A Petition Against the Plastic Toys
Thousands of kid's magazines are sold every day worldwide. Some of the printed editions contain non-recyclable plastic toys. Publishing companies sell them with journals to attract
adult and kid's attention. These magazines (A)
"covermounts". They're made in China with a significant carbon footprint. The magazines travel long distances to get
to the UK.
Overall, the little toys are harmful to the environment, and each child (B) ＿ plenty of them. A10-year's old Skye receives more than 3 useless plastic toys with journals in her
mailbox every month. She (C) _with themore than once and has plenty of plastic figures on the shelf. Skye wanted to start her campaign after being inspired by two teenage girls who successfully petitioned McDonald's to ban plastic toys from its Happy Meals. Her petition urges publishers to prohibit the use of plastic in their publications.
More than 3,500 people have already signed the petition and Skyes hopes to gain more. Her initiative (D) the attention of publishers and media sources. Skye's advertisement was highlighted in her local newspaper in February 2021. Furthermore, she has been featured in national
newspapers such as (E) ＿ BBC!
A:1) call; 2) calling; 3) are called; 4) to call.
B: 1) have; 2) has had; 3) is having; 4) had.
C: 1) doesn't play; 2) don't play; 3) not play; 4) isn't playing.
D: 1) is being attracted; 2) has now attracting; 3) are now attracting; 4) is now attracting.
E: 1) the; 2) a; 3) an; 4) -These magazines (A)
"covermounts".
Overall, the little toys are harmful to the environment, and each child (B) ＿ plenty of them.
She (C) _with themore than once and has plenty of plastic figures on the shelf
Her initiative (D) the attention of publishers and media sources.
Furthermore, she has been featured in national
newspapers such as (E) ＿ BBC!
A:1) call; 2) calling; 3) are called; 4) to call.
B: 1) have; 2) has had; 3) is having; 4) had.
C: 1) doesn't play; 2) don't play; 3) not play; 4) isn't playing.
D: 1) is being attracted; 2) has now attracting; 3) are now attracting; 4) is now attracting.
E: 1) the; 2) a; 3) an; 4) -
A: The correct answer is 3) are called. The passage states that the plastic toys included in the magazines are "covermounts". This implies that they are called covermounts.
B: The correct answer is 2) has had. The passage mentions that Skye receives more than 3 useless plastic toys every month. This indicates that she has already received them in the past, so we use the present perfect tense "has had".
C: The correct answer is 1) doesn't play. The passage states that Skye receives plenty of plastic toys and has them on the shelf. However, it does not mention if she plays with them or not. Since we don't have any information indicating that she plays with the toys, we use the negative form "doesn't play".
D: The correct answer is 4) is now attracting. The passage states that Skye's initiative to ban plastic toys from magazines has gained the attention of publishers and media sources. The present continuous tense "is now attracting" accurately conveys the ongoing action.
E: The correct answer is 1) the. The sentence mentions that Skye has been featured in national newspapers such as "the" BBC. "The" is the definite article used before the name of a specific organization or institution, like the BBC.
To summarize:
A: 3) are called
B: 2) has had
C: 1) doesn't play
D: 4) is now attracting
E: 1) the