3． David is a retired teacher.In October 2020，when the House of Commons voted against extending free school meats into the holidays，David started strategising with the school headteacher："I said：'What are we going to do about this？'"At the last minute，the local council stepped in to fun d free holiday meals but a seed had been planted，leaving David pondering（沉思） the wider issue of local food poverty."It was evident there was a need for food support within the area，"says David.
David contacted a group of local residents who had expressed an interest，plus two friends who had worked with the UK food bank charity the Trussell Trust -inviting them to join him on a Zoom call to discuss food poverty during the Covid crisis and beyond."We decided，everybody together，that we could do something，" David says.
The group recruited（招募） volunteers and the project took shape.They chose the name "The Sharehouse"，rather than "food bank"，to reflect the fact that the project would meet not only the need for local food support，but also the pressing desire many expressed to do something meaningful at a time of crisis."It's like an exchange，rather than a bank，"says David.
The nonprofit opened just six weeks after that first call in December2020."We had seven people，"says David，but by the following week，they had 40 clients，and it built steadily.Now they support 100-plus families three times a week，and have gone from having 12 volunteers to about 40.It has also worked with local services to offer support on everything from addiction to debt and benefits advice.
Welcoming a client for the first time is often one of the hardest moments."Having to sit with somebody new and let it unfold-it's very raw."The Sharehouse has regulars，but other people
fall off the radar，leaving David to wonder what has happened."I wonder where they are now；what they're doing.It can be emotional."
The Sharehouse serves as are minder of how effective collective action and community.can be.For anyone wanting to volunteer，David's advice is："Be led by what inspires you，don't be frightened and don't over think it."
（1）Why did David found the Sharehouse？
A．Some of his neighbours are going hungry.
B．The authorities denied local food poverty.
C．He wanted to compete with the food bank charity.
D．Local residents are unwilling to fund free holiday meals.
（2）What do we know about the Sharehouse？
A．It has made a huge profit.
B．It has expanded its ambitions.
C．It presses local people to donate.
D．It exchanges food with the food bank.
（3）What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 mean？
A．Complain.
B．Struggle.
C．Disappear.
D．Proceed.
（4）What is David's advice to potential volunteers？
A．Follow your heart.
B．Think before you act.
C．Provide for a rainy day.
D．Do as the Romans do.
