5 . An unexpected allergic reaction on Christmas night 2009 resulted in a stop at a Long Island Hospital for then 4-year-old Emily Meyer.
The next morning, staff at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip,gave the child a bag _______with board games and dolls.“It _______ my mind off being sick and I'm sure it gave some _______to my parents. They were able to see my smile."
The unexpected_______motivated Emily to launch "Emily's Awesome Toy Drive" in 2010 with the help of her grandfather.Since then,her efforts have produced countless _______on the faces of sick children at Long Island hospitals.
Emily's operation started from _______a few dozen donated gifts and delivering them to Good Samaritan Hospital over the holidays. Now it has grown into a better-planned attempt that includes a Facebook page,an Instagram account and a(n) _______to many Long Island hospitals and charitable organizations.
_______Good Samaritan,Emily's Awesome Toy Drive is also cooperating with Cohen Children's Medical Center,Stony Brook University Hospital and so on. The school system has also _______ donation boxes at some schools.
Since age 5,Emily has helped ________thousands of donated gifts to hospitalized children. ________the donated gifts,they are given to the children on holidays, graduations, or as ________ when patients are experiencing difficult treatments.
Children who are dealing with ________ circumstances, such as a death in the family, are given donated stuffed animals so they “have something to hug and________.”
“I enjoy this,” she said. “It's important for me to bring joy to the kids who ________it the most.”
1. A.decorated | B.filled | C.wrapped | D.equipped |
2. A.discouraged | B.prevented | C.took | D.escaped |
3. A.sorrow | B.relief | C.horror | D.shock |
4. A.ending | B.accident | C.illness | D.experience |
5. A.tears | B.smiles | C.wrinkles | D.sweat |
6. A.collecting | B.fetching | C.acquiring | D.demanding |
7. A.key | B.service | C.link | D.application |
8. A.In spite of | B.In addition to | C.On account of | D.Regardless of |
9. A.picked up | B.looked up | C.made up | D.set up |
10. A.deliver | B.display | C.release | D.reveal |
11. A.Instead of | B.But for | C.As for | D.Because of |
12. A.awards | B.rewards | C.bonuses | D.benefits |
13. A.tough | B.rough | C.annoying | D.embarrassing |
14. A.split off from | B.break away from | C.hold on to | D.catch up on |
15. A.treat | B.count | C.touch | D.need |