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I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a huge rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew ________ I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion ever since —   ________ the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my ________.

About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of _______, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s _______ me why visitors started respecting the place ________ and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.

I tried _______ trash (垃圾) myself, but the job was too big. I would spend an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so _______ it that I decided something had to change.

As a rock-climbing guide, I knew ________about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a cleanup. On that day, more than 300 people showed up. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to ________. I couldn’t believe the ________ we made — the park looked clean!

Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and ________ 132 miles of roadway.

I often hear people ________ about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by doing rather than complaining. We need to teach by ________. You can’t blame others ________ you start with yourself.

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A.immediatelyB.finallyC.graduallyD.recently
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A.imaginingB.paintingC.describingD.climbing
3.
A.gardenB.homeC.labD.palace
4.
A.materialB.resourcesC.wasteD.goods
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A.beyondB.againstC.overD.within
6.
A.moreB.mostC.lessD.least
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A.throwing awayB.picking upC.breaking downD.digging out
8.
A.satisfied withB.delighted inC.tired ofD.used to
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A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
10.
A.demandB.receiveC.accomplishD.overcome
11.
A.planB.visitC.contactD.difference
12.
A.crossedB.measuredC.coveredD.designed
13.
A.talkB.complainC.argueD.quarrel
14.
A.methodB.explanationC.exampleD.research
15.
A.althoughB.ifC.whenD.unless

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