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Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions : 

Sure it is hard to get people to work for ecology. Everybody is in favour of it but nobody wants to do anything about it. At least I'm doing something, going around telling people what they should do. But all I get is a lot of back talk. I have this paper route. My father had one when he was a kid, so he made me get one last year. Between it and my home work, I hardly have time for playing ball and stuff, some days I get in only a few innings. 

But anyhow, on Saturdays when I collect, I put in a good work for ecology. Like last Saturday morning. It was a good collecting day. It had just turned spring and a lot of people were outside.

I went to Mr. William's house. As usual, he tried to pretend he's not at home. But I see him burning leaves in the backyard, so he's stuck. He pays me and tell him. "You shouldn't burn those leaves. It's bad for air, bad ecology. You should make a compost pile like we do. Put in the leaves, garbage, and stuff. Good for the garden. 

He doesn't agree or hang his head in shame. He say's "That compost pile is your job at home, Jim, isn't it". "Yes, I say proudly, which shock the idea I hate working with compost. Which I do. 

(i) Name the topic and the author? 

(ii) What is hard for the narrator? 

(iii) Why has the author not time for playing when he was a kid? 

(iv) What was Mr. William doing when the author went there? 

(v) What did the author advise Mr. William to do? 

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(i) The topic is 'Me and The Ecology Bit' and the author is Joan Lexau. 

(ii) It is hard work to get people to work for ecology. 

(iii) He had to do heavy home work. So, he hardly had times for playing ball. 

(iv) The author saw him burning leaves in his background. 

(v) The author advised him to pile the leaves to get compost. 

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