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What do people do with their old, out-of-date but still useful computers?
1 people don't know what
to do with them. Many old computers are
2 in people's homes. Many more are simply thrown out with
3 .
Finally, some
4 are thinking of ways to bring down
5 old computers. Sony has agreed to help
6 old Sony products. Dell and HP now also take back some old computers. In some countries, laws are being
passed, too. Computer companies will have to pay for
7 and recycling their used products. And
8 of
computer waste must be recycled. The
9 behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should
pay the cost. That will encourage them
10 computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade
(升级).
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers,
11 cannot afford them at all.
12 organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach
others how
13 computers.
The computers then go to schools, charities and people who need them.
14 a used computer to one
of these organizations can turn one person's rubbish into
15 useful thing and cut down waste, too.
( )1. A. Few
( )2. A. put off
( )3. A. the computers
( )4. A. buildings
( )5. A. a few of
( )6. A. throw
( )7. A. collecting
( )8. A. Two-thirds
( )9. A. way
( )10. A. making
( )11. A. other
( )12. A. Hundreds of
( )13. A. to use
( )14. A. Buying
( )15. A. someone else |
B. Most
B. taken away
B. the rubbish
B. schools
B. a little
B. recycle
B. collect
B. Many
B. advice
B. make
B. another
B. Hundred
B. to recycle
B. Giving
B. nobody else |
C. No
C. put away
C. money
C. companies
C. a number of
C. sell
C. repairing
C. Few
C. idea
C. to make
C. the others
C. Thousands
C. to study
C. Borrowing
C. anyone else's |
D. More
D. made up
D. houses
D. offices
D. too much
D. buy
D. repair
D. None
D. reason
D. made
D. others
D. Million of
D. to buy
D. Lending
D. someone else's |