Flash

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Remedial Test on Reading Explanation


Read the text then answer the questions. Send your answers to sitipujirahayu@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, 5th December 2012.

A glass bottle is one of the world’s marvelous inventions. They are used to keep honey, fresh ground coffee beans, dried tea leaves, mayonnaise and many other things that need good containers. Glass bottles are proven to preserve the qualities of such things better than any other containers. Another good thing about glass bottles is that they can be recycled to make new glass bottles that cost less and use up fewer natural resources. 
The glass bottles’ recycling process begins when people take their used bottles and jars to a bottle pool.  Next, the bottles and jars are taken to the recycling plant.  At the plant, bottle tops and lids are removed.  After that, the glass is crushed into small pieces. The crushed glass is then sent to a bottle factory.  Here, it is mixed with a small amount of silica sand.  It is then melted in a furnace, at a lower temperature than new glass. Finally, the hot liquid glass is drawn out of the furnace and fed into machinery that makes it into bottles. These new glass bottles are now ready to be shipped to other factories that need containers.  There, they will be equipped with new bottle tops and lids and sent to the market.
Recycled glass is as pure and as strong as new glass.  Glass can be recycled many times without losing its quality. Therefore, if you are finished with your glass bottles, make sure you throw them into a special trash bin for glass so that they can be recycled to make new glass bottles.

1.  What is the text about?
2.  Where are used bottles and jars taken to be processed?
3.  What happens in bottles’ recycling process? (Mention the steps)
4.  Do you think recycling used bottles and jars is good for the environment? Explain.
5.  What would be the best title for the text?

No comments:

Post a Comment