The elderly residents（居民）in care homes in London are being given hens to look after to stop them feeling lonely.
The project was dreamed up by a local charity（慈善组织）to reduce loneliness and improve elderly people's wellbeing, It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a serious illness of the mind. Staff in care homes have reported a reduction in the use of medicine where hens are in use.
Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said: “I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school.
"I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning letting the hens out and down there again at night to see they've gone to bed.
"It's good to have a different focus. People have been bringing their children in to see the hens and residents come and sit outside to watch them. I'm enjoying the creative activities, and it feels great to have done something useful."
There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and the charity has been given financial support to roll it out countrywide.
Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said: "Residents really welcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions. We are looking forward to the benefits and fun the project can bring to people here."
Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said: "We are happy to be taking part in the project. It will really help connect our residents through a shared interest and creative activities."
What can we learn about the project from the last two paragraphs?
- A.It is well received.
- B.It needs to be more creative.
- C.It is highly profitable.
- D.It takes ages to see the results.
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1948 年 11 月，中共中央发出关于在新解放城市中召开各界人民代表会议的指示。1949 年 8 月至 12 月，毛泽东以中央或个人名义发出多份电报，督促各地尽快召开各界人民代表会议，并报告开会情况；批复和批转不少地区关于召开各界人民代表会议的报告，推广开会经验。毛泽东在指导各地召开各界人民代表会议的实践中，提出一系列带有方针、政策性的重要指导思想：各界人民代表会议是人民代表大会的前身，是人民群众参政议政的初期组织形式；召开各界人民代表会议是一件大事，这个会议是团结各界人民的重要工具；在党的领导下，充分发扬民主，切实开好各界人民代表会议。1949 年 7 月以后，由于党中央和毛泽东发出许多关于召开各界人民代表会议的指示，各地都迅速召开这一会议。
——摘编自《党的文献》编辑部《共和国走过的路——建国以来重要文献专题选集》
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