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We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usually 1   some things.

Electricity is one thing that we waste ___2_. Lights, TVs,  3  and other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It     4  less than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity save money, because we do not have to  5  the electricity we do not use.

The second thing that we often waste is water. Fresh water is precious(宝贵的)， 6 it shouldn’t be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap*. I am sure  7  can do this easily if he wants to.

8 big waste is food. My mother  9  cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much  10  . She thought I was right and now cooks __11_  what we can eat.

It is not   12   to be wasteful. I find there is a simple  13   of not wasting things. That is to use only what we   14  . Do not touch what we do not need.   15   this way we can stop being wasteful.

(    )1. A. use     B. wash   C. waste   D. forget .

(    )2. A. little   B. most      C. few   D. least

(    )3. A. radios   B. apples  C. bikes   D. doors

(    )4. A. brings   B. costs   C. keeps   D. takes

(    )5. A. afford   B. save    C. pay for  D. care for

(    )6. A. though  B. because   C. so    D. but

(    )7. A. nobody  B. something  C. everybody  D. nothing

(    )8. A. Others       B. Other   C. Another   D. The other

(    )9. A. planned to    B. used to   C. was able to  D. was afraid to

(    )10. A. electricity  B. water   C. food   D. money

(    )11. A. mainly  B. only   C. mostly  D. specially

(    )12. A. right   B. fine    C. bad    D. necessary

(    )13. A. way   B. thing   C. plan        D. project

(    )14. A. buy   B. need   C. bring   D. get

(    )15. A. On      B. In    C. For    D. At