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October 16 is World Food Day. The UN started the day in 1979. It is used to remind people not to waste food and to ask people to fight hunger.

A big member of people in the world still dont have enough to eat. Food shortage （匱乏） is a big problem in the world. Right now， there are more than 1000 million hungry people in the world according to the UN. Many children go to sleep with hunger， and 15 million of them die of hunger each year.

There are several reasons why there are food shortages. First， there have been more droughts（干旱） and floods recently. Also， a growing population makes feeding everyone more difficult.

Another reason is food waste. Most people dont realize how much food they throw away every day. On avenge（平均）， person throws away 50 kilos of food every year. According to the UN， more than 1/3 of all food produced in the world goes to waste each year. The amount （數(shù)量） of food wasted in Europe can feed 200 million people and the food wasted in Latin America can feed 300 million a year.

So think twice next time you want to throw away food. If you try to avoid wasting food， you could save some food and help hungry children. Only order as much food as you can eat at a restaurant. If you cant eat all you order， take the rest home. Dont be too picky （挑剔的） about food so that you dont leave any on your plate. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Dont buy or cook too much.

1. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 refer to（指代）_____ .

A. food shortage B. the UN

C. the year 1979 D. World Food Day

2. According to the passage， _____ children die of hunger each year.

A. 10 million B. 15 million

C. 20 million D. 30 million

Keys： DB