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Bottled water has become the choice for people who are healthy and thirsty. Bottled water is all over the world. But some say the planet's health and people's health may be suffering from it.

The idea that bottled water is safer for humans may not be true. The Natural Resources Defense Council of America said, “There is no promise that because water comes out of a bottle, it is cleaner or safer than water from the tap.” Another New York City-based action group added that some bottled water is “really just tap water in a bottle—sometimes cleaner, sometimes not.”

It is not tested that bottled water is better than tap water. Nick Reeves from the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management said, “The high mineral content(礦物質(zhì)含量) of some bottled water makes them not good for feeding babies and young children.” Also, most bottled water doesn't have fluoride(氟化物), which can make teeth stronger. Kids are drinking more bottled water and less fluoridated tap water, and some say that's behind the recent rise in bad teeth.

Storing is another problem. Placed near heat, the plastic bottles can produce bad chemicals into the water. Store bottled water appropriately. Bottled water, like many foods and drinks, should be stored in the appropriate way to keep the quality and safety of the product. Keep bottled water out of the light and heat.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, some 2.7 million tons of plastic are used worldwide to bottle water each year. The plastic can take between 400 and 1,000 years to break down.

For energy use, plastic bottles are also not cheap. One report said that if water and drink bottlers had used 10 percent recycled materials in their plastic bottles, they would have saved about 72 million gallons of gas.

So, if you are worried about the effect of bottled water on the earth, you can take the following four steps:

Step 1. Drink from your tap. Unless your government warns against this, it should be fine.

Step 2. Get a container(容器). Carry your tap water in a steel or a lined drinking container, and clean it between uses.

Step 3. Keep it cool. Don't drink from a bottle that has been sitting in the sun, don't store it near chemicals, and don't reuse plastic bottles.

Step 4. Choose glass containers over plastic if possible. When finished, recycle!

1.What can we learn about bottled water from the passage?

A. Plastic bottles are not expensive to make.

B. It is tested that bottled water have high fluoride.

C. Bottled water may cause the rise in bad teeth.

D. The plastic can be broken down in less than 400 years.

2.According to the passage, the writer probably agrees that ______.

A. bottled water is safer and cleaner than tap water for humans

B. plastic bottles can produce bad chemicals into the water in cool places

C. babies and young children need bottled water with high mineral content

D. gas can be saved if water and drink bottlers had used recycled plastic bottles

3.The writer mentions the four steps to show that ______.

A. we can do something to reduce the bad effect of bottled water

B. we can improve the bottled water by storing it in right places

C. the government is against people to drink tap water in recent years

D. scientists can invent some new materials to produce bottled water

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Bottled water and tap water.

B. Be careful to drink bottled water.

C. The disadvantages of bottled water.

D. How to drink bottled water safely.

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