Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. expanding                    B. alternative                    C. bridge                           D. recycled E. contributed                    F. concerns                    G. encouraging              H. landscape I. marine                           J. dispose                           K. widening

Food delivery apps are changing the way we eat

It’s raining, it’s dinnertime, and the fridge is nearly empty. Years ago, we made do; today, we order food through our phones. Within twenty minutes, we get whatever it was we were craving, we’re warm and dry, and there’s not a single dish to wash afterward.

Food delivery apps have altered the 【小题1】 of how eat, particularly in big cities. The industry is a complex machine; there’s Meituan, Ele.me, Hema…the list goes on. These companies are 【小题2】 and changing at a rapid rate, bringing on the rise of virtual restaurants and ghost kitchens, and customers who will never step inside a brick-and-mortar shop（实体店）.

Of course, these apps bring all types of cuisines around the city to our fingertips, but it comes at a cost. And one of the real environmental 【小题3】 lies in all that plastic and excess food.

In the US alone, packaging accounts for 30 percent of municipal solid waste. In 2017, that meant 80.1 million tons. Food delivery systems are likely 【小题4】 this huge number to rise. Durable materials like the plastics serveware is made from, are difficulty to 【小题5】 of.

Restaurant delivery is a global phenomenon – as is the impact on the environment. Meituan, one of the leading Chinese delivery platforms, delivered 6.4 billion food orders in 2018. It is estimated that China 【小题6】 1.6 million tons of packaging waste(containers, utensils, plastic bags) in 2017, nine times more than in 2015.

In the EU, University of Manchester researchers estimate, over two billion single-use takeaway containers are used every year. Most of those are not 【小题7】. According to the European Commission, packaging, which includes plastic utensils, plates, and straws, make up 70% of all 【小题8】 pollution found in European seas.

Plastic bans, 【小题9】 packaging materials, and other efforts to cut down on waste are on the rise. Food delivery apps should, too, do their part to raise awareness for plastic pollution and 【小题10】 the gap between food waste and hunger.