The study was written and researched by Britain’ s National Consumer Council

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问题    The study was written and researched by Britain’ s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was【C1】______by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.
   "While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately【C2】______about the environmental impact of products they buy," said Consumers International director Anna Fielder.
   The 10-country study【C3】______product packaging in Britain. Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on【C4】______.
   The report focused on claims made by【C5】______products, such as detergent, insect sprays and by some garden products. It did not test the claims, but【C6】______them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September, 1999.
   "Many products had specially designed labels to make them seem【C7】______friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing." said report researcher Philip Page. "Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73.The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the【C8】______." he said.
   The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product【C9】______, because terms such as "environmentally friendly" and "non-polluting" cannot be verified. "What we are now【C10】______for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO." said Page.
   A) support B) funded C) balance D) informed
   E) compared F) misleading G) environmentally H) describes
   I) specific J) average K) surveyed L) packaging
   M) assure N) pushing O) famous [br] 【C1】

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答案 B

解析 根据前面的be动词和空后的by可以推断这里是被动语态,需要一个动词的过去分词,而这段讲的是此项研究的背景,选项中funded和surveyed意思都成立,但是在文章开头表示背景,填funded更符合题意。
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