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Melissa Poe was 9 years old when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment by writing a letter to the then President Bush. Through her own efforts, her letter was reproduced on over 250 donated billboards (广告牌) across the country.
The response to her plea for help was so overwhelming that Poe established Kids For A Cleaner Environment (Kids F. A. C. E.) in 1989. There are now 300,000 members of Kids FACE worldwide and is the worlds largest youth environmental organization.
Poe has also petitioned the National Park Service to implement a “Children’s Forest” project in every national park. In 1992, she was invited as one of only six children in the world to speak at the Earth Summit in Brazil as part of the Voices of the Future Program. In 1993, she was given a Caring Award for her efforts by the Caring Institute.
Since the organization started. Kids F. A.C. E. members have distributed and planted over 1 million trees! Ongoing tree-planting projects include the creation of Kid’s Yards-backyard wildlife habitats (栖息地) -and now Kids F. A.C. E. is involved in the exciting Earth Odyssey, which is a great way to start helping.
“Starting the club turned out to be a way to help people get involved with the environment-Club members started doing things like recycling, picking up litter and planting trees as well as inviting other kids to join their club.”
“We try to tell kids that it’s not OK to be lazy,” she explains. “You need to start being a responsible, environmentally friendly person now, right away, before you become a resource-sucking adult.”
72. Kids F. AC. E. is _______.
A. a program to help students with writing
B. a project of litter recycling
C. a campaign launched by President bush
D. a club of environmental protection
73. What can we learn about Poe?
A. She was awarded a prize ui Brazil.
B. She donated billboards across the country.
C. She got positive responses for her efforts.
D. She joined the National Park Service.
74. Kid’s Yards is _______.
A. established in a national park
B. started to protect wildlife
C. a wildlife-raising project
D. an entertainment park for kids
75. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?
A. Adults are resource-sucking people.
B. Poe sought help from a youth organization
C. Kids F. A.C.E. members are from the U.S.
D. Kids are urged to save natural resources.
