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Example 1

Comunidad Valenciana 2020

Listen to a radio programme about recycling. Fill in the gaps (1-12) with the exact word or words you hear. (A maximum of three words per gap). Write your answers in CAPITAL letters . (0) is an example. You will hear the recording twice. You now have two minutes to read the sentences.

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Source: https://www.npr.org/2019/07/12/741283641/episode-926-so-should-we-recycle?t=1574873844305

0.  Economist Bevin Ashenmiller will help us work out what went wrong in the world of RECYCLING.

  1. Any product can be regarded as a good, when you buy it, or a bad, when somebody has to .
  2. Numerous tankers were bringing products into the US and it was pointless to take them back .
  3. The recyclables China was bringing from the US in their cargo ships were converted into polyester .
  4. Last year China stopped recycling such a big deal of junk plastic given that it was causing an excess of .
  5. China would separate and clear junk plastic, while was inexpensive there.
  6. As a result of China’s economic growth they decided they didn’t want to be “the world’s dump”.
  7. After the National Sword scheme was implemented, China would only accept waste which was and perfectly separated.
  8. Through this scheme China refused to take different kinds of junk such as some plastics, mixed paper and .
  9. Thomas Kinnaman is an environmental economist who is very knowledgeable about the financial and environmental of recycling.
  10. Taking into account the costs of transporting recyclables, Thomas asks himself whether recycling is it.
  11. According to Thomas recycling is sometimes worse for the .
  12. China’s ban to import our recyclables might result in a reduction of plastics in the .

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