It all started with a simple request．In 2006，Cathryn Couch was working as a chef，making home-delivery meals for customers．One day，a friend called and asked：Did Couch have any cooking work for her teenage daughter？She didn't，but the friend continued to beg．So Couch finally came up with a project：making meals and sending them to a local homeless center．
After seeing how excited and proud her friend's daughter was after making the meals，Couch decided to replicate（復(fù)制）their lesson on a larger scale．That's how，in =2007，the Ceres Community Project was born．The Bay Area-based program asks teen volunteers to cook healthful，all-organic meals and send them to sick people with cancer and other serious conditions．
That first year，21 volunteers made 4，500 meals．In 2015，400 volunteers prepared more than 90，000 meals．Couch has opened five branches（分支）across the Bay Area．And she has helped start similar programs in cities like Eugene，Ore．，and Madison，Wis．And now，the group has expanded east of San Francisco．In February，the Ceres Project opened up in Alameda Calif，working with a supportive housing organization called Alameda Point Collaborative（APC）．Much of the financial support came from the ＄100，000 left by a local woman who passed away from breast cancer．Generally speaking，their money comes from a mixture of individual and foundation donations．
"I'm seeing a lot of the kids' natural leadership and social skills come out in the kitchen"，says Aileen Suzara，the Alameda program coordinator（協(xié)調(diào)人）and chef． "I see a bright light from the kid's eyes．They have a sense of how the project is really touching someone ' s life． "
When she first started the program，Couch thought that the cooking skills the teens got would be the most valuable part of the program．But that's not the case． "It's really about learning that they matter in the world and that their choices make a difference，" she says．
（1）What was Couch's friend's request？CC
A．She hoped to start a project．
B．She needed some home-delivery meals．
C．She wanted Couch to offer her daughter a job．
D．She asked Couch to work at a homeless center．
（2）What can we say about the Ceres Project？DD
A．It is not supported by APC．
B．It badly needs public support．
C．It is facing a lot of challenges．
D．It has kept growing over the years．
（3）How does Suzara feel about the teen members？CC
A．Curious．
B．Doubtful．
C．Satisfied．
D．Worried．
（4）What is the greatest benefit of the project？BB
A．Building a different society．
B．Helping teens realize their self-worth．
C．Improving teen volunteers' cooking skills．
D．Allowing locals to make their own choices．
【答案】C；D；C；B
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