Most people would not enjoy living in a garbage dump. Yet when you hear about smog alerts, oil spills, (1)__________ lakes, and fallout from nuclear accidents, you may wonder if our (2)__________ earth is not being turned into just that—a global garbage dump.
Pollution is viewed an as an unwanted but (3)__________ side effect of civilization. We've learned that the (4)__________ country is greatly affected by pollution.
However, it is not industry itself that is to be blamed, but rather the (5)__________ attitude displayed by the men who control it. Have you ever seen a stadium or a park after the game? Have you encountered debris along the streets, highways, and other public places?
So pollution is a problem of the individual—a problem of his heart and his mind. It is the outcome of mind polluted with (6)__________ values and possible (7) __________ and heart polluted with (8)__________, (9)__________, and general unconcern about the welfare of others.
Can we do anything about pollution? A big "yes." Everyone can discipline himself or herself to put a trash where it belongs.
If not necessary, driving (10)__________ and cutting the hobbies of car racing will be a great help to cut air pollution. Even cigarettes left unsmoked help keep the air (11)__________ and (12)__________. It's true, our contribution may be (13)__________ but doing our share will help a lot.
Just think how (14)__________ life on an unpolluted earth could be!
