We need to be responsible（有責(zé)任心的） for our environment．Being a frugal consumer（節(jié)儉的消費(fèi)者） is one way to help．But，what exactly does that mean？
Use it up
You can use things up instead of wasting them．Press that last bit of toothpaste（牙膏） out．Use the last little piece of soap．Don't throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box．
74 ①

A

A

You do not always need to have new things．Suppose there are holes in your socks．Mend them and wear them longer．You don't have to have the latest telephone until the old one doesn't work anymore．Then you can get a new one.72 Think twice before replacing something that still works．
74 ②

C

C

When something you want is not on hand，look for something else that you already have to take its place．Suppose you are preparing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich．However，there is not any butter in your home．Have a cheese sandwich instead so that you can use all of the cheese．With a little thought，you can make something do，instead of buying something new．
Do without
Think about all those things that you would like to have．Do you really need them？How long will you really play with that new toy？Make a list of things that you want．Delete the things that you don't really need，so you can save a lot of resources（資源）．
62．When can you get a new telephone according to the passage？

You don't have to have the latest telephone until the old one doesn't work anyone．/You can have the latest telephone when the old one doesn't work （anymore）．/When the old telephone doesn't work （anymore）．

You don't have to have the latest telephone until the old one doesn't work anyone．/You can have the latest telephone when the old one doesn't work （anymore）．/When the old telephone doesn't work （anymore）．

63．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

在替換仍然能用的東西之前，請(qǐng)三思/請(qǐng)好好考慮一下/請(qǐng)斟酌．

在替換仍然能用的東西之前，請(qǐng)三思/請(qǐng)好好考慮一下/請(qǐng)斟酌．

64．What should you do if you don't have butter for a butter sandwich at home？

You can use something else，for example cheese （instead of butter）．

You can use something else，for example cheese （instead of butter）．

65．從下列A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空白處的最佳段意．
①

A

A

②

C

C

A．Wear it out B．Stop pollution C．Make it do
66．Give a title（題目） to the passage．

Being a frugal consumer．/Being frugal/One way to be responsible for our environment/What does being a frugal consumer mean？/Be responsible for our environment．/How to be a frugal consumer．

Being a frugal consumer．/Being frugal/One way to be responsible for our environment/What does being a frugal consumer mean？/Be responsible for our environment．/How to be a frugal consumer．

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