Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A) adequate E) evidence I) natural M) sealedB) admiring F) instant J) potential N) solvesC) contains G) liquid K) released O) substanceD) defending H) modified L) revealingWhen travelling overseas, do you buy water in plastic bottles or take your chances with tap water? Imagine you are wandering about on a Thai island or ______ the ruins of Angkor. It's hot so you grab a bottle of water from a local vendor. It's the safe thing to do, right? The bottle is ______, and the label says "pure water". But maybe what's inside is not so ______. Would you still be drinking it if you knew that more than 90 percent of all bottled water sold around the world ______ microplastics?That's the conclusion of a recently ______ study, which analysed 259 bottles from 11 brands sold in nine countries, ______ an average of 325 plastic particles per litre of water. These microplastics included a ______ commonly known as PET and widely used in the manufacture of clothing and food and ______ containers. The study was conducted at the State University of New York on behalf of Orb Media, a journalism organisation. About a million bottles are bought every minute, not only by thirsty tourists but also by many of the 2.1 billion worldwide who live with unsafe drinking water.Confronted with this ______, several bottled-water manufacturers including Nestle and Coca-Cola undertook their own studies using the same methodology. These studies showed that their water did contain microplastics, but far less than the Orb study suggested. Regardless, the World Health Organisation has launched a review into the ______ health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A) adequate E) evidence I) natural M) sealed B) admiring F) instant J) potential N) solves C) contains G) liquid K) released O) substance D) defending H) modified L) revealing When travelling overseas, do you buy water in plastic bottles or take your chances with tap water? Imagine you are wandering about on a Thai island or \_\_\_\_\_\_ the ruins of Angkor. It's hot so you grab a bottle of water from a local vendor. It's the safe thing to do, right? The bottle is \_\_\_\_\_\_, and the label says "pure water". But maybe what's inside is not so \_\_\_\_\_\_. Would you still be drinking it if you knew that more than 90 percent of all bottled water sold around the world \_\_\_\_\_\_ microplastics? That's the conclusion of a recently \_\_\_\_\_\_ study, which analysed 259 bottles from 11 brands sold in nine countries, \_\_\_\_\_\_ an average of 325 plastic particles per litre of water. These microplastics included a \_\_\_\_\_\_ commonly known as PET and widely used in the manufacture of clothing and food and \_\_\_\_\_\_ containers. The study was conducted at the State University of New York on behalf of Orb Media, a journalism organisation. About a million bottles are bought every minute, not only by thirsty tourists but also by many of the 2.1 billion worldwide who live with unsafe drinking water. Confronted with this \_\_\_\_\_\_, several bottled-water manufacturers including Nestle and Coca-Cola undertook their own studies using the same methodology. These studies showed that their water did contain microplastics, but far less than the Orb study suggested. Regardless, the World Health Organisation has launched a review into the \_\_\_\_\_\_ health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.