Question

    Would you like the chance (机会) to find out fun ways to make your communities better? Put your ideas into action in April on National and Global Youth Services Day!

A Day to Help

On this day, kids in New York work to make their communities safer and cleaner, or to help others. Some collect food for people who don’t have money to buy it. Others raise money for local charities (慈善机构). They earn this money by selling old books and clothes and getting customers (顾客) at local shops to make donations.

Texas Kids Help Out

In Arlington, Texas, more than 800 kids help their communities. Some visit nursing homes. Others plant flowers. In historic Arlington Cemetery, youth baseball teams pick up rubbish. The cemetery is next to the teams’ ball fields.

After a busy day, it’s party time in Vandergriff Park! The hard-working kids gather there to celebrate.

Helping with Art

One group of artists in San Francisco is helping children make their city beautiful. Artists from a group called Kids Serve go to schools around the city. The artists help students plan special wall paintings. The paintings are usually about topics (话题) the children are studying in class.

After the artists plan the painting, the children work together to draw the painting in a public area. When they finish it, they will call and invite their neighbours to celebrate and enjoy the painting.

Title: 1. do kids help make the communities better?
Kids have the chance to do volunteer jobs in 2. on National and Global Youth Services Day.
A Day to Help	▷ Some kids collect food for 3. people. ▷ They 4. old things to make money for local charities. ▷ They get customers at local shops to make donations.
Texas Kids Help Out	▷ 5. 800 kids help their communities, like visiting nursing homes and 6. flowers. ▷ Youth baseball teams pick up rubbish in historic Arlington Cemetery. ▷ After a busy day, they will have a 7. in Vandergriff Park!
Helping with 8.	▷ Artist from Kids Serve help students plan special wall paintings. Their topics are about their 9.. ▷ With the help of the artists, the children draw the painting on the wall in a public area. ▷ Their neighbours will come to 10. and enjoy the painting.

Answer

1.How

2.April

3.poor

4.sell

5.Over

6.planting

7.party

8.Art

9.study/lessons

10.celebrate

【解析】

本文介绍了一个让你的社区变得更好的机会。四月的国家和全球青年服务日就是让你的想法付出实践的好机会。孩子们帮助社区变得更加安全和干净，也可以为当地慈善机构募捐，棒球队可以帮助捡拾垃圾，辛苦工作一天的孩子们完成工作后可以聚到一起庆祝一下。一些艺术家帮助孩子们计划特殊的墙画，大家在一个公共区域一起画画，结束后可以让邻居一起来庆祝和欣赏。

1.根据文章第一段“Would you like the chance (机会) to find out fun ways to make your communities better? Put your ideas into action in April on National and Global Youth Services Day!”可知，有一个让你把你的社区变得更好的机会，所以文章讲的内容应该是如何让社区变得更好。如何，怎么样how，题目的第一个字母应大写。故答案为How。

2.根据文章第一段第二句“Put your ideas into action in April on National and Global Youth Services Day!”可知，在四月份的国家和全球青年服务日活动中有机会做志愿者。月份是专有名词，首字母大写。故答案为April。

3.根据A Day to Help一部分“Some collect food for people who don’t have money to buy it.”可知，一些人收集食物给那些没钱买东西的人。没钱买东西的人就是穷人，贫穷的人。故答案为poor。

4.根据A Day to Help一部分“They earn this money by selling old books and clothes and getting customers (顾客) at local shops to make donations.”可知，他们通过卖旧书和衣服以及让顾客在当地商店捐东西等方式赚钱。所以，他们通过卖旧的东西方式赚钱给当地慈善机构。他们是复数，直接填写动词原形即可。故答案为sell。

5.根据Texas Kids Help Out一部分“In Arlington, Texas, more than 800 kids help their communities.”可知，在德克萨斯阿灵顿，超过800个儿童帮助他们的社区。more than多于，一个空，over，句首字母大写。故答案为Over。

6.根据Texas Kids Help Out一部分“Others plant flowers.”可知，其他人种花。所填写词和visiting并列，所以plant要变成ing形式。故答案为planting。

7.根据Texas Kids Help Out一部分“After a busy day, it’s party time in Vandergriff Park! The hard-working kids gather there to celebrate.”可知，忙碌了一天后，孩子们可以聚在一起参加聚会。故答案为party。

8.根据Helping with Art一部分可知，接下来就是帮助艺术方面的一些活动，专有名词，首字母大写。故答案为Art。

9.根据Helping with Art一部分“The paintings are usually about topics (话题) the children are studying in class.”可知，绘画的话题是孩子们在课堂上学的东西。所以，话题是关于孩子们的学习的，学习study不可数，不用加复数，lesson是可数，单数可数名词不能单独使用。故答案为study/lessons。

10.根据Helping with Art一部分“When they finish it, they will call and invite their neighbours to celebrate and enjoy the painting.”可知，当他们完成后，他们会叫来并邀请他们的邻居来庆祝和欣赏。故答案为celebrate。