WhilenatureloversacrosstheworldwishallhumanstorealizethesignificanceoftheirnaturalsurroundingsmanyAustraliansareturningcaringfortheenvironmentintoawayoflife.
JulieAstonisanAustralianhousewifeinBrisbaneisonesuchexample.EventhoughautumnisapproachingAustralia'sBrisbaneinAprilonecanstillwatchcolourfulblooming(盛开的)flowersinJulie'slittlegardenasshetellsthatinhercommunity"Eachofushasabeautifulyard.Thewholecommuni?tyfromchildrentoelderlypeopletakescareoftheenvironmentasiftheyaretak?ingcareoftheirowngarden."
"Gardeningisthemostpopularclubinourcommunity"shesays."Alotofretiredpeopledon'tjustregularlyorganizegardeninglecturesbutalsopersonallyvisitfamiliesinthecommunitytoprovidegardeningtrainingsoyoucanseethatflowerscontinuetoblossominourgardensthroughouttheyear."
Talkingaboutherpeople'ssenseofcarefortheenvironmentJuliesayswhenpeopleinthecommunitytakealongtheirdogtheyalwayscarryagarbagebagtodealwiththedog'swaste."Inourcommunityyouwillneverexperiencetheem?barrassmentofsteppingonthedirtywastewhileyouarewalkingonthegrass"saysJuliewithasmile."Takingcareofthedog'swastecanalsohelptodevelopchildren'ssenseofresponsibility!"
AstoprotectingwaterresourcestheAustraliangovernmenthasmadestrictrulesforfamilies.Juliesays"Wecertainlywouldnotusetapwatertowatertheflowers!"Shesaysalmosteveryfamilyinhercommunityhasahugetankusedtostorerainwaterwhichislaterusedastheresourceofalloutdoorwateruse.
1.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphswelearnthat .
A.gardeningispopularinmostpartsofAustralia
B.Aprilisagreattimeforpeopletoenjoyflowers
C.it'snoteasytokeepagardenwithoutpropertraining
D.Julie'scommunityhasadeepsenseofcaringfornature
2.WhichofthefollowingaboutJulieisTRUE?
A.Shetakesprideinhercommunity.
B.Sheoncesteppedonadog'swaste.
C.Sheisquiteinfavourofraisingadog.
D.Shefindsitembarrassingtowalkonthegrass.
3.FromwhatJuliesaysinthelastparagraphwek