#3 Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. THE ENVIRONMENT
Taxing times for Olivier Laine
In August 2006, French farmer Olivier Laine was driving along the road in Normandy when he ‘was slopped (stop) by the police and arrested. He 2 (tell) that he 3 (stop) because he had used petrol from crops that he grew on his land. Although he 4 (allow) to use the fuel on his own land, he didn’t havea license to use it on the road. In these days of global warming and high energy prices, it may be surprising to hear that you 5 (can arrest) for doing something environmentally friendly. However, the real reason for the arrest is that,
at the moment, petrol 6 (tax) by the government, but the fuel made from plants isn't Interestingly, in 2005, a law 7 (pass) by the EU which stated that environmentally friendly fuels 8 (should use) as much as possible. At the same time that Olivier was having his problems, the oil company Total announced that a new fuel 9 (develop) which would be made up of a mixture of petroleum-based and plant-based oils. They said that, using this fuel, carbon dioxide 10 (reduce) by 20%. 11 Of course, when this fuel 11 (sell), it 12 (do) legally. The government may decide that this new petrol 13 (should not tax) in order to encourage people to use greener fuels, but judging from the reaction in the Olivier Laine case, it seems that the new fuel will become another source of tax revenue.
