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  2  we waste most．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*,  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． what                     B． that                       C． whose                  D． who

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