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A 2. What was Tsao's plan?
Alexander Tsao, a keen rock climber for severalA.To call on climbing gyms to donate opes.
years, was climbing the walls at a gym near his home inB.To transform retired ropes into dog leashes.
Redmond, Washington, when he noticed that the ropesC.Toupeycle old leashes saved from landills.
were frequently being replaced with new ones. Just l6 D.TO set up an environmental organization.
at the time, Tsao wondered what happened to the old 3. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about?
mpes.He asked the gym ownes and found out theA.Efforts to promote the mpes.
ropes had to be discarded regularly due to safety regula- B.Reasons for starting Rocks 2 Dogs.
tions. He was suprised to find that so many mpes wereC. Ways to reuse discarded waste.
sem to landils. D.Seps for making the leashes.
This discovery inspired him to find a solution to the 4. What is the last paragraph intended to tell us?
envimnmentalissue of climbing mpe waste. He consideredA.Tsao succeeds in the leash business.
posible ideas and ways to upeycle the discaled mpes,B.Animal prolection gains more altention.
deciding to tum them into leashes (拴狗绳)fordogs.C.More people volunteered to help Tsao.
Once he had made his plan,Tsao contacted all theD. Leashes are very popular with pet owners.
climbing gyms in Washington State, introducing his B
_idea of reeycling old ropes. Some were doubtful at firs Jahkil Jackson is the creator of the famous Poject l
but many gyms agreed to donate their used mpes. TsaoAm. Through the project, Jahkil looks to raise aware-
spent months testing and designing his pmoducts and fill-ness for reducing homelessness in Chicago and beyond.
ing documents to become a non-profit organization which Even at a very tender age, his deeds already drew
he called Rocks 2 Dogs. the recognition of former US President Barack Obama in
To make the leashes, Tsao and volunteers first 2017. Jahkil also pushes to motivale and infl