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Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Wasting Food is Still a Big Problem
China is famous for its delicious food, and there are so many different dishes to try here. But many of us take this granted and throw away the extra food we don’t eat.
According to a report released by the United Nations, there were 815 million undernourished（营养不良的）people in the world in 2016, more than one (21) _______ every 10 on Earth. Yet, 1.3 billion tons of food (22) _______ (waste) annually around the world, which is about one-third of all food produced each year, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
(23) _______ (get) a better understanding of different countries’ food waste problems, the Economist intelligence Unit recently surveyed 34 nations according to their food system sustainability（持续性）.
According to the report, (24) _______ was released this month, France topped the list of food sustainability, followed by Japan and Germany.
The performance of these countries is largely related to their policies to deal with food waste. For example, France was the first country to pass laws to ban food waste. In France, it’s illegal for supermarkets to throw away unsold food, and French restaurants (25) _______ provide doggy bags for people’s leftovers.
Germany is trying to deal with the problem by reforming expiration dates（保质期）. “We found in our study that many people believed they should throw away products (26) _______ _______ _______ the “best before’ date has expired,” Martin Kranert, chair of Stuttgart University’s waste management department, told Deutsche Welle. “This is not at all case, and such a persisting lack of knowledge is the first thing (27) _______ has to change.”
Some countries are still lagging behind when it comes to (28) _______ (prevent) food waste, however. For example, the Untied Arab Emirates wastes the most food, with each of its citizens (29) _______ (throw) away about 1,000 kilograms every year on average.
China has been working hard to reduce food waste. In early 2013, the country’s Clean Your Plate Campaign was Launched, urging people not to waste anything on their plate.
Wasting Food is Still a Big Problem
China is famous for its delicious food, and there are so many different dishes to try here. But many of us take this granted and throw away the extra food we don’t eat.
According to a report released by the United Nations, there were 815 million undernourished（营养不良的）people in the world in 2016, more than one (21) _______ every 10 on Earth. Yet, 1.3 billion tons of food (22) _______ (waste) annually around the world, which is about one-third of all food produced each year, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
(23) _______ (get) a better understanding of different countries’ food waste problems, the Economist intelligence Unit recently surveyed 34 nations according to their food system sustainability（持续性）.
According to the report, (24) _______ was released this month, France topped the list of food sustainability, followed by Japan and Germany.
The performance of these countries is largely related to their policies to deal with food waste. For example, France was the first country to pass laws to ban food waste. In France, it’s illegal for supermarkets to throw away unsold food, and French restaurants (25) _______ provide doggy bags for people’s leftovers.
Germany is trying to deal with the problem by reforming expiration dates（保质期）. “We found in our study that many people believed they should throw away products (26) _______ _______ _______ the “best before’ date has expired,” Martin Kranert, chair of Stuttgart University’s waste management department, told Deutsche Welle. “This is not at all case, and such a persisting lack of knowledge is the first thing (27) _______ has to change.”
Some countries are still lagging behind when it comes to (28) _______ (prevent) food waste, however. For example, the Untied Arab Emirates wastes the most food, with each of its citizens (29) _______ (throw) away about 1,000 kilograms every year on average.
China has been working hard to reduce food waste. In early 2013, the country’s Clean Your Plate Campaign was Launched, urging people not to waste anything on their plate.
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