There are more thanone billion people in the world who live without______(52)drinking water. TheUnited Nations______(53)to cut this number in half by 2015.
Solving such a bigproblem seems like a(n)______(54)challenge.But everyone,even teenagers,can dosomething to help.A teenage girl in the
the______(55)of herage around the world.
Rene Haggerty,13,wasawarded the 2004 Gloria Barron Prize for her work—_______(56) discarded(废弃的)batteries(电池)which pollute water.
In 2003,Haggertywent on a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Centre in Ohio.There she saw anexhibit about how______(57)in old batteries harm the water of Lake Erie.
Haggerty learntthat______(58)the batteries was an easy solution."I think everybody can doit,because everyone uses batteries,and it can make a big difference."Withthese
words,she beganto.______(59)awareness in her area.
She______(60)hercounty government and school board. She got permission to start a re-cyclingprogram in schools,hospital,churches______(61)the public library. With the
help from herfamily,friends and local waste-management______(62),she gatheredcontainers,arranged transportation,and made an educational video.
Over the past twoyears,she collected four tons of batteries and drew the attention of officials,who were in charge of a battery recycling program but had made______(63)
progress.
Whenasked______(64)she feels like a hero,Haggerty is quite modest."Not really.Well,maybe for the fish I saved!"
Every year theGloria Barron Prize is______(65)to young Americans aged 8 to 1 8 who have shownleadership and courage in serving the public and the planet. Each year ten
winners receive USMYM 2,000 each,to help with their education costs or their public service work.
A.and
B.besides
C.as long as
D.as good as