10 . Luis Ortiz loves to build houses. All the houses he builds have one thing in________: each little house is a piggy bank that Luis________to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity is a charitable organization that builds and repairs houses all over the world for free.
For many years, Luis and his mom shared a bedroom in a tiny apartment, but Luis wished for his own bedroom. His mom was________ to buy a house,________it would have taken years before she had enough money. She asked Habitat for Humanity if they would help her build a house.
“A dream came true.” Luis said, “That first night, I felt very delighted in my own home. I wanted other kids to have a(n)________like mine.” Luis decided to raise________to donate to Habitat for Humanity. Luis began by selling some of his toys. He made $57 that day and________it to Habitat for Humanity. Then he had a(n)________. Luis turned a shoebox into a piggy-bank house, and painted the little home in bright colors. It reminded Luis of how________he was to have his own home. Whenever they could________it, Luis and his mom put a little money in the house-bank. Luis thought maybe other kids would also like to build piggy-bank houses and save money to make a contribution to Habitat for Humanity. He________house -shaped bank kits (配套元件) that kids could book and build themselves.
Kids________the banks. They bought, built and filled them with________. The money made from the________of the banks, as well as the money inside the banks, went to Habitat for Humanity.
Since 2008, more than 1,000 house-banks have been________from the “Luis House-Bank Project”, which has raised more than $15,000.
1. A.detail | B.mind | C.common | D.sight |
2. A.borrows | B.describes | C.sells | D.decorates |
3. A.saving | B.crying | C.receiving | D.waiting |
4. 5. 6. A.food | B.money | C.animals | D.toys |
7. A.paid | B.returned | C.donated | D.threw |
8. A.chance | B.opinion | C.question | D.idea |
9. A.successful | B.rich | C.fortunate | D.lovely |
10. A.afford | B.find | C.help | D.choose. |
11. A.collected | B.tested | C.designed | D.operated |
12. A.doubted | B.understood | C.refused | D.loved |
13. A.coins | B.numbers | C.wishes | D.papers |
14. A.. rest | B.sale | C.ability | D.end |
15. A.crashed | B.run | C.ordered | D.raised |