阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A year ago, I decided to create a more environmentally friendly and sustainable 41 , focusing particularly on reducing my use of disposable products(一次性产品) such as 42 sandwich bags, aluminum foil and paper towels.
It’s worth the effort: Americans 43 185 pounds of plastic per person each year while also going through 13 billion pounds of paper 44 as a nation. Aluminum foil sounds like a “natural” alternative to a lot of people, but it can 45 take a hundred years or more to break down. If composting(堆肥化) kitchen scraps or 46 old coffee grounds for a body scrub seems like a step too far, there are a few simple 47 to reduce the environmental footprint of your kitchen without sacrificing modern 48 .
In 49 my sustainable kitchen, I tried a lot of different alternative products and some plain old 50 sense; the result, however, has been 51 the effort. I’m recycling more and relying less on single-use products.
I’m also a fan of bamboo paper towels, which have the look and feel of 52 paper towels, yet are made from a 53 renewable source and also break down in landfills (填埋) in just 45 days. ___54 yet, they can be reused up to 100 times. I can prove how sturdy they are because I 55 a single roll of bamboo paper towels for $7 a full year ago and still have more than half the roll left, using a single bamboo towel to clean my countertops and stove for a few weeks until it’s 56 . When I consider that I 57 spent up to $15 a month on single-use paper towels before, that roll of bamboo paper towels was a huge 58 .
The above is 59 a small step to be environmentally friendly. If you want more ways to 60_ reliance on plastics in your kitchen, please feel free to log in my blog.
41. A. classroom B. apartment C. kitchen D. accommodation
42. A. practical B. plastic C. tough D. typical
43. A. put away B. throw up C. put up D. throw away
44. A. towels B. sample s C. articles D. bargains
45. A. instantly B. occasionally C. actually D. slightly
46. A. removing B. reusing C. reviewing D. recalling
47. A. ways B. standards C. systems D. principles
48. A. requirements B. situations C. conveniences D. qualities
49. A. creating B. preserving C. developing D. decorating
50. A. curious B. common C. available D. invisible
51. A. worth B. undeserved C. inefficient D. negative
52. A. elegant B. traditional C. countless D. cautious
53. A. definitely B. properly C. immediately D. highly
54. A. Farther B. Fiercer C. Better D. Less
55. A. donated B. consumed C. bought D. destroyed
56. A. turned out B. picked out C. figured out D. worn out
57. A. equally B. probably C. continuously D. immediately
58. A. possession B. function C. bargain D. courage
59. A. just B. already C. never D. even
60. A. affect B. reduce C. involve D. inspire
