1 . A 4-year-old girl Pippa Jackson has started a project to collect Christmas gifts for needy children. She was ___________ to do so because of her bad dream about kids having no ___________ on Christmas morning. Pippa has set herself the ___________ of making 200 care packages. In each one, she puts some coloring pencils to write with and a hat, a scarf and gloves to help keep them ___________.
Her mom Kadie Jackson, who is ___________ her to carry out the project, said, “Pippa is getting a bit of help with her project from others, too. She is now ___________ Christmas packages, by receiving donations, and next week we will be making ___________ as well. The decorations are to sell, and all the money that she ___________ will go towards buying presents for children ___________. She’s very kind-hearted and she has a ____________ heart. We’re going to some women’s shelters, orphanages (孤儿院), that sort of thing — anywhere we can to ____________ children to help. We’re hoping to make 200 before Christmas — that’s what Pippa said. If we ____________ enough donations and can buy enough toys, we will go above and beyond. The donations have been going ____________ so far. We have got some materials from a few local shops and more will be ____________ soon, I think, next week.”
Pippa and her mother are now spending their evenings putting together the packages. Some of the contents have been ____________ to the poor families and their children will have a merry Christmas.
1. A.forced | B.inspired | C.allowed | D.advised |
2. A.presents | B.breakfast | C.clothes | D.homework |
3. A.result | B.example | C.challenge | D.reason |
4. A.calm | B.cool | C.unique | D.warm |
5. A.warning | B.helping | C.expecting | D.begging |
6. A.selling | B.collecting | C.making | D.delivering |
7. A.preparations | B.comments | C.arrangements | D.decorations |
8. A.raises | B.wastes | C.spends | D.wants |
9. A.in trouble | B.in need | C.in danger | D.in harmony |
10. A.stony | B.broken | C.golden | D.narrow |
11. A.find | B.remind | C.teach | D.lead |
12. A.leave | B.expect | C.offer | D.get |
13. A.formally | B.smoothly | C.globally | D.secretly |
14. A.arriving | B.returning | C.changing | D.growing |
15. A.showed | B.compared | C.contributed | D.related |