In our modern world，when something wears out，we throw it away and buy a new one．The（36）___ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of（37）___because peopleare throwing out more rubbish than ever before．
How did we （38）___a throwaway society？First of all，it is now easier to（39）___ an object than to spend time and money to repair it．（40）___ modern manufacturing （制造业） and technology，companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively．Products are plentiful and（41）___．
Another cause is our（42）___ of disposable （一次性的） products．As（43）___ people，we are always looking for（44）___ to save time and make our lives easier．Companies（45）___ thousands of different kinds of disposable products：paper plates，plastic cups，and cameras，to name a few．
Our appetite for new products also（46）___ to the problem．We are（47）___ buying new things．Advertisements persuade us that（48）___is better and that we will be happier with the latest products．The result is that we（49）___ useful possessions to make room for new ones．
All around the world，we can see the（50）___ of this throwaway lifestyle．Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger．To（51）___ the amount of rubbish and to protect the___52___，more governments are requiring people to recycle materials．（53）___，this is not enough to solve （解决） our problem．
Maybe there is another way out．We need to repair our possessions（54）___ throwing them away．We also need to rethink our attitudes about（55）___．Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment．
36．A．key B．reason C．project D．problem
37．A．gifts B．rubbish C．debt D．products
38．A．face B．become C．observe D．change
39．A．hide B．control C．replace D．withdraw
40．A．Thanks to B．As to C．Except f