Oct.16 is World Food Day.The UN started the day in 1979.It's used to remind people not to waste food and fight hunger.
   A big number of people in the world still don't have enough food to eat.Food shortage（匱乏） is a big problem worldwide.Right now，there are more than 1，000 million hungry people in the world according to the UN.Many children go to sleep hungry，and 15 million of them die of hunger each year.
   There are several reasons why there are food shortages.First，there have been more droughts（干旱） and floods recently.Also，a growing population makes feeding everyone more difficult.
   Another big reason is food waste.Most people don't realize how much food they throw away every day.Sometimes we cook too much，or we don't use it before it goes bad.The average（平均的） person throws away 50 kg of food every year.According to the UN，more than one third of all food produced worldwide goes to waste each year.
   That is over 1，300，000 million kilograms of food being wasted.The amount of food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people，and the food wasted in Latin America can feed 300 million a year.
   So think twice next time you want to throw away food.By cutting down on food waste，we could help put food on the empty plates of some hungry children.Only order as much food as you can eat at a restaurant.If you can't eat all you order，take the rest home.Don't be too picky about food so that you don't leave any on your plate.Some food may not taste great，but your body needs it.Keep an eye on what food you have at home.Don't buy too much.Don't cook too much.
   When you throw away food，you are not just wasting the food itself.Resources（資源） are also wasted while growing，transporting and cooking the food.These things all take energy，time and water.
（1）World Food Day，Oct.16

was started

was started

by the UN in 1979.The

purpose

purpose

of starting the day is to remind people to save food and fight hunger.
（2）Right now，over 1，000 million people in the world are

hungry

hungry

each year.And every year 15 million children

die of

die of

hunger，according to the UN.
（3）The passage tells us several reasons why there are food shortages，and the first one is that there are more

droughts and floods

droughts and floods

now.And also it's more difficult to feed a

growing population

growing population

in the world today.
（4）Food waste worldwide is another big problem.According to the UN，more than

one third

one third

of all food produced worldwide goes to waste each year.The average person throws away

50 kg

50 kg

of food every year.
（5）Wasting food means wasting resources，and these resources include energy，time and

water

water

.There are many ways to stop food waste；one of them is to be sure not to keep or

cook

cook

more food at home than you need.