Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 - 25
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"Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 - 25.
Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They’ve wasted tons of food, they’ve underpaid their suppliers and they’ve contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment.
But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarket’s total food surplus, so this hardly seems to be solving the problem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked about exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food.
Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and are becoming greener, more environmentally friendly options. Shops like London’s Bulk Market are plastic-free shops that have opened in recent years, encouraging local farmers to use their own containers and to help eliminate the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh produce from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis via electric cars, offering farmers the lion's share of the retail price.
There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste and plastic waste. But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from these smaller grocers and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all.
(Adapted from https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)
21. Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
(A) Sustainable Supermarkets
(B) Grocers vs. Supermarkets
(C) Major Supermarket Chains
(D) Friendly Supermarkets
22. According to paragraph 2, more and more people want supermarkets to _______
(A) donate some of their food surplus
(B) compost all plastic wastage
(C) lower their prices for local farmers
(D) reduce their plastic waste
23. The word "backlash" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______
(A) agreement
(B) benefit
(C) request
(D) reaction
24. The phrase "the lion's share" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
(A) the largest part
(B) the best choice
(C) the royal dish
(D) the animal's food
25. Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
(A) Farmdrop stores large amounts of food and produces unnecessary waste.
(B) Supermarkets are not telling people how much food they are actually wasting.
(C) There is a grocer in Berlin that doesn't allow customers to use their own containers.
(D) Supermarkets are still denying that plastic packaging can cause damage to our environment."
Đọc bức ảnh ra văn bản:
"Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 21 - 25.
Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade. They’ve wasted tons of food, they’ve underpaid their suppliers and they’ve contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging, which has had its impact on our environment.
But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice. In response to growing consumer backlash against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging, some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage. In a pledge to reuse, recycle or compost all plastic wastage by 2025, supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
In response to criticisms over food waste, some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus. However, charities estimate that they are only accessing two per cent of supermarket’s total food surplus, so this hardly seems to be solving the problem. Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough. Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked about exact figures of food wastage, and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food.
Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and are becoming greener, more environmentally friendly options. Shops like London’s Bulk Market are plastic-free shops that have opened in recent years, encouraging local farmers to use their own containers and to help eliminate the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh produce from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis via electric cars, offering farmers the lion's share of the retail price.
There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste and plastic waste. But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from these smaller grocers and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all.
(Adapted from https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org)
21. Which is the most suitable title for the passage?
(A) Sustainable Supermarkets
(B) Grocers vs. Supermarkets
(C) Major Supermarket Chains
(D) Friendly Supermarkets
22. According to paragraph 2, more and more people want supermarkets to _______
(A) donate some of their food surplus
(B) compost all plastic wastage
(C) lower their prices for local farmers
(D) reduce their plastic waste
23. The word "backlash" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______
(A) agreement
(B) benefit
(C) request
(D) reaction
24. The phrase "the lion's share" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
(A) the largest part
(B) the best choice
(C) the royal dish
(D) the animal's food
25. Which statement is TRUE, according to the passage?
(A) Farmdrop stores large amounts of food and produces unnecessary waste.
(B) Supermarkets are not telling people how much food they are actually wasting.
(C) There is a grocer in Berlin that doesn't allow customers to use their own containers.
(D) Supermarkets are still denying that plastic packaging can cause damage to our environment."