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If you're an environmentalist, plastic is a word you tend to say with a sneer or a snarl. It has become a symbol of our wasteful, throw-away society. But there seems little doubt it is here to stay, and the truth is, of course, that plastic has brought enormous (1)_____ , even environmental ones. It’s not really the plastics themselves that are the evil ─ it's the way society chooses to use and (2)______ them. Almost all the 50 or so different kinds of modern plastic are made fromoil, gas or coal ─ non-renewable natural (3)______ . We (4)______ well over three million tones of the stuff in Britain each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away. A high (5)______ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging, and this (6)______ about seven percent by weight of our domestic refuse
Many people today would like the traditional two-parent family back, that is to say, they want a man and a woman to (1)_____ for life; they also think the man should support the family, and the woman should stay home with the children. However, few families now (2)_____ in the this category. In fact, if more women decide to have children on their own,the single-parent household may become more typical than the traditional family in many countries. Also, couples may decide to have more children, or they might take in foster children or (3)_____ . And because people are staying single and living longer, there may be more one-person households. (4)______ the other hand, some people believe that similar events happen again and again in history. if this is true, people may go back to the traditional (5)______ or nuclear family of the past. Others think that the only certainty in history is change. in other words, the structure of the future family could begin to change faster and faster and in more and more ways.
Owning a car has several advantages. (1) ............., you can go wherever you want, whenever you want. You don’t have to depend on public transport, and (2), you will feel more independent. (3) ........., you are able to give lifts to friends, or carry heavy loads of shopping. (4) ..........., there can be certain financial problems, especially if you live in a city. Running a car can be costly, since you have to spend quite an amount on items (5) ............. petrol, servicing the car, and repairs. You might also have problem with parking, as every where is more and more crowded with cars. (6) ................ most people feel that the advantages of owning a car outweigh the disadvantages
How men first learnt to creat words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a (1)______ . All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed (2)______ certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. These sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words that appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can (3)______ his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can (4)______ men to tears. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully, (5)______ they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
Probably the most famous film commenting on twentieth–century technology is Modem Times, (1)______ in 1936. Charlie Chaplin was motivated to make the film by a reporter who, while interviewing him, happened to describe working conditions in industrial Detroit. Chaplin was told that healthy young farm boys were lured to the city to work on automotive assembly lines. Within four or five years, these young men’s health was ruined by the stress of work in the factories. Scenes of factory interiors account for only about (2)_______ of the footage of Modern Times, but they contain some of the most pointed social commentary as well as the most comic situations. No one who has seen the film can ever forget Chaplin vainly trying to keep pace with the fast–moving conveyor belt, almost losing his mind in the process. Another popular scene involves an automatic feeding machine brought to the assembly line (3)______ workers need not interrupt their labor to eat. The feeding machine malfunctions, hurling food at Chaplin who is strapped into his position on the assembly line and cannot escape. This serves to illustrate people’s utter (4)______ in the face of machines that are meant to serve their basic needs. Clearly, Modern Times has its faults, but it remains the best film treating technology within a social context. It does not offer a radical social message, but it does (5)_______ reflect the sentiments of many who feel they are victims of an over–mechanized world.
Many people have forgotten what the world was like before TV. But today it has become an integral part of our lives. No medium can compare with TV as a means of information, entertainment and education. TV now plays such an important role in so many people’s lives that it is essential for us to try to decide (1)_____ it is bad or good. First of all, TV is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a (2)______ cheap one. For a family of 4, for example, it is more convenient as well as cheaper to sit comfortably at home than to go out. They don’t have to pay for expensive tickets. All they have to do is to turn on TV and they can see films, political discussions and the latest exciting football matches. Some people say that this is fist where the danger lies. The TV viewers need do nothing: they (3)______ no choices, they’re completely passive and don’t even use their legs. TV, people often say, informs about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. A lot of good films, music programs have appeared recently on TV. (4)______ here again there is a danger. We get to like watching TV so much that it begins to dominate our lives. A friend of mine told me that when his TV set broke he and his family suddenly found that they had much more time to do things. The most important thing which is really criticizing is poor quality of the programs and its harmful effect on children. For example the film“Natural Born Killers” teaches children to kill and there was one accident in France when a group of teenagers kill their parents. There are many arguments for and against TV. I think we must understand that TV in itself is neither good (5)______ bad. TV is as good or as bad as we make it.(Source: Television and Advertisement www.nativeenglish.ru/topics/television-and-advertisement)