It was break, and Mrs. Ford’s class was playing soccer. Emma kicked the ball hard and it landed in an old park next to the school. Yuki ran to get it, but she fell over an old tire and hurt her knee.
“Mrs. Ford, that old park is awful! No one could play there without getting hurt. Maybe we could fix it up,” said Yuki.
Mrs. Ford sighed (叹气). “I think it would cost at least $11,000. The school can’t pay for it.”
“We could have a school sale to get some money!” shouted Emma.
All the children and teachers thought it was a good idea. They held the school sale on Sunday. Each class had a booth. Some booths had games and prizes. One class sold hot dogs. One class painted people’s faces. Everyone had a great time.
On Monday, Mrs. Ford’s class added up the money from the school sale.
“Oh, no!” Yuki said. “We only made $316!” No one spoke. A few children sighed.
Then the headmaster Mr. Peter came. A reporter from a TV station was with him. After knowing that the children didn’t make enough money, he made the school on the news that night. The reporter said, “Viewers, I know you care about the kids. We are short of money. But we could help fix up this park in other ways. Please think about it.” The whole town learned about the park.
The next week, Mr. Peter came to the classroom and asked Mrs. Ford to bring her class out to the parking lot. The children could not believe what they saw! Several trucks from different stores arrived one by one and brought all the things they needed. That weekend, children, teachers and parents fixed up the park together.
After a week, the park was ready to open. When asked to name the park, Mrs. Ford’s class chose “Rainbow Park”.
“Rainbows are made up of lots of different colors,” Yuki told the reporter. “A lot of different people made this park. It’s like a rainbow.”
Mrs. Ford smiled. “We may not have enough money, but we have lots of caring people!”
28. Yuki wanted to fix up the park to ________.
A.have the school on the news | B.have a school sports meeting there |
C.make her parents proud of her | D.make sure kids won’t get hurt there |
29. The students got money for the park by ________.
A.holding a school sale | B.turning to their parents for help |
C.working for a TV station | D.asking the headmaster to pay for it |
30. How did the children feel when they saw the trucks in the parking lot?
A.Angry and nervous. | B.Surprised and happy. |
C.Sad and worried. | D.Safe and peaceful. |