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As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, s...
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As a banker, Chip Paillex had never planted so much until he moved to rural Pittstown, New Jersey, seven years ago. ______by farms, he quickly became interested in growing and rented a 30-by-30-foot land. One weekend, he ______tomatoes, potatoes and eggplant—enough to feed his family for the summer.
He ended up with so much ______that he couldn’t give it away. Thus he founded a local food ______, and by the time he delivered his last______, he had ______120 pounds of fresh vegetables.
The following year, with a handful of ______from his church and a memorable name “America’s Grow-a-Row”, Paillex planted,______,and harvested 2,500 pounds of vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers, rented more land and donated more vegetables.
Paillex also ______ local school kids. On a ______Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each ______with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two , they loosened the dirt, then carefully______the plants .Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot mid-morning sun. Nobody ______.
“The ______makes kids know there are people ______, says Paillex, “and it plants the seed for giving back. When they become tomorrow’s ______, it will be much more possible for them to ______ their coworkers and employees to get ______ in something like this.
“Paillex makes people want to ______,” says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an ______“Grow-a-Row” member. “And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart.”
1.A. Trapped B. Occupied C. Prevented D. Surrounded
2.A. put aside B. planted out C. wrapped up D. got in
3.A. advice B. produce C. cost D. equipment
4.A. bank B. market C. shop D. room
5.A. crop B. fruit C. harvest D. grain
6.A. donated B. sold C. found D. stored
7.A. neighbors B. employees C. volunteers D. tourists
8.A. delivered B. stored C. bought D. tended
9.A. refuses B. welcomes C. chooses D. pushes
10.A. cloudless B. snowy C. foggy D. rainy
11.A. compared B. combined C. filled D. armed
12.A. cooked B. counted C. positioned D. pulled
13.A. laughed B. complained C. worked D. competed
14.A. programme B. example C. lesson D. thought
15.A. at war B. in anger C. on business D. in need
16.A. farmers B. workers C. leaders D. owners
17.A. force B. encourage C. beg D. wait
18.A. locked B. moved C. involved D. turned
19.A. grow B. relax C. settle D. help
20.A. unpaid B. unexpected C. unseen D. unknown
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