【明報專訊】Down

1. Instead of plastic, some utensils are made of glass, silicone or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ steel (不鏽鋼). There are also new materials including fibres from natural plants like wheat, bamboo and corn.

2. _ _ _ _ _ _ is going to ban single-use plastic drinking straws, plastic bags and disposable utensils entirely by 2030. The island is famous for bubble tea (珍珠奶茶), which leads to a huge consumption of plastic cups and straws.

3. Plastics are mostly side products of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (石油). They are made up of long chains of molecules (分子) called polymers (聚合物), which give it various properties for making different products.

Across

4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (可生物降解) plastics are made from natural plant materials such as corn oil, orange peels or starch. They can be broken down by microorganisms and as such release less harmful chemicals to the environment.

5. Paper cups cannot be _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (循環再造) because a thin layer of plastic is coated on the inside to make it waterproof.

■Glossary

entirely (adv) 完全地

side product (n phr) 副產品

waterproof (adj) 防水的

[Smarties' Power English 第212期]