VIII. Read the passage carefully and choose the word  which best fits each gap.

Did you know that on average we take home 150 plastic bags annually? In other words, that means a global figure of one million plastic bags taken home every  minute. We are sure you'll agree this is a truly (1)           ______statistic.

     Plastic bags can't, be simply (2) ______of along with your domestic      rubbish- they can blow off landfill sites and become highly (3) ______litter  which can remain in the environment for a number of years. They are not only an eyesore but they are a (4) ______to the environment too. For example, plastic bags almost dammed the Buriganga river in Bangladesh, and' they are widely (5) ______ responsible for causing devastating floods there on two occasions.

     They also (6) ______a particular threat to wildlife. More and more (7) ______dead turtles and whales are discovered washed up on beaches, killed by swallowed          plastic bags. To marine life, a plastic bag closely (8) ______a jellyfish.

        These are the reason why you should reuse plastic bags you already have or take a small rucksack on trips to the supermarket. Why not take (9) ______      now and show how much you care about the environment (10) ______ taking this small step.

1. A. striking                  B. shocking          C. astonishing      D. terrifying

2. A. disposed                B. thrown             C. finished           D. used

3. A. evident                  B. observable       C. visible             D. marked

4. A. risk                        B. danger             C. difficulty         D. problem

5. A. shown                    B. taken               C. made                D. held

6. A. model                    8. set                    C. pose                 D. generate

7. A. repeatedly              B. frequently        C. usually             D. generally

8. A. resembles              B. reminds           C. equates            D. appears

9. A. responsibility         B. advantage        C. action              D. account

10. A. by                        B .from                C. with                 D. via