Cling... Clang... Clank. From inside my flat, I winced (皱起眉头) at the noise my parents were making as they sorted (分类) bottles and cans out on the balcony. I called to my mother in Chinese, "How much do you have this time?" "Eight hundred and six pieces, that's 40.30!" she answered. I'd been living in my Los Angeles flat for over four years when my parents came for a six-month visit from China. I'd 1 noticed that the bottles and cans they'd collected on the road were worth 5 cents (美分) each. When their stay with us ended, I felt free, though I was a supporter of environmental 2 in fact.
By the time my daughter began school, I was expected to raise money for the school. I felt very stressed. How could I work out the problem? 3 , a good idea came across my mind: how about uniting (结合) the two—environmental education and raising money? I joined an organization called LACES. It had 4 1,600 students, parents and teachers. If my two elderly parents could 5 300 in six months from recycling (回收), why couldn't we multiply (乘以) that number by at least 800? My team organized a day for students and parents to 6 bottles and cans directly to school. We called it the Green for Green programme. The first one raised only 145. But we planned more programmes. With each one, the numbers started to look 7 : 145... 400... 481. The more success we had, the more people joined our team.
Today, LACES teachers keep boxes in their classrooms for bottles and cans. Students collect recyclables and 8 them in boxes. Parents collect at their offices. LACES parents have told me that where they used to see litter, they see 9 . Since the LACES Green for Green programme started in 2011, we have raised 15,500 for the school and recycled about 75,000 pounds of waste.
I believe that our effort is followed by the others in the community, and that the result is multiplied. I used to 10 my parents' recycling project during their visit here. Now I laugh at myself for getting the benefit (益处) from their clever ideas. They may never influence anyone beyond their family. However, their small effort has led to a big change, one that inspires (激励) family, friends, children, and even strangers.
( ) 1. A. seldom
B. often
C. usually
D. always
( ) 2. A. project
B. education
C. subject
D. plan
( ) 3. A. Strongly
B. Unluckily
C. Suddenly
D. Sadly
( ) 4. A. more than
B. less than
C. better than
D. worse than
( ) 5. A. accept
B. find
C. receive
D. raise
( ) 6. A. give
B. bring
C. save
D. collect
( ) 7. A. brighter
B. higher
C. stronger
D. wider
( ) 8. A. send
B. move
C. throw
D. store
( ) 9. A. waste
B. bottles
C. money
D. cans
( ) 10. A. agree with
B. argue with
C. laugh at
D. cry at
() 1. A. seldom
B. often
C. usually
D. always
() 2. A. project
B. education
C. subject
D. plan
() 3. A. Strongly
B. Unluckily
C. Suddenly
D. Sadly
() 4. A. more than
B. less than
C. better than
D. worse than
() 5. A. accept
B. find
C. receive
D. raise
() 6. A. give
B. bring
C. save
D. collect
() 7. A. brighter
B. higher
C. stronger
D. wider
() 8. A. send
B. move
C. throw
D. store
() 9. A. waste
B. bottles
C. money
D. cans
() 10. A. agree with
B. argue with
C. laugh at
D. cry at

【解析】：1. 根据后文“when their stay with us ended, I felt free”可知作者之前对父母收集瓶子行为不太在意，“很少”注意到每个值5美分，选A。
2. 后文提到“environmental education and raising money”，此处指作者是环保“教育”的支持者，选B。
3. “a good idea came across my mind”表示“突然”想到主意，选C。
4. 由“why couldn't we multiply that number by at least 800”可知组织人数应“超过”1600，选A。
5. 结合“raising money for the school”，父母通过回收“筹集”钱，选D。
6. “bring...to school”表示“带到学校”，符合组织活动让学生家长带瓶子到学校的语境，选B。
7. 数字145→400→481是“越来越高”，选B。
8. 学生收集后将可回收物“储存”在箱子里，选D。
9. 项目是筹款，父母现在看到垃圾会想到“钱”，选C。
10. 后文“Now I laugh at myself”呼应，以前“嘲笑”父母的回收行为，选C。
【答案】：ABCADBBDCC