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Josh Morrison, 17, dreamed of raising $100, 000 to build a home for a low-income family. After years of hard work, his dream has come true. The house is now in the early stages of building.
Six years ago, Josh and his dad went into a Habitat for Humanity Restore, a home improvement store and donation center run by the nonprofit organization. They were there to buy a sink. Josh, then 11, also noticed a collection of pennies. “I instantly felt the urge to help out with that,” he said. Josh set fundraising (筹款) deadline of four years. Many people doubted whether he could reach his goal of $100,000, but it didn’t’ shake his faith. He raised money at his school and other nearby schools He collected money from neighbors, got publicity from local newspapers, and placed cans in stores so that people could donate extra change.
Josh’s fundraising efforts began to produce results. Still, there were challenges. Four months before his deadline, he was $30,000 short. He decided to hold a Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner in Uxbridge, which is in the province of Ontario. The event raised $19,000.
“I didn’t care how long it took me,” Josh said. “I would raise $100,000.” With three weeks left, a company called Josh’s house offering to donate $18,000. Eventually, Josh reached a total of $124,000 before his deadline. “The momentum just kept going, and we decided to do more,” he said. “Josh’s Penny House” is being built by Habitat for Humanity in the city of Oshawa, along with 24 new townhouses. Josh has helped with some of the construction, as have other volunteers. He will choose the family that moves into the unit.
Next year, the 17-year-old will head to college in British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. As a 11-year-old kid when starting fundraising. Josh was able to send a powerful message across the world. No matter how old you are, if you have a dream and are willing to do anything to achieve it, it can come true.
1.Which word can best describe Josh Morrison in Paragraph 2?
A.Straightforward. B.Open-minded.
C.Determined. D.Cautious.
2.Why was the Family Fun Fair and Spaghetti Dinner event in Uxbridge held?
A.To call for more attention.
B.To attain his goal.
C.To win approval from the locals.
D.To find sponsors for a family.
3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.His project became more popular.
B.He received continuous donations.
C.The result was beyond expectations.
D.He got more support from the company.
4.What will be the best title of the text?
A.An Astonishing Fundraiser B.Boy with a Warm Heart
C.Kindness from a Company D.The Penny House Dream
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Every day on her walk to school, Khloe Thompson, a nine-year-old girl, kept noticing the same homeless people and couldn’t help but feel troubled. She kept asking her mom why or how they were there, and at the end of the conversation she always wondered, “What can I do to help?” Seeing these struggling individuals in her community, Khloe made a resolution to create her own charity devoted to improving the lives of local homeless people. After Khloe made the decision firmly, she quickly began to effect change in the homeless community, raising spirits while lending some much-needed assistance to those living on the street.
“No dream is too small or too big!” writes Khloe on her GoFundMe page, which was set up by Khloe and her mom Alisha and has raised $14,000 in the two months since it was established, exceeding its original $10,000 goal. “Any funds raised on this page will go toward our charity filing fees and any future volunteer projects. The more we raise, the more people we can help!”
The charity, called Khloe Kares, is a community service-oriented organization that plans different projects to give some assistance to those in need. Khloe’s first project was Kare Bags, which are intended to help the homeless. “I like to give them a nice sturdy bag that they can have forever,” says Khloe, “Sometimes they give me hugs and then they say thank you.”
“As a parent, you’re going to be concerned about her walking up to random strangers,” says Alisha, who accompanies Khloe when she hands out her Kare Bags. After seeing people’s positive reactions, she said “People really warm up to her quickly.”
As Khloe strives to help those near her, homelessness has become an increasingly pressing issue. For Khloe, Kare Bags are just the beginning. She is currently planning a toy drive for kids living in group homes, which will take place on July. She has collected about $1,000 worth of toys to give out, and additional voluntary gifts will go towards The Raise Foundation of Orange County, whose goal is to stop child abuse and neglect.
1.Khloe created her own charity to .
A.collect money for children’s toys
B.help homeless people of the local area
C.protect more children from abuse and neglect
D.improve the living condition of the community
2.From the passage, we can know that GoFundMe page .
A.is a community service-oriented organization
B.was set up by Khloe and some local volunteers
C.plans different projects to help those people in need
D.raises fund for filing fees and future volunteer projects
3.Which of the following words can best describe Khole?
A.Devoted and open-minded.
B.Humorous and strong-willed.
C.Determined and warm-hearted.
D.Knowledgeable and hard-working.
4.Which of the following can be the best title?
