READINGTASKSTheeconomyortheenvironment—mustwechoose?I.Readthetext(P22-P23)carefullyandfillinthefollowingblankswithproperwordsorphrases.SpeakersLinShuiqing,anenvironmentalistQianLiwei,an(1)________(2)________Economicdevelopmentisbadfortheenvironment.Economicdevelopmentdoesn’thavetobebadfortheenvironment.Facts1.Manyplaceshavebeen(3)________andmanyplantsandanimalshavedied.2.Manyseacreaturesarekilled.3.Theworld’spopulationhasgrownalot.Thefigureisnow(4)________6.5billionpeople.A(5)________environmentanda(6)________economyshouldbepossibleatthesametime.(7)________1.Factoriesproducelargeamountsof(8)_______chemicals.2.Largenumbersoffisharecaughtwithoutbeinggiventimeto(9)________.3.Moreandmorepeoplearebeingbornandtheyneedmorelandto(10)________andmorefoodtoeat.1.Therearemanyfactoriesandindustrieswhichcontrolthe(11)________ofpollutiontheyproduce,andareverycarefultospendmoney(12)________anydamagetheycause.2.Thepeoplerunningthesefactoriesarevery(13)________abouttheenvironment.Suggestions1.Weshouldtryto(14)________productionandreducetheamountofthingswemakeandbuy.2.Weneedtothinkmoreabout(15)________.Weshouldexpandourrecyclingindustry,andteachpeopleabout(16)________friendlywaysofliving.1.Weshouldproducemorethingsfromrecycledmaterials,andlessfrommaterialstaken(17)________fromtheenvironment.2.Weneedmore(18)________lawstopreservetheenvironment,includingmore(19)________tocontrolhowmanytreesare(20)________andhowmanyfishboatscancatch.II.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.1.Howmanytimeshasthepopulationintheworldincreasedsince1800?A.Threetimes.B.Fourtimes.C.Twotimes.D.Sixtimes.2.AccordingtoMr.QianLiwei,whatshouldbedonetofactoriesthatpollutetheenvironment?A.Theyshouldbeclosedimmediately.B.Theyshouldbeforcedtostudythelaws.C.Theyshouldpayhighertaxes.D.Theyshouldstopproducing.3.Whatishappeningtolargeamountsoffish?A.Theyarebeingcaughtbyfishingboatsbeforetheylayeggs.B.Theyarebeingsoldbyfishingboatsbeforetheylayeggs.C.Theyarebeingcaughtbyfishingbo