Answer: C increased use of chemicals Part of the passage: Cotton, one of the most popular fibres used in clothing manufac- ture, also has a significant environmental footprint. This crop accounts fora quarter of all the pesticides used in the United States . (C) Answer: G production of unwanted dangerous materials Part of the passage: The manufacture of polyester and other synthetic fabrics is an energy-intensive process requiring large amounts of crude oil and releasing emissions which can cause or aggravate respiratory disease. The Environmental Protection Agen- cy (EPA) considers many textile manufacturing facilities to be hazardous waste genera- tors . (G) Questions 9 – 13 Q 9. What is the name of one material that is not natural? Answer: polyester Part of the passage: For example, polyester , the most widely used manufactured fibre, is made from petroleum. Q 10. What percentage of household garbage is made up of clothes? Answer: 4% 30 - Day Reading Challenge IEL TS ZONE
Part of the passage: Americans throwaway more than 68 pounds of clothing and tex-tiles per person per year, and this represents about 4% of the municipal solid waste. But this figure is rapidly growing.Q 11. In what era did Americans stop reusing old clothes?Answer: 1920sPart of the passage: However, the spirit of conservation did not last long by the mid-1920s, consumerism was back in style.Share with your friends: |