Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below.

LET'S SAVE OUR PLANET!

Everyone must play a part in protecting the environment. There are many things you can do on your own every day to help save the planet. Here are some suggestions.

REDUCE!

Really, the best thing we can do for the planet is to use its resources properly. Our unplanned activities are mainly responsible for the environmental crisis. Here are some questions you can ask yourself before buying something, "Do I really need this?" or "Is there another product which would do the same thing but is more sustainable?" Or ask the question, "Will this last a long time?" Some other questions may be, “Do I know how this item was made, how it will be used and how it will be disposed of?”

REUSE!

What do you think of using your own ceramic cup or mug at your school or local club? It means there are no plastic cups to throw away. You can wash it and reuse it every day. Unfortunately, we are encouraged to buy a new "improved" item even if the one we have can be repaired or reused. When we buy things, we should buy those that are durable; we should use them properly, and have them repaired when necessary. If we practise this, many things will not only last a life-time, but also be passed on for future use. However, if something is truly unusable for its original purposes, try to be more creative and think of how else it might be used. When you're done with it, think of whether someone else might be able to use it. You can donate some of the things to the poor. You may also sell some of your used items through personal advertisements in a local newspaper or in social media.

RECYCLE!

Rather than throwing an item out when neither you nor anyone else can make use of it, have it recycled. And if recycling is not possible, it is better to send goods to a landfill or have them burned up. Find out what types of materials can be recycled in your area. Clean and sort the materials before putting them out in the bin. Recycling your drink and food cans means there will be less trash in a resource recovery facility or landfill. Moreover, a company can use the old cans to make new ones.

As consumers buy things without thinking about the sustainability, necessity, using and disposing of the products, they make the environment polluted. So the author blames them for the environmental crisis.

Before buying the things, I can ask myself four questions: (i) Do I really need it? (ii) Is there any thing more sustainable? (iii) Will this be durable? (iv) How will it be used and disposed of?

It is necessary to save our planet because it is the only place we live in, and it provides us with food and water. Besides, it gives us a place to run and play.

Yes, I think recycling can contribute to the development of our country. Because the practice of recycling can significantly reduce the quantity of waste materials. Moreover, these waste materials can be used in companies to make new products. Thus, recycling plants can be set up that can contribute to the economy of the country.

We can cut down our shopping list if we are a bit conscious or strategic. If we develop the habit or culture of reuse, we can easily do so.

To reuse things, we have to wash, clean and repair the unusable things if necessary. Even if something is unusable for its original purpose, we can try to be more creative to use it for another purpose.

The household goods, clothes and toys which have been used enough but still can serve the purpose of the poor or the needy can be donated.

We can sell our used items directly to the second hand shop or through personal add in the local newspaper or social media.

Recycling can play a vital role in saving our environment because the practice of recycling can significantly reduce the quantity of waste materials which may cause various kinds of pollution in the environment.

(a) to be/ being (b) adds (c) proper (d) be (e) donation

The duty to protect the environment lies in everybody. What we should do is (a) to be/ being aware of how we should act to help save the planet. Our consumer society (b) adds to the environment crisis and if we are a bit conscious about the (c) proper use of every ordinary thing, we can keep the environment safe to some extent. If its original purpose is not served, we should (d) be creative in using it otherwise. Finally, we should think whether its (e) donation is possible or not.

(a) protecting (b) sustainable (c) pollution (d) recycle (e) trash

Everyone must play a part in (a) protecting the environment. Before buying a thing a buyer has to consider whether it is necessary. (b) sustainable or durable. Selling of unusable things is a proper way to reduce (c) pollution . We can (d) recycle drink and food cans. It will lessen (e) trash and pollution.