Exercise 4
KEEPING A COUNTRY CLEAN
One problem that all the countries in the world have (1)__________common is litter. In (2)__________to get the situation under control in the UK, the government (3)__________a national spring cleaning day, which takes place every year on the first day of spring. The aim is to convey the messege that local areas will be (4)__________places to work and live if people look after them. Ministers believe that chewing gum companies and fast food outlets are partly responsible for the problem and so they are hoping to persuade them (5)__________on the day. Studies carried out by the organisation Keep Britain Tidy have shown that more than half the population is guilty of (6)__________litter, leaving it to city councils to clean up the mess. Therefore, it is necessary (7)__________cash from fundamental areas, such as care of the elderly, to foot the bill. It has been calculated thatmore than £800 million every year is spent on cleaning city streets. The government hopes to change people’s behavior by making dropping litter (8)__________as unacceptable as illegal parking.
1. A. at B. for C. in D. on
2. A. a case B. an intention C. a trial D. an effort
3. A. had organised B. organised C. organises D. has organised
4. A. better B. more C. best D. much
5. A. helping B. to help C. help D. helped
6. A. drop B. dropping C. dropped D. to drop
7. A. diverting B. to divert C. divert D. diverted
8. A. even B. far C. just D. much