It is likely that there are some leftovers in your fridge， and maybe they will be thrown away in the end． If the（1） 　　 in a supermarket is not fresh any more or is near the sell﹣by date， it goes into dust bins too． Every day， a large amount of food is wasted．

To cut down on food waste， France（2） 　　 a new law． It doesn' t allow supermarkets to throw away unsold food．（3） 　　， they must give it to someone or an organization． Food that isn't safe for humans to eat can be used as animal feed． If not， the supermarkets will（4） 　　75 ，000 euros as a punishment or face two years in prison （监狱）． The law also encourages （5） 　　 programs for schools and businesses about food waste．

France is the first country to make a law that doesn't allow wasting food， but it is （6） 　_____ a worldwide problem． The good thing is that people around the world are trying different things to deal with the food waste problem． Galdakao， Spain， put a public fridge in the center of town． Anyone can drop off food or leftovers and anyone can come and take them． A supermarket in Canada encourages people to buy "ugly food" by selling it at lower（7） 　　so it won't end up being wasted．

In China， we have the "clear your plate" action． This means you should eat everything on your plate or （8） 　　 the leftovers．

"（9） 　　much more than what people can eat in restaurants has been a way of making them feel good in China for a long time，" said Liu Qinglong．a professor at Tsinghua University． "But I'm happy to see that our（10） 　　 towards wasting food is changing．"

（1）A． paint	B． food	C． cloth	D． flower
（2）A． refused	B． decided	C． tried	D． passed
（3）A． Otherwise	B． But	C． Instead	D． So
（4）A． face	B． accept	C． prefer	D． pay
（5）A． medical	B． educational	C． valuable	D． physical
（6）A． exactly	B．possibly	C． actually	D． luckily
（7）A． prices	B． qualities	C． interests	D． places
（8）A． take away	B． take out	C． take off	D． take back
（9）A． Ordering	B． Asking	C． Buying	D． Demanding
（10）A． decision	B． discussion	C． suggestion	D． idea