Sophia Gholz is an award-winning children's book author，music lover，and magic seeker.Sophia enjoys writing fiction with humor and heart.When she writes nonfiction，she pulls on her love of science and her family background in ecology.
   Her book，The Boy Who Grew a Forest，shares the true story of Jadav Payeng，a man in India who single-handedly planted an entire forest over the course of his lifetime.When he was younger，Jadav Payeng was shocked by the destruction of his island home.So he took matters into his own hands and began planting one seed at a time.Jadav's forest is now over 1300 acres and provides a home to many animals，some endangered.Jadav is still planting today and his hard work has now been celebrated around the world.
   To write this story，Sophia got to know more about Jadav Payeng and his forest through a documentary film called Forest Man.Influenced by her father，a forest ecologist and a scientist，she grew up learning about the importance of trees and the natural world.When she heard about a man on a mission to reforest an entire island on his own，she was drawn to this story.
   As for research，most of her research was done online.She read every news article that she could find about Jadav and listened to every interview.Then she reached out to several people who had met or interviewed Jadav as well，including the producer of his short documentary film.
   She hopes that The Boy Who Grew a Forest lights a spark in everyone who reads it to go out and care for our beautiful planet.She'd love young readers to be inspired to plant or to learn more about animal habitats，biodiversity and science in general.

（1）What is the second paragraph mainly about？

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A．A story on how to plant trees.
B．Endangered animals in the forest.
C．Destruction of Jadav's island home.
D．A book introducing a tree-planting hero.
（2）What do we know about Jadav Payeng ？

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A．He has quit planting recently.
B．He is known to many people.
C．He was an actor of Forest Man.
D．He planted trees with his family.
（3）Which words can best describe Jadav Payeng？

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A．Humorous and skilled.
B．Creative and outgoing.
C．Determined and diligent.
D．Controversia1 and helpful.
（4）What does the author want to tell us through The Boy Who Grew a Forest？

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A．To encourage research on wildlife.
B．To describe a boy's farming experience.
C．To stress the importance of planting trees.
D．To advocate the action to protect the earth.