 B．offer                   C．supply                 D．provide

16．A．them                   B．you                     C．us                       D．him

17．A．dreams                B．wishes                C．messages            D．notes

18．A．energy                B．force                   C．power                 D．weight

19．A．searched             B．wished                C．expected             D．accomplished

20．A．ready                 B．disappointed      C．glad             D．busy