A.No Life is Easy
B.The Road to Success
C.The Power of Volunteers
D.Lend a Hand to Strangers
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The boss showed his________ of Tom's hard work in the company by raising his pay to $ 5,000 a month.
A．distinction B．promotion
C．appreciation D．reservation
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At one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse. 1. Recently about 2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages, large enough to threaten the quality of care provided.
What has become of these women in white? 2. One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options. In the past, women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. Today, more women than ever are in the workforce, but their options have greatly increased. 3.In fact, women today are found in nearly every field of work. Nursing has been left behind, as women move on to jobs with higher pay and greater status. A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as “merely a nurse”. Teachers may be also at fault. 4.
Americans are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention. 5. Obviously a larger population requires more nurses. AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care. Usually fatal（致命的）diseases mean long hospital stay, that is to say, more nurses are needed to care for these patients. It is estimated that the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years.
A.The answer lies in not one but several causes.
B.Many students are actually away from nursing, told by teachers that they are “too bright to be a nurse”.
C.Today, however, many nurses have lost their jobs and led a poor life.
D.There are women doctors, lawyers, firefighters and police officers.
E.Today, however, America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War I.
F.Women are treated unfairly when applying for jobs for quite a long time.
G.In fact, the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years.
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●We will not charge you to transfer to us.
●If your current providers charge exit fees,we will reimburse you up to￡500 (T&Cs apply).
The value of investments can go down as well as up,so you may not get back the amount you originally invest. You cannot normally access money in a SIPP until age 55.Pension transfers can be complex and some types of pension,in particular those with guaranteed benefits,are not eligible for this offer.Please read our pension transfer factsheel,and the cashback offer and exit fees terms and conditions,at fidelity.co.uk.cashback..
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C. To spread the knowledge of dealing with accounts.
D. To promote a platform for money management.
2.Which of the following statement is TRUE with the Fidelity SIPP?
A. It will guarantee the benefits you get.
B. It will help you deal with the possible exit fees from other pension providers.
C. You can earn cashback whenever you apply for SIPP.
D. You can at least get back the money you originally invest whatever happens.
3.In which part of a newspaper can you most probably find this advertisement?
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Have you dreamed of building your own machine? Do you wish you could invent something new? Here we look at a few British inventions of recent times.
Adaptable glasses
Do you wear glasses? If so, can you imagine life without them? In 1985, Joshua Silver, a professor at Oxford University, asked himself, “Can I invent a pair of glasses that could be changed by the wearer?” He designed two plastic lenses（透镜）that are filled with a special liquid. Using syringes（注射器）you change the liquid between the lenses until you can see clearly. The glasses are not beautiful but they are easy to use and cheap to make.
The wind-up radio
When you switch your TV on tonight, think about all those people without electricity. Thinking about this, Trevor Baylis came up with the idea of designing a radio that could be powered by hand. In common with Joshua Silver he wanted his invention to be cheap and easy to use. He wanted even the poorest people in developing countries, who don’t have electricity and cannot afford batteries, to use it. The radio has a generator (发电机) which is powered by turning a handle. In 1996 it won a BBC Design Award for Best Protect and Best Design.
The Dyson cleaner
In many homes around the world you can see a cleaner that looks like a spaceship. This is the Dyson vacuum (真空) cleaner which uses something called “cyclonic separation” to separate the dirt. You do not need a bag for your cleaner and it does not get blocked so it is very practical. The idea came to Sir James Dyson after he kept having problems with his vacuum cleaner. He decided he could design a better one and in 1993 he opened his own factory. The Dyson is now one of the best-selling cleaners in the UK and Dyson is believed to have earned over a billion pounds.
The Zapata fly-board
Ever dreamed of zooming through the water and leaping in the air like a dolphin? Now you can thanks to a fly-board, built by water sports enthusiast Frank Zapata. With it you can dive back in the water and out again. It’s possible to jump to incredible heights out of the water — over 30 feet. The basic fly-board model comes in at ￡4,200.
So keep dreaming and inventing. One day you might get it right.
1.What can we learn about Adaptable glasses?
A. They are very expensive. B. The inventor is a student.
C. The glasses are fragile. D. They don’t look very nice.
2.Which invention won an award?
A. Adaptable glasses. B. The wind-up radio.
C. The Dyson cleaner. D. The Zapata fly-board.
3.The Dyson cleaner was invented with the purpose of _________.
A. helping people use cleaners more easily
B. making Dyson a rich businessman
C. keeping the house cleaner than before
D. taking the place of human cleaners
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