Question

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词组完成短文）

Is the world really going mad? The other day I was sitting in a small restaurant, having a quiet drink and a talk with a few friends when I suddenly noticed that almost everyone in the restaurant was smoking. It wasn’t long _______ the whole room was filled with smoke. I asked with an apology for permission to open a window to stop myself _______.

Nowadays air pollution is something that we hardly question any more.

However, I still can’t walk down the streets in any of the big cities without thinking that people are suffering from air pollution. It is time for government departments all over the world to introduce emission controls on all cars and _______ the public transportation system to encourage people to leave their cars at home. A friend of mine takes flying lessons each morning and it really makes him _______ when he climbs above the smog layer and looks down into it. This kind of pollution results from the bad management of resources. Waste things can _______ should be treated properly.

House building, road construction and industrial development are all earthmoving operations and can change the balances of _______ created over millions of years. I would like to see serious studies done on all these main works before they are built.

Also, there should be more national parks set up to keep the most beautiful parts of our countries in their natural states.

1.A.ago B.after C.before D.now

2.A.standing B.sitting C.talking D.dying

3.A.increase B.reduce C.improve D.raise

4.A.sick B.tired C.foolish D.excited

5.A.but B.yet C.still D.and

6.A.life B.mind C.human beings D.plants

Answer 1