The annual holiday known as Earth Day — the day we come
together to support the earth — actually (21) in California. It began
more than 40 years ago (22) a massive oil spill off the coast of
California near Santa Barbara. More than three million (23) oil killed
over 10,000 birds, dolphins and other sea creatures.
(24) in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, activist
John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and promote
environmental regulation and education known as Earth Day. Earth Day
(25) since its founding in 1970 uniting communities around the
environment in more than 193 countries.
【題組】23. (A) bars of (B) cartons of
(C) gallons of (D) layers of