Katie Stagliano was 9 years old and she was in the third grade. At the beginning of the new term, she began a gardening project as part of a school _________. Her teacher told her to plant vegetable seeds in her home garden. Katie took this work _________. She carefully planted the seeds and she felt _________ as she found three tiny green cabbage leaves grow to become a huge and 40-pound cabbage.
Later, as a(n) _________, Katie and other students started planting vegetable gardens throughout the community. They donated (捐赠) their _________ to the local soup kitchen. Katie dreamed of one day _________ her hobby into a harvest movement where the vegetable gardens would help support soup kitchens and food shelter organizations. She _________ ending food insecurity (不安全) worldwide by growing one vegetable garden.
In 2010, the only local soup kitchen in Katie’s community _________ because of money. The closure _________ her to turn her dream into a reality when she started Katie’s Krops. Through the non-profit (非营利的) organization, volunteers __________ meals using vegetables donated by the gardens, and anyone in __________ within the community was invited. In the beginning, Katie’s Krops hosted weekly community __________ that provided up to 200 meals at a time.
The student-run gardens __________ with Katie’s Krops now include 100 gardens across the United State. Totally, they have donated 500,000 pounds of fresh vegetables and have served more than 40,000 meals to those __________ with food insecurity.
In addition, the Katie’s Krops outdoor classroom provides gardening classes and hands-on __________ to children, adults and families. The organization hopes to teach children how to become good stewards (管家) of the Earth.
【小题1】【小题2】A.doubtfully | B.helplessly | C.quietly | D.seriously |
【小题3】A.amazed | B.relaxed | C.annoyed | D.anxious |
【小题4】A.attitude | B.hope | C.hobby | D.fashion |
【小题5】A.time | B.products | C.money | D.thoughts |
【小题6】A.knocking | B.preventing | C.dividing | D.developing |
【小题7】A.imagined | B.remembered | C.prevented | D.forgot |
【小题8】A.took off | B.moved on | C.shut down | D.worked out |
【小题9】A.chose | B.drove | C.ordered | D.warned |
【小题10】A.sold | B.threw | C.cleaned | D.prepared |
【小题11】A.need | B.action | C.search | D.line |
【小题12】A.interviews | B.concerts | C.dinners | D.performances |
【小题13】A.disagreed | B.connected | C.discussed | D.separated |
【小题14】A.struggling | B.escaping | C.feeding | D.exchanging |
【小题15】A.stress | B.price | C.housework | D.knowledge |