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In middle school I began volunteering. We’d assist teachers at daycares with poor kids or go shopping for 41 citizens. I loved how it felt to help those in need and see them 42 .

   So as my bar mitzvah(犹太男孩的成人仪式) approached I wanted to celebrate my “coming of age” by 43 in an even bigger way. But how was I going to do that?

    I come from a middle: class family 44 I knew that I couldn't just make a large donation. I had to be 45 . And in sixth grade it 46 me. I thought: There must be other people like me. What if we all collaborated (合作 )?

    I decided to ask people to donate $2 each to a worthwhile 47 . To encourage people to 48  I decided to record my own song and give the MP3 as a donation 49 . The song is called “Fight for a Cause”.

    I also had to figure out which charity the donations would 50 . I decided to let the donors 51 for their favorite.

    I 52 a Greek physicist named Archimedes who once said “Give me a lever(杠杆) 53 enough and a place to stand and I can move the Earth.” So I named my organization the Archimedes Alliance. Pretty 54 right?

    Finally in the summer before eighth grade my bar mitzvah arrived. I gave a speech and lots of people donated on the spot. I felt so 55 and excited.

    Then I sent an e-mail to everyone I knew and who my parents knew letting them know how to donate. I have to admit I was seriously 56 . Few people donated and even fewer passed along my 57 . I realized: This is going to be way 58 than I thought. But I was 59 . So I kept sending e-mails and talking about my project to 60 the message.

    The Archimedes Alliance eventually raised $40 101.60 which we donated to the charity that got the most votes.

41. A. lazy             B. senior               C. great                D. smart

42. A. smile            B. work                 C. help                 D. cry

43. A. giving up        B. giving in        C. giving out           D. giving back

44. A. but              B. unless               C. so                   D. until

45. A. creative         B. brave            C. generous             D. greedy

46. A. hurt             B. hit                  C. kicked               D. knocked

47. A. person           B. hospital             C. charity              D. school

48. A. buy              B. make             C. choose               D. donate

49. A. result               B. fact                 C. example              D. gift

50. A. protect          B. disturb              C. benefit              D. challenge

51. A. vote             B. fight                C. care                 D. cheer

52. A. remembered       B. changed              C. thanked              D. recognized

53. A. cheap            B. heavy            C. long                 D. soft

54. A. honest           B. terrible             C. wrong            D. awesome

55. A. tired            B. proud            C. bored                 D. curious

56. A. pleasant         B. guilty               C. confident            D. disappointed

57. A. postcard         B. story                C. song                 D. message

58. A. bigger           B. better               C. harder               D. further

59. A. determined           B. kind             C. careful              D. worried

60. A. write            B. spread               C. read                 D. use

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