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If someone asked us, most of us
would deny ( 1. being, to be, be ) polluters. We refuse ( 2.
believing, to believe, believe ) that every day in our lives we
somehow contribute to the pollution of our environment. Indeed,
we would all love ( 3. thinking, to think, think ) that we lead
clean, non-polluting lives. However, if we stop ( 4. thinking,
to think, think ) of our own lifestyles then we will begin ( 5.
realizing, to realize, realize ) what terrible polluters we are.
One day last week, as I walked home from work I noticed a group
of young men ( 6. walking, to walk, walk ) on the other side of
the street. One of them was smoking a cigarette, puffing smelly
smoke into the air and flicking his ash on to the ground. Maybe
the government should no longer allow ( 7. smoking, to smoke,
smoke ) in public places. Another member of the group spat out
his chewing gum and yet another threw away a finished drink's
carton. If people stopped ( 8. littering, to litter, litter )
the streets, our environment would be so much nicer. Maybe, the
police should ( 9. fining, to fine, fine ) litter bugs far more
heavily.
Passing the industrial zone on my way home, I expected ( 10.
seeing, to see, see ) the usual smoke belching from the factory
chimneys. Of course, I was not disappointed ! What I did not
expect, however, was the amount of rubbish I saw a little later
as I entered my own housing estate. How could my neighbors ( 11.
leaving, to leave, leave ) so much rubbish in the gutters or
hanging from trees just waiting for the cats and dogs ! Had the
authorities forgotten ( 12. collecting, to collect, collect )
the rubbish again ? As I turned into my own street I could not
help ( 13. wondering, to wonder, wonder ) what my own house
would look like. What a relief ! No loose rubbish, no plastic
bags -- it was all clean ! My family at least, had remembered (
14. keeping, to keep, keep ) the environment clean. As I entered
my front gate I was astonished. The grass was covered with
rubbish, tins and discarded food. Apparently, my wife had
decided ( 15. leaving, to leave, leave ) the rubbish inside
until the rubbish collection the next day. The cats had had a
party that night. |
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If someone asked us, most of us
would deny being polluters.
We refuse to believe that
every day in our lives we somehow contribute to the pollution of
our environment. Indeed, we would all love
to think that we lead clean, non-polluting lives.
However, if we stop to think
of our own lifestyles then we will begin
realizing / to realize what terrible polluters we
are. One day last week, as I walked home from work I noticed a
group of young men walking
on the other side of the street. One of them was smoking a
cigarette, puffing smelly smoke into the air and flicking his
ash on to the ground. Maybe the government should no longer
allow smoking in public
places. Another member of the group spat out his chewing gum and
yet another threw away a finished drink's carton. If people
stopped littering the
streets, our environment would be so much nicer. Maybe, the
police should fine litter
bugs far more heavily.
Passing the industrial zone on my way home, I expected
to see the usual smoke
belching from the factory chimneys. Of course, I was not
disappointed ! What I did not expect, however, was the amount of
rubbish I saw a little later as I entered my own housing estate.
How could my neighbors leave
so much rubbish in the gutters or hanging from trees just
waiting for the cats and dogs ! Had the authorities forgotten
to collect the rubbish again
? As I turned into my own street I could not help
wondering what my own house
would look like. What a relief ! No loose rubbish, no plastic
bags -- it was all clean ! My family at least, had remembered
to keep the environment
clean. As I entered my front gate I was astonished. The grass
was covered with rubbish, tins and discarded food. Apparently,
my wife had decided to leave
the rubbish inside until the rubbish collection the next day.
The cats had had a party that night. |
