1 . Will Gladstone remembers first learning about the blue-footed booby in his fifth grade science class. They are a symbol of the Galapagos Islands.

The blue-footed booby population in the Galapagos has fallen to a third of its size since the1960s. This fact stayed with Will, who grew up bird-watching with his dad around their hometown. Will had never been to the Galapagos, nor seen a blue-footed booby in person, but decided he wanted to help protect them.

A few days later, he came up with a plan: He could sell blue socks, the same color as the bird's feet, to raise money for protection efforts. Will set up his online site The Blue Feet Foundation in March 2016. The website was up for three months before Will and his younger brother Matthew sold their first pair of socks. “We reached out to a lot of people and they wouldn't take us seriously...because we were just kids.”

But being “just kids” comes with its own strengths. They made an Instagram account for the foundation and started direct-messaging stars. Will says one of their biggest supporters is his longtime favorite hockey player, Kevan Miller. They have sold about 10,000 pairs of socks to customers in 46 countries, raising about $90, 000 after costs. All profits go to the Galapagos Conservancy and the Charles Darwin Foundation, two research and protection organizations based in the Galapagos Islands.

Will's and Matthew's efforts are already having a beneficial effect. Their money was used for a blue-footed booby population survey in 2017 by a team of 10 researchers. The researchers report that they did see many more baby birds than in their previous study in 2012.

Three years after forming the foundation, Will got to visit the Galapagos on a week-long school trip. And Will finally got to see a blue-footed booby in person. “I was crazily looking around and when l saw one, it was really cool,” Will said.

The brothers have won several awards for their work. But they each say the biggest award they've got is perseverance.

1. What inspired Will to protect the blue-footed booby?

A．The drop of the birds' number.	B．His trip to Galapagos Islands.
C．His experience of bird-watching.	D．The symbolic meaning of the bird.

2. What did Will and Matthew do while people didn't take them seriously?

A．They started The Blue Feet Foundation.

B．They asked protection organizations for help.

C．They reached out to their classmates and other kids.

D．They opened an account and contacted famous people.

3. The money Will and Matthew raised was used to ______.

A．take care of more baby birds	B．do scientific research on the birds
C．attract people to watch the birds	D．award people who protect the birds

4. Which of the following words can best describe Will?

A．Humorous.

B．Generous.

C．Determined.

D．Creative.

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