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You may have seen foreigners climb the Great Wall,but have you ever seen foreigners pick up garbage ...
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You may have seen foreigners climb the Great Wall,but have you ever seen foreigners pick up garbage in the Great Wall? And he has done this thing for more than 20 years! He’s an Englishman, William Lindesay. Since 1998,William has organized volunteers from all over the world to pick up garbage from the Great Wall every year.
Today,William has been in China for more than 30 years,during which he founded an organization to pick up garbage.He wanted to make people pay more attention to the environment of the Great Wall.
Why does William love the Great Wall so much?
When William was a student, he saw a map of China at one night. He was interested in a special wall in the north of China. "I fell in love with it immediately," he said in an interview with China Daily. "I thought it would be a great journey if one day I could travel along it."
During his travel, he noticed some parts of the wall were badly damaged and covered with garbage. Modernization and development were making the situation even worse. So William decided to protect the Great Wall. He said, "Every person can make a difference. China will be a green and beautiful country to live in."
William was the winner of the 1998 Friendship Award and 2008 Beijing Great Wall Friendship Award.He also received the Order of the British Empire from the Queen in 2006 for his contribution to cultural exchanges between China and Britain.
1.Where does William Lindesay come from?
A.America.
B.Canada.
C.Britain.
D.Australia.
2.Why did William found an organization about picking up garbage?
A.Because he wanted to earn money.
B.Because he wanted to become famous.
C.Because he needed volunteers from different countries.
D.Because he wanted people to care about the environment of the Great Wall.
3.When did William Lindesay start to like the Great Wall of China?
A.When he worked in China.
B.When he was a student.
C.When he was a volunteer
D.When he founded an organization.
4.Which paragraph shows us the reason why the environment of the Great Wall becomes worse?
A.Paragraph 3.
B.Paragraph 4.
C.Paragraph 5.
D.Paragraph 6.
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