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Six people are being interviewed about the garden on the roof of their building.


Jasmine: I loved the idea when Wilber first told me about it. We had lots of meetings with our neighbors, trying to make them understand why it’s good to build a garden on the roof. Now people love coming here, and it’s helped many of us become friends!
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Wilber: The whole thing wasn’t easy at first. But Jasmine helped a lot. And she was really good at making people happy to give money for the roof garden.
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David: My kids love going up there. They sit there watching butterflies and birds. The roof garden brings them closer to nature.
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Samuel: You want something green? Visit the park! It’s only one block away! After the roof garden was built, bugs started flying into my apartment! And the kids leave mud on the stairs when they come down from the roof!
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Rosie: Our building is now cooler in the summer. My baby sleeps well even on hot summer days!
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Flora: Guess where these tomatoes are from! Not from the supermarket. They’re from our roof! Isn’t that wonderful?
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1.
What do we know about the six people in the interview?
They all said good things about the roof garden.
Some of them worked on the plan to build the roof garden.
They all talked about the roof garden before it was built.
Some of them were paid to help build the roof garden.
2.
Which of the good things about the roof garden is NOT talked about in the interview?
It uses the rainwater that falls on the top of the building.
It gives people in the building a chance to grow their own food.
It makes the building a more comfortable place during summer.
It brings people in the building closer together.
3.
What does the whole thing mean in the interview?
Having people agree to the idea of the roof garden.
Inviting people to make more use of the roof garden.
Taking care of the roof garden every day.
Having meetings at the roof garden.