40. Taking Action
At Seven Oaks Middle School, Daniela Carrera was searching for a club. There was a dance club, a choir, an exercise club, and an action club that found creative ways to raise money for other people. Daniela was thinking about j(1)
the dance club because dancing was her favourite.
Then Daniela's friend Ciara told her about the action club's new p(2)
. At first, Daniela was puzzled. "Why would people in a nursing home want a video﹣game console(平台)?" she asked Ciara.
"This would be a s(3)
kind of console that plays fitness games. The games help people who need to exercise but weren't able to get to a gym or exercise a(4)
out of their rooms. Besides, everybody loves video games, don't they?" Ciara replied.
"Not my great ﹣ grandmother, " Daniela said, laughing. But she agreed to go to the club meeting the next day.
At the meeting, Mr. Washington, the club's manager, d(5)
to Daniela and the others how fitness video games helped encourage people to move. He explained how the consoles could help distract (使分心) people who s(6)
from severe pains. That was all Daniela needed to hear.
"How can I help?" She asked as she signed up for the club.
"We're selling raffle (抽奖增卖) tickets. With the money we get, we'll buy two fitness consoles. We'll give one to the w(7)
of the raffle. We'll give the other console to the nursing home, " explained Mr. Washington.
"Great! Let's get started. I'm motivated to sell the tickets immediately!" said Daniela.