[填空题]Few large cities still remain ______ (pollute).

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Fortunately there are still a few tasty things for us gourmands to enjoy in relative security. Their numbers, however, are depleted almost daily. It seems, by ruthless proclamations from the ever-vigilant Food and Drug Administration and its allies, our doctors. The latest felon to face prosecution is the salt of life, sodium chloride.
Ostensibly, overuse of salt muses high blood pressure and hypertension, the cause of half the deaths in the United States every year. A few years ago the anti-salt campaigners raised such a rumpus that salt was banned from baby food. Currently pressure is being applied to food manufacturers to oblige them to label their products to show sodium content. Bemuse doing so would cost mercenary manufacturers money, they argue that they have no idea how much salt remains on such things as potato chips and how much sticks to the bag. Furthermore, salt isn’t the only harmful ingredient in food. If the manufacturer has to provide sodium content
A. We must stop eating salt immediately.
B. She is not convinced that salt is harmful.
C. The Food and Drug Administration works well with doctors.
D. Soon there won’ t be anything tasty left to eat.

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[单项选择]Large areas of Alaskan land remain (desolate) due to harsh climate.
A. barren
B. immature
C. inaccessible
D. passionate