We all waste food, you and me, every day, millions of tons of it. In China, enough food is wasted in restaurants every year to feed 200 million people. And the amount of food wasted by Chinese consumers is increasing fast. So our nation is being encouraged to stop wasting food.

So what should Chinese consumers do to prevent food waste?

♦ Keep a kitchen diary

All of us should keep a kitchen diary, and we can know that how much food we waste at home. The first thing for us to do is to stop throwing away food that we can still eat. We should eat everything we buy and if we cannot, we should buy less.

♦ Buy only what we need

We should ask for smaller portions in stores. We should also check how much food we have before buying more. We shouldn’t bring much food we don’t need home even if large posters ask us to do so.

♦ Develop the habit of packing food

Chinese consumers are generous and friendly. In restaurants, often too much food is ordered and served. So when ordering out, we are supposed to exclude the food in the order if we don’t plan to eat it. And order smaller servings in restaurants and take home what we cannot finish.

Don’t put it off! Let’s stop food waste today!

1 Why is our nation being encouraged to stop wasting food?

A. Because there’s enough food for Chinese people.

B. Because Chinese consumers like to try delicious food.

C. Because the number of food wasted by us is growing fast.

D. Because it’s traditional to invite friends to dinner in China.

2Miss Li is a housewife; she’d better __________ at home.

A. keep a kitchen diary                         B. buy things as much as possible

C. cook too much food for her family       D. keep the food as long as possible

3 In order to urge more and more people to prevent food waste, we design a poster with the

words __________.

A. Enjoy the food!    B. Keep healthy!    C. Share the dish!    D. Waste not, want not!

4 Your friend invites you to dinner, which of the following is NOT right?

A. He asks for the right portions.

B. You leave a lot of food on the table.

C. You ask your friend to order less food.

D. He takes away the food that you can still eat.

5As teenagers, what should we do to stop food waste?

A. Have a balanced diet.

B. Eat less food to keep fit.

C. Keep the balance of nature.

D. Have a good habit of clearing the plate.

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