Honorable Buenviaje has been making women’s clothes out of waste materials. She says wearing clothes made from waste materials can both save money and make her look good.

To make her dresses, Buenviaje uses a foot-operated sewing(缝纫) machine to join together the waste materials. These   1   recycled newspapers, plastic bags and rice sacks.

Recycling is when something new is made from something   2   has been used before. The   3   of Buenviaje’s joining the materials together is called sewing. Sewing combines(结合) two pieces of cloth   4   is used to repair cloth. She creates new and beautiful clothes   5   can wear. “The bubble wrap(气泡膜包装) from delivery(递送) packages is nice-looking,   6   the black and white wrap,” she said. Bubble wrap is a plastic product that is used to protect goods that are being   7  . She said white bubble wrap was good for making wedding dresses. The dresses sell   8   between $30 and $50. They can be used in many   9  , from birthday parties to weddings.

There are   10   waste materials for Buenviaje to work with. A 2021 report found that one third of Asia’s ocean plastic pollution comes from her country.

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1.These (1) recycled newspapers, plastic bags and rice sacks.

A separate

B divide

C include

D collect

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。根据上文可知these是指废弃材料，而下文列举了回收的报纸、塑料袋和米袋。结合选项含义：include意为“包括”；separate意为“分开，隔开”；divide意为“使分开”；collect意为“收集”。故选C。

2.Recycling is when something new is made from something (2) has been used before.

A what

B who

C that

D whom

解析：选C。C 考查关系代词。先行词是something(物)，故用关系代词that引导定语从句。故选C。

3.The (3) of Buenviaje’s joining the materials together is called sewing.

A process

B choice

C change

D style

解析：选A。A 考查名词辨析。根据下文可知，布恩瓦耶通过缝纫将材料连接在一起，这是一个过程。process意为“过程”；choice意为“选择”；change意为“变化”；style意为“样式”。故选A。

4.Sewing combines(结合) two pieces of cloth (4) is used to repair cloth.

A for

B or

C but

D so

解析：选B。B 考查连词辨析。根据常识可知，缝纫的作用是将两块布结合起来或用于修补。故选B。

5.She creates new and beautiful clothes (5) can wear.

A men

B kids

C girls

D women

解析：选D。D 考查名词辨析。根据第一段的“Leonora Buenviaje has been making women’s clothes out of waste materials”可知，布恩瓦耶善于用废弃材料制作女装。故选D。

6.“The bubble wrap(气泡膜包装) from delivery(递送) packages is nice-looking, (6) the black and white wrap,” she said.

A specially

B especially

C wonderfully

D strangely

解析：选B。B 考查副词辨析。根据上文可知，送货包装上的气泡膜包装很好看，设计也很好，而下文重点提及黑色和白色的气泡膜，especially意为“尤其地”，表示强调；specially意为“专门地”；wonderfully意为“精彩地”；strangely意为“奇怪地”。故选B。

7.Bubble wrap is a plastic product that is used to protect goods that are being (7) .

A produced

B checked

C sold

D delivered

解析：选D。D 考查动词辨析。根据上文“The bubble wrap from delivery packages”可知，气泡膜包装用于保护运输途中的货物。故选D。

8.The dresses sell (8) between $30 and $50.

A for

B off

C on

D out

解析：选A。A 考查介词辨析。根据句意可知，这些裙子售价在30美元到50美元之间。“以……价格出售”用sell for+价格；sell off意为“低价处理”；sell on意为“转卖”；sell out意为“卖光”。故选A。

9.They can be used in many (9) , from birthday parties to weddings.

A problems

B accidents

C doubts

D situations

解析：选D。D 考查名词辨析。根据下文可知，这些裙子在很多场合(situation)下都可以使用，从生日派对到婚礼。故选D。

10.There are (10) waste materials for Buenviaje to work with.

A short of

B plenty of

C full of

D certain of

解析：选B。B 考查短语辨析。根据下文可知，亚洲三分之一的海洋塑料污染来自她所在的国家，由此说明布恩瓦耶用于制作服装的材料是相当充裕的。故选B。