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The Polluted Environment
Our environment is being polluted faster than nature and man's present efforts can prevent it. / Time is bringing us more people, / and more people will bring us more industry, / more motor vehicles, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials. / What can explain and solve this problem? / The fact is that pollution is caused by man / --by his desire for a modem way of life. / We make increasing industrialization our chief aim. / For its sake, we are willing to sacrifice everything: / clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. / There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, / eager for the benefits of modem society. / But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, / so pollution has become a serious problem. / Isn't it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going and why? /
1注意vehicles(交通工具)的拼写;industrialization工业化;sacrifice牺牲;technological技术的;最后一句用了虚拟语气，注意stop要用过去时。
Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.
M." We've got a lot of work to do now, but take your time over this project. We don't want to make any mistakes.
W: Ok. I should have it finished by Friday afternoon. Then I can check those accounts over the weekend. We need to have them finished by Monday, right?
M: That's right. We'll finish them just in time. The financial analysis project can wait for the time being. We need to spend several days on that project, [l]but it isn't due to be finished until the end of the month, so we have plenty of time to get it done.
W: From next week on, we should be in less of a rash.
M: [2] I'm going to give everyone on the team an extra day off. Everyone deserves it.
W: [2] Don't say that yet. A new project could suddenly appear.
M: That's true. Right, [3] I'm going back to the meeting. It's been going on for hours and there's no indication that it'll end soon.
W: Carol said that she would spend some time checking that everyone is up-to-date with their work.
M: Good. I have to go right now. I really hope this meeting doesn't last too long.
W: They usually go on for ages.
M: I'll stop by if I have time later. Make sure everyone knows that we must stick to the deadlines.
W: I will. Enjoy your meeting!
Keys: 1. [D] 2. [C] 3. [D]