George Ahearn，who grew up in the farming town of Othello，Washington，co-founded EastWest Food Rescue after learning that COVID-19 was costing local farmers so much business that they were willing to destroy their crops.
   His nonprofit has since moved three million pounds of produce from farms in eastern Washington to the western part of the state for distribution to hundreds of food banks and meal programs. "I know these people that I grew up with on one hand，and on the other hand I know there is a need here；I'm just going to connect the two dots，" said Ahearn，45，who now lives in Bothell，Washington.
   He started by calling local food banks who said they would be glad to take some of the produce that would otherwise go to waste.But when he called the farmers，they wanted to give him truck loads of potatoes and onions-more than Ahearn's car could handle.He also had another problem；food banks needed the potatoes and onions to be cleaned and bagged before donation（捐贈(zèng)）. "What I didn't realize was the logistical nightmare because I thought I could just show up with potatoes harvested straight from the ground and give them right to the food bank...I couldn't believe it."
   So，Ahearn put out a call for help on Facebook.That's how he connected with his two co-founders，Nancy Balin and Zsofia Pasztor.While Balin helped organize the convoy（運(yùn)輸）to drive across Washington to pick up the produce，Pasztor assembled volunteers to clean and bag the food，which was then distributed through connections at her another nonprofit Farmer Frog.
   Since May，EastWest Food Rescue has grown the size of its operations and convoys.They have reached three million pounds of donated food.
   Aheam has a message for anyone who wants to make their community（社區(qū)）a better place，"I have seen minutes of effort move thousands，and thousands of pounds（of food）.Just figure out what you are passionate about and what you could get involved in."

（1）How did Aheam help his local community？

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A．By doing volunteer work.
B．By making food donations.
C．By purchasing their produce.
D．By moving produce to food banks.
（2）What troubled Aheam when carrying out his plan？

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A．He knew little about packaging.
B．The produce was too much to take away.
C．The food banks were too far away.
D．Much of the produce had gone bad.
（3）What does Ahearn's message in the last paragraph indicate？

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A．Many hands make light work.
B．Actions speak louder than words.
C．The longest journey begins with the first step.
D．Never was a good work done without great effort.
（4）What can be the best title for the text？

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A．Food banks benefit from fresh produce
B．Social media marketing for nonprofits
C．Farmers' businesses affected by Covid-19
D．Connecting the dots between farm and hunger