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New Material, New Fashion

The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified (例证) how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based non-profit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics (纤维) for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. "Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to," he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.

A. It inspired many leading designers to start going green.
B. It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.
C. It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.
D. It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durabl

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The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified (例证) how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based non-profit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics (纤维) for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. "Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to," he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.

A. much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials
B. they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials
C. customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials
D. quality organic replacements (替代物) for synthetics are not readily available

[简答题]In January New England was covered with thick snow and ice while Miami was warm with flowers in blossoms.

[填空题]A federal law requires that, by 1975, new cars should be equipped with devices to remove ______.

[单项选择]Passage ThreeA. New Fashion in Thailand. B. How to Use Air-conditioner wisely.
C. A New Way to Save Energy. D. Air-conditioner in Thailand.

[简答题]Is dialogue a useful way to introduce new material Why or why not

[单项选择]Designers are experimenting with a new material （） flexibility with lightness.
A. is combining
B. has combined
C. that combines
D. combination of

[单项选择]The new law will ______from January next year.
A. take place
B. take action
C. take effect
D. take part

[填空题]Palmer viewed that classroom language teaching should follow ______ principles of language learning.

[单项选择]George Annas would probably agree that doctors should be punished if they______.


A. manage their patients incompetently
B. give patients more medicine than needed
C. reduce drug dosages for their patients
D. prolong the needless suffering of the patients

[填空题]The more recent development in university labs shows that robots can ______.

[单项选择]What does the speaker think future advertisers should do（）
A. Be more careful about what they advertise.
B. Spend less money on advertising.
C. Advertise more for their products.
D. Use new advertising techniques.

[单项选择]It was suggested that all government ministers should （） information on their financial interests.
A. discover
B. uncover
C. tell
D. disclose

[单项选择]A senior management committee believes that we should immediately ______ the new government guidelines on sexual harassment.
A. spend
B. waste
C. achieve
D. implement

[单项选择]Why do many people criticize train travel
Where should people put their luggage
A. Right next to them.
B. On the rack above their own seats.
C. Anywhere on the rack.
D. Under their seats.