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The British government has said that a third of the food the world produces is wasted. It said the high
level of food waste in the UK is__ 11__ . Over 7 million tons of food is wasted in the UK every year. A British
politician, Neil Parish, said: “One-third of food produced for human __12__ is lost or wasted globally.” The
government said there were many__ 13__ to the problem of food waste. First, schools could__ 14__ children’s
awareness of food waste from a young age. Secondly, supermarkets could sell vegetables that are thrown away
because they are the “wrong” shape. Finally, “sell-by” dates, “use-by” dates and “best before” labels need to
change. Perfectly good food is thrown away because of these labels. Neil Parish added that: “Environmentally,
it is a disaster, because energy and resources are wasted in production, only for the food to __15__ rotting
in landfills where it produces methane--a potent climate-changing gas.” 【題組】12 (A) consumption (B) digestion (C) vegetation (D) habitation