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8 次の英文を読み、 あとに続く問いに答えなさい。 (*の付いている語は、英文
のあとに注釈がある)
Recently, a French supermarket chain started a campaign in one city. In the
campaign, the chain is selling strangely shaped fruits and vegetables at 30%
off. It has been a great success, and people are (A) to buy heart-shaped
potatoes or carrots with two legs. The chain is now thinking of doing the
same thing in other cities around the country. 7
Before the campaign, those strangely shaped fruits and vegetables were
often thrown away. It's not because they were old or (B), but because
they didn't meet the standard! The standard is the rule which explain the right
shape and size of all fruits and vegetables. If some fruits and vegetables don't
meet the standard, their prices drop. Sometimes the prices drop so
much that the farmers cannot get enough money to pick, wash, and pack the
fruits and vegetables they have grown. As a result, they throw away those
strangely shaped fruits and vegetables.
Countries in Europe have made 2014 the "European Year against Food
Waste" [time / worrying for us / it's/about/ to / stop] the shape of
fruits and vegetables. Strangely shaped fruits and vegetables still ( 4 )!
(注) chain: チェーン (店)
strangely shaped: 変な形をした
success:
heart-shaped: ハート型の
European Year against Food Waste: ヨーロッパ反食品廃棄物年