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Reading Comprehension B Answer the following questions.

A Read the article below. 1. In paragraph I, we learn (-)

a. how cigarettes ends are cleaned from the streets.
William’s Windmill
William’s Windmill b. why cigarette ends bother people.
c. when people throw cigarette ends on the streets.
d. where cigarette ends can be found.

I In 2013, TIME magazine named “30 people under age 30 who are changing the 2 . According to paragraph II, what is true about cigarette ends?
world.” William Kamkwamba, a young inventor, was one of those 30 people. Reading this, Put a ✓ by the TWO correct answers.
you might imagine that William grew up in a rich family and had a high-level education.
However, his family was actually very poor. Since he had no toys or games as a child, he a. They are often thrown on the streets.

5 and his friends played with recycled materials. b. They hurt the environment.
c. They are the heaviest kind of litter on the planet.
II At 14 years old, William, who is from Malawi, Africa, was forced to drop out of
d. 4.5 trillion of them are put into the garbage every year.
school because he couldn’t pay the $80 that school cost each year. But young William
refused to end his education, so he began borrowing books from the local library. Inspired e. 500,000 smokers drop them every day.
by a book called Using Energy, William decided to build a windmill to make energy for f. White plastic is made from them.

10 his family’s home. Because his little village had no electricity, his family had been using
3. Why do cigarettes cause long-term pollution? Name ONE thing. (paragraph II)
kerosene, a kind of gas, to light their home at night. “To make my windmill, I used extra *
bicycle parts and other things that people didn’t need,” explains William, “and I changed .............................................................................................................................................
the book’s plan a little bit to suit my needs.”
4. Who is Adel Saebi? (paragraph III)
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III When William finished his windmill, he still couldn’t pay for his schooling, so he had a. Someone who realized how bad it is to smoke cigarettes.

15 plenty of free time. He used his time to keep making his windmill better. But everything b. A good friend of Leo’s.
changed a few years later when news of William’s windmill reached Emeka Okafor,
director of an organization called TED. Okafor was amazed, and he invited William to give c. Someone who collected 30,000 cigarette ends in two hours.
a talk for TED. During the talk, William shared his two dreams: he wanted to build another d. Someone who established a group in Brussels.
windmill, which would bring water to the farms in his village, and he wanted to go back to
20 school. 5. How can we understand that the first cleanup was successful? (paragraph III)
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IV As a result of William’s talk, many people decided to support his work. With the
money from members of the TED community, 19-year-old William was able to make his 6 . According to paragraph IV, Lisa Kimmel felt (-)
windmill even better and continue his education. Since 2007, he has created many other a. that the event was bittersweet.
inventions, and has worked on projects that improve the living conditions in his hometown b. thankful for what the group achieved.
25 in Malawi.
c. surprised that the event was successful.

V In 2009, William published an autobiography called The Boy Who Harnessed the d. that the volunteers were disappointing.
Wind, in which he describes his journey toward fulfilling his dreams. This popular book
has earned many awards. When asked what his interests are, William says, “I enjoy writing, 7. Why were some people upset at the end of the clean up event? (paragraph IV)
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farming, and learning. But most of all, I love helping my family.” .............................................................................................................................................

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