Back in March, when the COVID-19 virus had just started its deadly influence across the country and people were terrified about a lack of every daily necessity, Jonny Blue focused on one particularly urgent need. Blue, a 33-year-old doctor saw reports of people buying and storing toilet paper. He came up with a simple yet clever solution.
One Saturday morning, Blue took a piece of cardboard, wrote “Share Your Toilet Paper” on it in huge letters, and camped out on the street corner. “It just inspired me to remind people that if you have a lot of something, that probably means there are people who don’t have very much of it because you took it all,” Blue said. “So sharing it is probably a good thing to keep in mind.”
The response was immediate and positive, with motorists honking horns(鸣笛) in support. Drivers stopped to drop off spare rolls of toilet paper, and, just as quickly, Blue handed them out.
“This guy said he just ran out and was going to a bunch of stores and couldn’t find any,” Blue said as cars went by. “Somebody had given me some, so I gave it to him. He was excited. He was like, ‘Do you want me to pay you?’ I said, ‘No, man. Take it.’”
A moment later, a driver in a white pickup truck slowed down just enough to take out a roll to add to Blue’s collections.
“People are loving it,” Blue said. “They’re honking, smiling, laughing. It’s kind of a hard time right now. People want a sense of community.”
【小题1】What were people worried about at the beginning of the COVID-19 virus?| A．Unfriendly neighbors. | B．Expensive toilet paper. |
| C．Lack of medical support. | D．Not enough daily necessities. |
| A．To stop buying and storing. | B．To encourage toilet paper sharing. |
| C．To advise people to save toilet paper. | D．To help people live a healthy lifestyle. |
| A．Drivers. | B．Letters. | C．Motorists. | D．Rolls of toilet paper. |
| A．Professional. | B．Humorous. | C．Warm-hearted. | D．Outgoing. |
| A．The Toilet Paper Sharing | B．Lack of Daily Necessities |
| C．Influences of COVID-19 | D．Useful Advice from a Doctor |
