1 . Anyone wanting to help the poor may like this idea—recycling aluminum cans in a different way, which is apparently also good for the environment. So you're actually killing two birds with one stone. It goes without saying that recycling aluminum cans can save resources, energy, time and money. People usually save and place aluminum cans in the dustbins, which are then collected and taken away by cleaners, who will finally recycle them in the recycling center. But if you save the aluminum cans, and skip the cleaners, you can save these same cans for something more important—helping the poor. In other words, by doing less, you are giving the environmental cause some new significance.

Here is how to put this idea into action. Take your aluminum cans and place them in a plastic bag. For the dirty ones, rinse them out first. Store the bag of clean aluminum cans. Once you collect about one hundred cans or more, take the cans to the recycle center yourself. There are about eighteen aluminum cans in a pound. And you can receive three to four dollars for one hundred cans. Donate your three to four dollars to the poor or any charity organization of your choice.

By now, you may wonder if your few dollars have really made a difference to the poor. Consider this: Is there any individual or any specific event that is great enough to change the world or decide the direction that history takes? The answer is probably no. What if there were a lot of people who would do the same thing? History shows nothing but the collective will of the whole community. And that will surely be powerful enough to make a bigger difference.

Go to your community or your school and spread your idea. Share your idea and save your aluminum cans with other people. One hundred people can speak louder than one. And the money you make by saving cans can be multiplied by one hundred times. And if more people join in the cause around the world, an even larger difference can be made , and more people in need will enjoy the benefits.

1. What's special about the new idea?

A．It makes profits.	B．It saves resources.
C．It benefits the poor.	D．It involves cleaners.

2. What can we infer from paragraph 2?

A．Dirty cans do not sell well.	B．You decide who receives the money.
C．A hundred cans weigh about 3 pounds.	D．The recycle center is conveniently located.

3. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 probably refer to?

A．A great individual or event.	B．The direction history takes.
C．The collective will of people.	D．The neighbourhood you live in.

4. Which of the following does the writer want to tell us?

A．Many hands make light work.	B．Kill two birds with one stone.
C．Don't put the cart before the horse.	D．No man can do two things at once.