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Candy and chocolate manufacturers in the UK may have to stop using cartoon characters on their products. An
___30___ of health groups including Action on Sugar, Action on Salt and the Children’s Food Campaign said many food
companies use characters from Peppa Pig and Disney on their packaging. The health groups said 51% of the food and
drink products using cartoon characters were ___31___ to children’s health. The products ___32___ below the health
requirements needed to advertise on TV during children’s shows. The health groups said the products were very high in
fat, sugar and salt. The groups are asking the government to ___33___ the use of these characters to sell unhealthy
products to children. They looked at the nutrition content of 526 products that were aimed at children. The products’
wrapping had colorful cartoon characters to appeal ___34___ children. The Peppa Pig Candy Bites, which contained 99%
sugar, were among the worst products.
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Do you bike today? Do YouBike rides kindle your passion to zip past one bicycle lane after another? Launched in
2009, YouBike’s rental system offers cyclists an easy way to rent and return bikes. Cyclists only need an EasyCard to
rent a YouBike. What’s more, by using this system, bikes can be rented at one location and dropped off at another on a
24/7 basis. In Taipei City alone, there are as many as four hundred YouBike stations. This carbon-free vehicle rental
system also extends to many other major cities. No wonder YouBike is acknowledged to have become part of the city
landscape in Taiwan.
Another important contributing factor in the growing popularity of this rental system has to do with its excellent
cost-performance ratio. Each thirty minutes costs only ten NT dollars within the initial four hours. YouBike also serves
as a best alternative to cars and buses during rush hours, when the traffic jam can leave you cranky. Perhaps one of its
greatest contributions lies in the reduction of carbon emissions. In 2013, statistics showed that YouBike’s rental service
contributed to a trip distance of about 11 million kilometers. On this basis, the overall carbon emission reduction in
Taipei City was equivalent to 6.89 million metric tons of carbon emissions from motorcycles and 27 million metric tons
from automobiles.
The success of YouBike also has a lot to do with its creative concepts. It boasts a database management system that
can analyze the utilization rate of bikes speedily, resulting in efficient allocation of bikes among rental stations and
ensuring that cyclists can rent a bike within ten minutes. With the goals of green economy and sustainable development
in mind, it is time to go even greener. Let’s all go YouBiking today!
What is the purpose of this passage?
A
To explain why YouBikes are getting more and more popular in Taiwan.
B
To show that automobiles result in more carbon emission than YouBikes.
C
To argue why it is easier to rent YouBikes with an EasyCard than with cash.
D
To predict that YouBike’s rental system will be adopted by all cities in Taiwan.
