Earth Angels

1 Joying Brescia was8 years old when she noticed that cigarette butts（烟头）were littering her hometown beach in Isle ofPalms,South Carolina.When she learned that it

takes five years forthe remains of a cigarette to disintegrate（解体）,she decided to take action.Joying launched a“No Butts on the Beach"campaign.She raised money and

awareness about theneed to keep the beaches clean.With the help of others,Joying also bought orreceived donations of gallon-size plastic ice-cream buckets.The buckets

were filled withsand,and placed at all public-access areas of the beach.The buckets allowedpeople to dispose of their cigarettes before hitting the beach.Two years

later,Joying saysthe buckets are full and the beach is nearly free of cigarette debris（残片）.

2 People who live inor visit Steamboat Springs,Colorado,have Carter Dunham to thank for anew state wildlife refuge that preserves 20 acres of marshland and many species

of wildlife.Carterand other students wrote a management plan for the area around the YampaRiver.The plan was part of a class project when Carter was a freshman at

Steamboat SpringsHigh School.Working with the Colorado Division of Wildlife,Carter and hisclassmates mapped the area and species of animals living there.They also

made decisionsabout,among other things,where fences and parking areas should be built.

3 Barbara Brown andher friends collect oil.It started as a project for their 4H Club after one ofthe girls noticed her father using motor oil to kill weeds on their farm in

Victoria,Texas.They did some research and discoveredthat oil can contaminate ground water-a real danger in rural areas,where peoplelive off the water on their land.The

girls researchedways to recycle oil and worked with a local oil-recycling company on theissue.Now,the"Don't Be Crude"program runs oil-collection sites-tanksthat hold up

to 460 gallons-wherepeople in the community can dispose of their oil.

4 Five yearsago,11-year-old Ryan Hreljac was a little boy with a big dream for all thepeople in Africa to have clean drinking water.His dream began in the firstgrade when

he learned thatpeople were dying because they didn't have clean water,and that as little as$70 could build a well."We really take water for granted," saysRyan,of

Kemptville,Ontario,in Canada."In other countries,youhave to plan for it."Ryan earned the first$70 by doing extra chores（零工）, but with the help of others,hehas since

raised hundreds ofthousands of dollars.His efforts led to the start of the Ryan's WellFoundation,which raises money for clean water and health-related services forpeople in

1African countriesand developing countries.Paragraph 1______

A.Provide CleanWater

B.Dig Oil Wells

C.Save Clean Water

D.Don't Litter

E.Don't Be Crude