Wanttohelpflightglobalwarming?TakeoffyourtiesaystheItalianhealthministry.
Ithasurgedemployerstolettheirstaffdresscasuallyatworkinthesummersothattheairconditioningcanbeturneddown.
“Takingyourtieoffimmediatelylowersthebodytemperatureby2or3degreescentigrade”theministrysaidinastatement.“Allowingamoresensibleuseofairconditioningbringsaboutelectricitysavingsandprotectstheenvironment.”
ItcalledonallpublicandprivateofficestoletemployeeswearnotieduringheatwavesliketheonethathasbroughtAfrica-liketemperaturestomanypartsofItalythisweek.
Themoveechoes（回应）asimilaractionfromItaly’sbiggestoilgroupENIwhichtolditsstaffearlierthismonththeyneednotwearatieatwork.
Thetiemakershoweverwerelefthotunderthecollar.
“Italyconfirmsthatitisastrangecountry”FlaviaCimasaidangrilyinalettertofinancialdailyILSOLE24OREundertheheadline:“Itiemakeramresponsibleforglobalwarming.”
“Wecannowhappilycontinuewithourlifestyleusingcarsconsumingfuelheatingandcoolingourhomesatleisure.Ononecondition:weshouldnotwearatiewhilewedoso”hewrote.
“Ishouldhavelistenedtomyfriendsandbecomeanoilproducerinstead.”
ItalyisoneoftheEuropeanUnion’sworstperformersonthepollutionfrontandisamongtheEUcountriesexpectedtoexceed（超出）theirgreenhousegasemission（排放）targets.
1.What’sthepurposeofthemoveoftakingoffties
A.Todresscasually. B.Tofightglobalwarming.
C.Tokeepthebodytemperature. D.Toimproveworkingconditions.
2.Whofirstencouragedemployeestotakeoffties?
A.ENI. B.FlavioCima.
C.Afinancialdaily. D.TheItalianhealthministry.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hotunderthecollar”inParagraph6probablymean?
A.Angry. B.Speechless. C.Delighted. D.Puzzled.
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFlavioCima?
A.Hestandsbytheoilgroup. B.Heagreeswiththeministry.
C.Headmitshisresponsibi
