三、词汇运用
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Harold Jones is 91 years old. He has been walking about 40 circles every day in his garden since 2020. At first, he just walked for exercise. Now, Jones (1)
is using
(use) his circles to help others.
In the (2) ______ (begin), Jones just had a target(目标) of raising £1,000, which seemed a lot to him. But he soon collected more than that. So far, he (3) ______ (raise) over £43,000 for charity. The old man walked 41,550 circles around the back of his home.
Jones walks in all weather, (4)
but
he does fewer circles during rainy conditions. He does 20 circles after breakfast and then does 20 more circles after lunch.
Jones was given the idea by Tom Moore who raised money (5)
for
the National Health Service. Tom Moore, a 90-year-old man, walked slowly with (6)
the
help of a walking tool in the garden. And he raised £17 million.
Although Jones began walking just for exercise, he saw what Moore did and he chose (7)
to collect
(collect) donations for charity. Jones didn't expect to walk (8)
farther
(far) than Moore, but he did.
When Jones reached his early target, he just continued. His (9)
surveyors
(survey) now find what communities need. More and more people join him.
Jones has received a Points of Light Award. He is surprised by this. He promises that he (10)
will keep
(keep) serving others in his life.