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If you spent years training to be a lawyer and had a great steady income, would you leave it to undertake a harebrained（輕率的） plan that only your mum and girlfriend believed in? That’s exactly what Tom Pakenham did.

He had the idea of starting an eco-friendly taxi company and so with five environmentally friendly cars Green Tomato Cars was born. Now, only a few years later, the company has a group of 60 Toyota Prius Hybrids.

When the company started in 2006 Tom says, “ Only my mum, girlfriend Sophie, now my wife, and Jonny ( his business partner ) were 100 percent behind the idea of starting London’s first cab service. ”

Tom, who sold his￡150,000 flat to raise money for the business, received the support of some well-known persons, Buckingham Palace officials and BSkyB managers．Even Al Gore is a fan.

Currently carrying 500-600 passengers a day, Green Tomato Cars is a shining example that commercial（商業的）success and green issues are compatible.

“All our drivers and employees are employed from the local community. We use local garages, service agents and vehicle sign-writers even though that is not always the most competitive choice. The reason is that to bring green products to the fore we believe we must not be worse than conventional（傳統的）taxis. The target is to be recognized as No.1 provider of environmental goods and services in London and around the world.”

All their hard work has paid off as The Department for Transport has acknowledged Green Tomato Cars progress by giving them the Fleet Hero Award and last year the company was highlighted at the WTM World Responsible Tourism Day.

Pleased with the publicity, Tom says, “ I like to think we are playing our part with the cars switching to electricity. Carbon dioxide reductions of more than 600 tons have been achieved and this low footprint has sparked（觸發）a revolution in the taxi world.

33. The underlined word “compatible” probably means ________.

  A. only a dream

  B. necessary

  C. able to exist together

D. within easy reach

33. Tom started the eco-friendly company in order to ________.

  A. earn more money to protect the environment

  B. encourage more people to protect the environment

  C. solve unemployment of the local community

D. set up No.1 provider of environmental goods and services

34. The cars in Green Tomato Cars are powered mainly by ________.

  A. electricity       B. petrol       C. gases      D. solar energy

35. It can be inferred that environmentally-friendly cars ________.

  A. can only produce more than 600 tons of carbon dioxide

  B. are as good as the other taxis

  C. are more expensive to take

D. cost less and make greater profits

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