When you hear the world hero, you may think of someone like Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. But there are also "everyday" heroes-they may not be _______ to the public, but they do what they can to help _______ people's lives as well. Everyday heroes are normal people who are working to make the world a better place. _______ them is Robert Lee.

Lee grew up in New York City. _______ his family was not rich, he learned from a young age the importance of _______ the waste of food. When in college, he was part of a student group that gave out leftover(剩余的)food to _______ people. This experience made him realize how _______ the problem of food wastage actually was.

After he left university, Lee and a friend set up a(n)_______ called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine(RLC). Its purpose is to collect _______ food from restaurants and send it for free to shelters(收容所)and food kitchens. Volunteers ________ the food from restaurants around the city and hand it out to those in need.

RLC operates ________. Using an app developed by Lee's team, restaurants ________ how much leftover food they have each day. Then volunteers are sent to fetch it. The ________ is usually short, so volunteers can just do their deliveries(递送)by ________ from the restaurants to the shelters. Lee believes this is a quick way of delivery.

So far, Lee and his team have successfully ________ over 150,000 kilograms of food, serving almost 300,000 ________ to people who need them. Lee has shown that a ________ action can help people around us greatly. ________ may have a greater influence than we imagine. When Lee is asked __________ his next plan is, he says there's still a lot to do. "It's just the ________. With more restaurants, who knows how much more we can do."

1.A.safe B.close C.friendly D.well-known

2.A.record B.share C.improve D.manage

3.A.Under B.Beside C.Among D.Opposite

4.A.If B.As C.When D.Though

5.A.storing B.avoiding C.burning D.recycling

6.A.sick B.blind C.lonely D.homeless

7.A.easy B.serious C.funny D.strange

8.A.club B.school C.business D.organization

9.A.cold B.cheap C.unsold D.uncooked

10.A.pick up B.go over C.pay for D.throw away

11.A.badly B.quietly C.simply D.slowly

12.A.report B.notice C.discuss D.consider

13.A.visit B.break C.meeting D.distance

14.A.flying B.walking C.skating D.shipping

15.A.saved B.heated C.lent D.grown

16.A.jobs B.meals C.rooms D.seats

17.A.small B.secret C.direct D.social

18.A.It B.He C.You D.They

19.A.who B.when C.what D.where

20.A.need B.time C.promise D.beginning

Xu Rujun with his classmates in Shanghai did something special this year. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking (乱穿马路).

As part of the school project, Xu’s school has told its students to do more community work.

After the half day of exhausting (筋疲力尽的) work, Xu told himself not to jaywalk any more. “I think through community work, we get to help others and more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility (责任感),” he said.

Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation (毕业). For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work. They can be awarded (奖励) nearly ¥5,000(33,000 yuan).

Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010. Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.

Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.

Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers(小广告) from telephone poles(电线杆)with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads-we really felt proud,” he said.

1.What was the special thing Xu Rujun did this year?

A.He became a cleaner to work in the street.

B.He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.

C.He became a policeman.

D.He stopped people from talking.

2.From this passage we know that

A.Xu Rujun’s school is in the middle of a big city.

B.Xu Ruiun and his classmates do some community work every day.

C.Xu Rujun and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads.

D.Xu Rujun and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about community service?

A.It has become a very important art of education only in China.

B.It is very important in school education in some foreign countries.

C.It is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.

D.It needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.

B.The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home.

C.The students in Anshan cleaned the telephone poles under the summer sun.

D.The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.

5.Where can we probably find the passage?

A.In a textbook. B.In a diary. C.In a newspaper. D.In a novel.

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