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2023高考考前语法填空专练六
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For many, holiday celebrations mean large meals shared with family and friends, but such 56 (feast) can produce huge amounts of food waste, harming the environment and wasting 57 (nature) resources-unless mindful merrymakers take necessary steps.
Be mindful of 58 you already have. Try keeping food in glass jars. Using this method, all 59 food in your kitchen becomes visible and will be easily remembered and consumed.
Shop smart. Most anti-food waste experts agree that planning a holiday menu before 60 (head) to the grocery store-and sticking to it-is one of the best ways to start off a 61 (little) wasteful holiday. Starting with an idea of who will 62 (invite)and exactly how much food to prepare will save a lot of littering.
Use leftovers 63 (wise), It may impossible to get everyone into the clean plate club, but that doesn't mean leftover food has to go waste. Freeze and repurpose leftovers by using them 64 base ingredients(原料)for other recipes or send extras home with guests.
Always remember: When you throw away food, you're also throwing away the land, water, and energy used 65 (produce) that food.
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Thanks to smartphones and watches, it’s never difficult to find out what the time is nowadays. However, in ancient times, people weren’t able to figure out the time of day so 56 (easy).
In classic Chinese martial arts novels, we might see the phrase “the time it takes to burn an incense (香) stick” 57 (use) to describe the deadline for a contest (比武). Indeed, this method was used by monks (和尚) as 58 way to keep track of time during meditation.
However, you may wonder how long 59 takes to burn an incense stick. Of course, it depends on many factors, such as the air temperature and wind speed. Generally, however, the phrase “to burn an incense stick” 60 (suggest) one hour.
There are also other similar phrases, such as “the time it takes to drink a cup of tea”, 61 means time for hot tea