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1.At the beginning of the selection, what does the speaker say is one reason Americans throw so much away?
A.They want to try new things all the time.
B.They don't know how to fix things.
C.It is better for business.
D.It keeps the economy growing.



2.Why don't poor countries have the same trash problem that we have in the United States?
A.They do not have as much to discard.
B.They have stricter laws about throwing garbage away.
C.They do not have places to put the trash.
D.They are better at fixing things.



3.Where were chemical companies dumping their poisonous wastes for years?
A.in fresh water ponds
B.in rusting machinery
C.in dumpsters in parking lots and in lakes
D.in rivers and in fifty-gallon drums in vacant lots



4.What makes up 30 percent of the weight and 50% of the volume of household waste?
A.food
B.packaging
C.paper
D.old appliances



5.How do some cities try to "get in good" with their trash collectors?
A.They call dumps "landfills."
B.They give them more holidays.
C.They call them "sanitation engineers."
D.They give them their own trucks.

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