Choose an option that best fits each gap in the following passage. (1.25m)
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest __( 1 )__ issues the world is facing right now. In fact, around 8 million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year from the coasts and the rivers. Unlike paper and card, __( 2 )__ come from natural products, plastic doesn’t disappear quickly. It remains in the environment and causes damage for many years.
There is so much plastic waste in our oceans that in 1997, Charles Moore, a boat captain, discovered __( 3 )__ huge collection of rubbish in the Pacific Ocean. He called it the Pacific Garbage Patch and experts think it is around 1.6 million km2 - just under three times the size of France.
Plastic waste harms wildlife __( 4 )__ on land and in the oceans. Animals might eat it or it might hurt them. For example, sea turtles regularly eat plastic bags because they mistake them for their favourite snack - jellyfish. Plastic pollution in the seas can also __( 5 )__ humans too, because fish and small sea creatures may eat small pieces of plastic and then humans eat fish and seafood.
Question 1:
A. environmentally
B. environmental
C. environmentalists
D. environment
Question 2:
A. which
B. that
C. who
D. how
Question 3:
A. a
B. no article
C. an
D. the
Question 4:
A. nor
B. also
C. both
D. neither
Question 5:
A. cause
B. effect
C. result
D. affect