Ways to reduce food waste
Food waste is a big problem around the world. While some people t 1 ． away unwanted food, lots of people in other parts of the world face food shortages.
In order to reduce food waste, many c 2 ． in the world like German and France have food banks. People and grocery stores can give extra food to them and they can give the food to t 3 ． in need. Shanghai Oasis opened China’s first food bank in 2015. In five years, it saved seven million tons of food and h 4 ． 760,000 people.
Many fruits and v 5 ． go to waste because they look ugly. For example, about 25 to 30 percent of carrots don't make it to the store because of their l 6 ． . So try to buy ugly food next time, since it is j 7 ． as good as “normal” food.
Many Chinese restaurants are telling people to o 8 ． dishes by using the “N-1”formula. “N” s 9 ． for the number of people in your group. So if you’re in a group of s 10 ． people, you should order five dishes.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. Everyone can do something to make a difference.
1 ． (t)hrow
2 ． (c)ountries
3 ． (t)hose
4 ． (h)elped
5 ． (v)egetables
6 ． (l)ooks
7 ． (j)ust
8 ． (o)rder
9 ． (s)tands
10 ． (s)ix
【分析】
本文主要介绍了为了减少食物浪费的方法：许多国家都用食物银行来储存多余的食物；建议购买外观不好看的蔬菜和水果；中国饭店采用 “N-1” 公式点餐。
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句意：当一些人扔掉不想要的食物时，世界上其他地方的很多人面临食物短缺。根据 “unwanted food, lots of people in other parts of the world face food shortages.” 可知，此处指 “ 扔掉 ” ，用固定短语 throw away 表示，此处是陈述事实用一般现在时，主语为 you ，动词用原形。故填 (t)hrow 。
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句意：为了减少食物浪费，世界上像德国和法国一样的许多国家都有食物银行。根据 “like German and France ” 及首字母可知，此处指 “ 国家 ” ，用 country 表示，可数名词， many 后跟可数名词复数，故填 (c)ountries 。
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句意：人们和杂货店可以给他们额外的食物，他们可以把食物给那些需要的人。根据 “...in need” 可知，此处指那些需要的人，结合首字母可知，用代词 those 指代。故填 (t)hose 。
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句意：在五年内，它节省了 700 万吨粮食，帮助了 76 万人。根据 “it saved seven million tons of food and ... 760,000 people.” 结合短文和首字母可知，食物银行是为了帮助那些食物短缺的人， help 符合语境。由 saved 可知，此处用动词的过去式。故填 (h)elped 。
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句意：许多水果和蔬菜被浪费，因为它们看起来很丑。根据下文 “25 to 30 percent of carrots” 和首字母 v 可知，此处指 “vegetable 蔬菜 ” ，根据 many fruits 可知，此处用复数表示种类。故填 (v)egetables 。
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句意：例如，大约 25% 到 30% 的胡萝卜因为长得不好看而无法进入商店。根据 “because they look ugly” 可知，此处指 “ 因为外形丑而无法进入商店 ” ， look“ 外观 ” 符合语境，由 their 可知，此处用复数。故填 (l)ooks 。
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句意：所以下次尽量买难看的食物，因为它和 “ 正常 ” 食物一样好。根据语境和首字母提示可知，此处指和 “ 正常 ” 食物一样好， just as good as... 表示 “ 和 …… 同样好 ” 。故填 (j)ust 。
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句意：许多中餐馆告诉人们用 “N-1” 公式点菜。根据 “restaurants are telling people to...dishes ” 可知，此处指点餐， order 符合语境，不定式符号 to 后跟动词原形，故填 (o)rder 。
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句意： “N” 代表你们的人数。 stand for“ 代表 ” 符合语境，主语 “N” 表示第三人称单数，动词用三单形式。故填 (s)tands 。
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句意：所以如果你们六个人，你应该点五道菜。根据 “N-1” 和 “you should order five dishes” 可知，此处指六个人， six“ 六 ” 。故填 (s)ix 。