A waste of time for now

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A waste of time for now

• MC Continuity
• RLS - 2006

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At this rate, our three landfills will be full in
six to ten years. To meet our needs until 2050,
(70)

• 35.
• we shall have to develop extra landfill sites
• the government needs to re-think its strategy
• no more landfills should be used
• we should reduce spending on waste
• at a cost of 63 billion to the taxpayer.
  Money aside, there is also the issue of where to
  find land to bury Hong Kong's ever growing
  mountain of rubbish.

• What would cost 63 million?
• What land do they need to find?
• ACorrect

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The government has not been idle. Since
recognising the problem in 1998, it has expanded
our existing landfills and (39)

• 36.
• has created additional problems.
• is reducing government spending on waste.
• has done little to improve the situation.
• is searching for new sites.

• They know there is a problem.
• They have found one solution and ...
• They are looking for another solutions.
• New sites are another solution.
• D Correct

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It has put more than 20 million into setting up
about 27,000 sets of recycling bins in housing
estates, transport stations and public areas. In
conjunction with Wellcome supermarkets, it has
set up collection points for recycling plastic
bags (88)

• The word and lets us know that the answer is an
  example of a collection point. XA,B
• Collecting plastic bags from landfill sites
  doesnt make sense.
• CCorrect

• 37.
• 24 hours a day
• 24 times
• in 24 Wellcome stores
• at 24 landfill sites
• and 90 7-Eleven outlets.

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At this rate, it seems inevitable that Hong Kong
will eventually have to resort to incineration,
the burning of waste, (48)

• B and C seem to be the most likely answers.
• Saying that particles are unclear doesnt make
  sense.
• Consequences can be unclear.
• CCorrect

• 38.
• in order to deal with new types of waste
• which produces smoke particles
• which has environmental consequences
• which has obvious advantages
• that are yet to be made clear.

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Recycling bins were installed on all floors,
rather than just the ground floor, . , the
government was able to recover 40 more paper
than in those estates where bins were available
only on the ground floor. Such promising results
indicate a potentially viable solution to our
waste problem. However, the study also screams
out an undeniable truth when it comes to
recycling, (38)

• Promising results positive
• However need a negative idea (XA, D)
• Its impossible that nobody cares since we have
  seen promising results.
• People recycle much more when they dont have to
  take a lift.
• BCorrect

• 39.
• we take our environmental responsibilities
  seriously.
• we cannot even be bothered to take a lift.
• nobody in Hong Kong cares about recycling.
• people generally use recycling bins.

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The customers get the deposit back when they
return the empty bottles. Surprisingly, our
government has no plans to make use of the money
generated to further expand the reusable bottle
scheme. (64)

• 40.
• Obviously,
• Yet,
• Moreover,
• Unfortunately,
• similar schemes are already in place on the
  mainland and in Europe.

• These schemes being in place is not obvious and
  certainly not unfortunate.
• no plans negative
• already in place positive
• Yet introduces a contrasting idea.
• BCorrect

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The current debate on environmental protection
and waste disposal has focused much of its
attention on introducing a tax on plastic bags.
However, to tax plastic bags without considering
what to do about (68)

• 41.
• paper bags
• re-usable bags
• other types of waste
• other taxes
• is basically a piecemeal plan and will not solve
  all our waste problems.

• We are currently focused on taxing plastic bags.
• However, we must not only consider plastic bags
  because this is only part of the waste problem.
• The passage is talking about all kinds of waste.
• C Correct

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The public is also likely to start a debate on
what kind of plastic bags should be taxed. For
example, if you get a plastic bag when you buy
fish at a wet market, should you have to (76)

• 42.
• pay for it?
• re-use it?
• return it to the market?
• implement it?

• The writer thinks that people will not agree to
  tax all bags.
• Not many people would want to re-use a bag that
  has been used to pack fish.
• The market wont want it back either.
• You implement a plan, not a bag.
• ACorrect

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Personally, I do not oppose such a tax for the
sake of argument. Indeed, I agree that (62)

• 43.
• this tax will answer all our waste problems.
• this tax is urgently needed.
• this tax will be unpopular with most people.
• this tax should be implemented eventually.
• However, I do not think that it should be an
  immediate priority for the government to
  introduce it straight away.

• do not think that it should be an immediate
  priority negative
• However introduces a contrasting idea (XC)
• If its urgently needed, it IS an immediate
  priority.
• Its a complex problem, so one tax cannot solve
  all our problems.
• D Correct

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Some people have in fact proposed a tax on car
tyres, which seems to make a lot of sense because
it involves fewer people and is therefore much
simpler to implement. (66)

• 44.
• If the proposed tax on tyres fails,
• Following on from the tyre tax,
• To solve the waste problem once and for all,
• Since computers do not cause so much pollution,
• the government might want to consider a
  similar levy on computers and electronic goods.

• If a tyre tax failed, the government surely
  wouldnt be eager to impose a similar tax (levy)
  on any other types goods.
• No single tax can solve the waste problem
  permanently.
• The government wouldnt impose a waste tax on
  something that didnt cause a lot of pollution.
• If the tyre tax is successful, it would be
  logical for the government to consider a similar
  tax on other goods.
• B Correct

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, different parties will have to work together
to minimise waste. Citizens need to realise that
the environment will continue to degrade unless
we commit ourselves to action. Companies should
be required to contribute to reducing waste.
Businesses should learn (85)

• 45.
• social responsibility
• to be more profitable
• to respect the law
• to listen to the public
• they must not wait for non-government
  organisations or the public to speak up before
  they do something.

• The passage is about the environment, not
  profits.
• The writer believe that businesses should take
  the initiative rather than wait for the
  government or public to pressure them.
• ACorrect

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Citizens need to realise Businesses should
learn The government should take
responsibility for More importantly, we need
the co-operation of three parties (80)

• 46.
• the schools, the public and the government.
• supermarkets, car owners and the public.
• wholesalers, companies and the government.
• businesses, the public and the government.

• Easy
• DCorrect