（3）Ban free plastic bag

Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.

China has banned (禁止) free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin (超薄) plastic bags has also been banned.

The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment 环境污染) . The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring theft own bags for shopping.

What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags (布袋), and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask theft parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect (保护) the environment.

19. People in China have to _________ now.

A. throw plastic bags here and there

B. collect plastic bags in the street

C. pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

D. use free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets

20. China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the _________

A. environment            B. litter         C. shops               D. supermarkets

21. The Chinese people are encouraged to bring _________ for shopping.

A. no bags     B. free plastic bags       C. their own bags         D. super-thin plastic bags

22. Some students in Chongqing _________

A. ask their parents to make cloth bags        B. make cloth bags themselves

C. pick up plastic bags everywhere             D. buy cloth bags for their parents

23. What’s the main idea of this article (文章) ?

A. Making super-thin plastic bags has been banned in China.

B. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.

C. Some students in Chongqing begin to make their own shopping bags.

D. To protect the environment, free plastic bags have been banned in China.