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 |
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2. | A.record | B.share | C.improve | D.manage |
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3. | A.Under | B.Beside | C.Among | D.Opposite |
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5. | A.storing | B.avoiding | C.burning | D.recycling |
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6. | A.sick | B.blind | C.lonely | D.homeless |
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7. | A.easy | B.serious | C.funny | D.strange |
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8. | A.club | B.school | C.business | D.organization |
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9. | A.cold | B.cheap | C.unsold | D.uncooked |
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10. | A.pick up | B.go over | C.pay for | D.throw away |
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11. | A.badly | B.quietly | C.simply | D.slowly |
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12. | A.report | B.notice | C.discuss | D.consider |
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13. | A.visit | B.break | C.meeting | D.distance |
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14. | A.flying | B.walking | C.skating | D.shipping |
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15. | A.saved | B.heated | C.lent | D.grown |
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16. | A.jobs | B.meals | C.rooms | D.seats |
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17. | A.small | B.secret | C.direct | D.social |
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20. | A.need | B.time | C.promise | D.beginning |
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