When you go to a grocery store, you expect to pay for your goods with money. But students at a high school in Texas, US, opened a store that runs on good deeds.

In November, students from Linda Tutt High School in the city of Sanger launched a grocery store that enables students to purchase necessities such as toilet paper, meat and basic food items using a point system. The store aims to support families in need.

“In our school district, there are roughly 2,750 students enrolled and throughout the district, 43 percent of these students are considered economically disadvantaged,” Anthony Love, principal of Linda Tutt, told CNN. “About 3.6 percent of our students are considered homeless. We thought it was important to support them and their families and make sure they had food on the table.”

Students earn points by contributing positively to the school. For those students from poor families, the point system has provided a way for them to shop for their families, according to Love. “They can earn points for doing chores(杂活)around the building or helping to clean,” he said.

With the help of partners like Texas Health, Albertsons and First Refuge Ministries, the school was able to stock the shelves.

The number of points for each item was actually assigned by the students. “So we walked through here and decided that a can of green beans was one point,” said Paul Juarez, the executive director of First Refuge Ministries.

Juarez hopes the idea can get implemented(实施)in other areas. “It gives us a picture of what can be. So if we can do this inside other schools, it will do a whole lot to help other small towns.”

In addition to the financial benefits, students also learn about supply management and customer service, and such lessons could prepare them for future jobs.

The grocery store's student manager, Hunter Weertman, says he has already learned important life skills from his experience at the store, such as making good spending choices and budgeting(安排开支).

The store practice was also welcomed by Thomas Muir, Sanger's mayor(市长). “We all had our first jobs and it taught us how to work, and what you got from your work,” he said. “I think this will do that for them too, and also meet an immediate need.”

【小题1】Why did students from Linda Tutt High School open such a special grocery store?

A．To learn to manage money.

B．To finish their research project.

C．To support students from poor families.

D．To encourage people to serve the community.

【小题2】How could students earn points?

A．By volunteering in the community.

B．By doing good deeds at school.

C．By selling goods to families.

D．By doing chores at home.

【小题3】With the help of partners, the school was able to ________.

A．provide shelves for students

B．buy the shelves to put goods

C．keep supplies of goods to sell

D．make good learning management

【小题4】Which of the following would Paul Juarez probably agree with?

A．The number of points should not be assigned by students.

B．The practice has set a good example for other schools.

C．The customer service at the store needs improvement.

D．The point system can only be used in schools.

【小题5】What did Thomas Muir think of the store practice?

A．It inspired students to study harder.

B．It allowed students to choose a career.

C．It improved students learning abilities.

D．It helped students gain work experience.