词语运用(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
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For Rachel Beckwith’s 9th birthday, she didn’t ask for toys, dolls or a new pair of shoes.____ _____, the girl made another interesting wish: She wanted her friends and family to donate money to the charity. She _________the charity could get more water so that people in developing countries could drink clean drinking water.
“On June 12th, 2013, I’m turning 11,” she wrote on her fundraising page. “I find out that millions of people don’t live to see their __________ birthday. And why? Because they didn’t have enough clean, safe water to drink. So I’m _________my birthday like never before,” she wrote. “I’m asking everyone I know to donate to my campaign instead of _________for my birthday.”
Rachel’s goal amount was $300, ________she fell a bit short, raising $220 from her friends and relatives. That didn’t bother her much, and she said she could raise __________the following year.
Unfortunately, Rachel met a car accident. After spending several days in a hospital, she lost _______life.
But as news of her death spread, her story of raising money ______the charity did too. Now, the donation has got over $84,000. All the money will _____towards building wells in developing countries.