When Sammie Vance was eight, she learned about Buddy Benches from a video at a summer camp. The video showed _________ people use these benches on playgrounds. “If somebody is _________ they can sit on the beach,” Sammie _________ “Another person can come up to them and ask them to play.”
Sammie thought her school could use a Buddy Bench, so she and her mom set up a meeting with the _________. They learned of a factory, Green Tree Plastics, that make benches (长凳子)with plastic (塑料的)bottle caps. Sammie liked the idea of a Buddy Bench that would help shy kids and the _________. Her headmaster liked the idea, too.
Sammie drew a picture that showed how a Buddy Bench _________. She and her mom posted it on social media(社交媒体)to ask friends and family to _________ bottle caps. They also took the drawing to local businesses to ask for their _________.
As words _________, collection bins at school and around the community began to fill up. People __________ shipped their caps to Sammie. “I got caps from all 50 cities. It’s still a long way to go __________ I’ve put in a lot of time and energy.” she says.
She needed 400 pounds of caps to make one beach. In just two months, the project collected more than 1, 200 pounds — enough to make three Buddy Benches!
After reaching her goal, Sammie set a new one “Buddy Benches __________!” She goes on to Collect caps to share with kids working toward __________ own Buddy Benches. And she has made videos to teach others to start the projects.
“I want kids to know that you don’t have to be an adult(成年人)to a __________ a career(事业).”
Sammie says. “It all starts __________ you. Don’t stop. You’ll get there, one cap at a time.”
【小题1】【小题2】A.lonely | B.lovely | C.friendly | D.lively |
【小题3】A.expresses | B.explains | C.discusses | D.designs |
【小题4】A.boss | B.neighbor | C.customer | D.headmaster |
【小题5】A.traffic | B.education | C.environment | D.factory |
【小题6】A.makes | B.works | C.costs | D.sits |
【小题7】【小题8】A.help | B.money | C.agreement | D.idea |
【小题9】A.touched . | B.raised | C.received | D.spread |
【小题10】A.still | B.right | C.even | D.only |
【小题11】A.because | B.if | C.though | D.unless |
【小题12】A.something | B.everything | C.somewhere | D.everywhere |
【小题13】【小题14】A.give up | B.put up | C.take up | D.get up |
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