Some American students raised $8,000 for a class trip, but they decided to give the money away to help their neighbors.
The students — all 13 of them — are from Islesboro Central School. The school is on an island (岛) in Maine, America. Only about 700 people are living on the island. Five of the students don’t even live on the island, and come to classes by boat.
Before the coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情), the students worked hard and did a lot of activities to raise money for their class trip. They planned to go to Greece or Republic of Korea.
The pandemic changed everything. Taking a long trip was not possible any more. Then, they thought about taking a trip near their home. But in the end, they decided it wasn’t right to spend money on travel during that special time. They used the money to help people in the neighborhood — some were out of work and some needed money for food.
“The pandemic caused problems for many people. I felt really good to use our money to help them,” said the students. They really did something meaningful!
11. Why did the students raise money at first?
A.To help their neighbors. | B.To save their sick classmate. |
C.To go on a class trip. | D.To help the poor people. |
12. How many students live on the island?
A.Five. | B.Eight. |
C.Thirteen. | D.Seven hundred. |
13. The students felt the use of their money is ________.
A.meaningful | B.wrong | C.useless | D.smart |
14. The students gave up traveling mainly because ________.
A.the people in the neighborhood need them |
B.they didn’t have enough money |
C.the coronavirus pandemic stopped them |
D.it was too far to travel |
15. What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Students’ class trip | B.The pandemic changed everything |
C.Students on an island | D.Travel money for good use |