A B stion 35: Her parents insisted that she studies hard for the GCSE exams. A B (C) D 1 the following passage and mark the tetter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the ect answer to each of the questions. The dustbin is full to the top with coloured plastic. In fact, it is so full that it is difficult to put id on. But the Strauss family, who own this dirty, old dustbin, are very proud of it. Why? Because ntains all the family's rubbish for a whole year! Two years ago, this family read an article about plastic bags and how they cause pollution and n sea creatures. They decided to stop using plastic bags completely. Now, when they buy ffood, reuse their own bags each time. They recycle as much as they can - glass bottles, paper, cardboard, - and they simply do not buy things if they cannot recycle the packaging. The family are keeping a record of their lifestyle on their website. They hope that other people read it and reduce their waste. If everyone recycled a bit more, it would make the environment ter. (Adapted from Solutions by Falla and Davies) lestion 36: What is the passage mainly about? A. A lifestyle that is harmful to the environment B. A lifestyle that is good for the environment 6. An article about pollution D. An old dustbin full of rubbish uestion 37: The word "contains" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to qquad A. keeps B. gives C. uses D. throws uestion 38: According to paragraph 2, the Strauss family read an article about A. plastic bags and how to produce them B. plastic bags and how they save sea animals C. plastic bags and how to make the environment clean D. plastic bags and how they harm the environment uestion 39: According to paragraph 2, which of the following is NOT mentioned as the thing the trauss family recycle? A. food B. paper C. bottles (D) cans Zuestion 40: The word "it" in paragraph 3 refers to (C.) waste D. family A. record B. environment Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in ing to each of the following questions.