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1. packaging [] n. [U] paper, cloth or plastic used to cover or protect goods （商品的）包裝材料

packaged [] adj. 有包裝的，被包裝的 Packaged products are more exp

ensive because we pay for the packaging, too.


2. waste [] n. [C] [U] (a) material that has been used and is no longer needed 廢棄物，垃圾

It is illegal to pour chemical wastes into rivers.


3. increase [] vi. to become greater in amount or number 增加

New schools have to be set up because the number of students is increasing.


4. chance [] n. [C] a possibility that something will happen 可能性

If you practice hard, you’ll have a better chance of winning.


5. material [] n. [C] anything from which something is made or with which something is done 材料

Annie bought some wrapping materials for her Christmas presents.


6. drugstore [] n. [C] a shop which sells medicine, beauty products, etc. 藥妝店

She went to the drugstore to buy some medicine for her headache.


7. serve vt. to attend to people buying things in a shop 接待（顧客）

They won’t serve you in any pubs because you are too young.

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service [] n. [U] 服務，招待 The service in that restaurant was bad.

We waited ten minutes for service.


8. goods n. pl. things that are sold in a shop 商品，貨物

The night market is a good place to buy cheap goods.


9. container n. [C] a box, bottle, etc., used for holding something 容器

Orange juice usually comes in plastic containers.


contain [] vt. （裡面）放有，含有

The box contains bottles, so put it down carefully.


10. solid adj. not in the form of a liquid or gas 固體的

Water becomes solid when it is turned into ice.


11. possible adj. that can exist, happen, or be done 可能的

Anything is possible if you work hard enough.


possibility [] n. [U] 可能性

There was the possibility of winning the game because they practiced very hard.


12. reuse vt. to use again or more than once 再使用

Recently, public pressure for recycling plastics has been greater than the pressure to reuse paper.


13. collect vt. to bring together 收集

The woman went from door to door collecting old newspapers.


collection [] n. [U] [C] 收集；收集物

My father has a large collection of old stamps.


14. separate vt. to move apart 區分，分開

Some schools separate boys from girls in different classes.


separate [] adj. 分開的；不同的

My brother and I go to the same school, but we are in separate classes.


15. amount n. [C] a quantity or sum 數量；總額

A large amount of money was spent on the bridge.


16. store vt. to keep (things) for future use 貯存，貯藏

Fresh fruit and vegetables cannot be stored for a long time.


17. cost vt. to require a certain amount of money for a thing or service 花費

It costs a lot of money to take a trip around the world.


18. extra adv. more than the usual amount or number; additionally 額外地

You will have to pay extra if you want me to work late.


19. worth adj. having the value of 有…的價值的

This picture is worth every cent of the one thousand dollars I paid for it.


20. willing adj. ready (to do something) 願意的

Jane is a nice girl, and I think she will be willing to help.


21. proper adj. right or correct 適當的，正確的

These pages aren’t in their proper order; page 22 comes after page 24.


properly [] adv. 適當地，正確地

I’m learning English, but I still can’t speak it properly.


22. disposal n. [U] action of getting rid of something 處理，丟棄

As the amount of garbage is increasing, the disposal of garbage has become a problem.


dispose [] vi. 處理，丟棄 They had to dispose of their old furnit

ure to make room for their new things.


23. litter n. [U] things, especially paper, left and scattered untidily in a public place 亂扔的垃圾，散亂的廢紙

People who picnicked in the park left a lot of litter there.


24. tax n. [C] [U] (a sum of) money paid to the government for public services 稅

It is everybody’s duty to pay their taxes.


1. rack [] n. [C] a framework with bars or hooks used for holding things

架子


2. garbage can n. [C] a container for waste materials

垃圾桶


3. cardboard n. [U] thick paperlike material used for making boxes 卡紙板，卡紙


4. carton n. [C] a box made from stiff paper used for holding goods

紙箱，紙盒


5. retail n. [U] the sale of goods directly to customers 零售


6. cheese spread n. [U] food made from milk curds to be applied on bread, etc. 乳酪抹醬


7. roadside adj. at or near the edge of the road 路邊的

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1. (the) chances are (that) it is likely 很可能 According to the weather report,

chances are that it will rain tomorrow.

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2. rely on to count or depend on; to trust (especially s

omething will happen or somebody will do something) 依賴；指望

Today, we rely on computers more than ever to do a lot of our work.

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3. add to to increase 增加 Mr. Wang lost his job and could h

ardly support his family. The rise of electricity costs has added to his difficulties.

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4. pick up to collect; to gather together 收集；撿起

The mother asked her boy to pick up all his toys when he had finished playing.

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5. consist of to be made up of 由…組成 The class consists of 20 boys an

d 20 girls.

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