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Teenager brings art to homeless people.
BY MOYA IRVINE Read the text and mark the correct words or phrases missing in the text in the table below.There is only one correct answer for each item.
ALLISON STOCKS, a 15-year-old high school student from Arlington, Virginia, has
found a way to help homeless people (1) have been given a place to live. The
apartments homeless people get are very basic, and when Allison saw a photo of
one in a newspaper, she thought that with (2) bare walls, it didn’t look very inviting.
(3) she was only 13 at the time, Allison decided to do something to make the
apartments more homely. She (4) an organisation called Home Is Where The Art Is
to bring artists and homeless shelters together and provide works of art for the
apartments. According to the Washington Post, the organisation now has dozens of pieces of
original, framed pictures for homeless people or those from homeless shelters who
are moving into permanent apartments. Artists (5) unsold work, and friends and
neighbours have also donated materials, frames and art. “lt was important to (6) that all of the art be original and framed because I wanted
it to be special and to look professional,” Allison writes on her organisation’s
website. Residents choose the works of arts (7). This is important for people who
don’t normally have a lot of choices in life. Nature scenes are (8) popular, Allison
told the Washington Post. (shortened from: Read on, January 2018, p. 7)
found a way to help homeless people (1) have been given a place to live. The
apartments homeless people get are very basic, and when Allison saw a photo of
one in a newspaper, she thought that with (2) bare walls, it didn’t look very inviting.
(3) she was only 13 at the time, Allison decided to do something to make the
apartments more homely. She (4) an organisation called Home Is Where The Art Is
to bring artists and homeless shelters together and provide works of art for the
apartments. According to the Washington Post, the organisation now has dozens of pieces of
original, framed pictures for homeless people or those from homeless shelters who
are moving into permanent apartments. Artists (5) unsold work, and friends and
neighbours have also donated materials, frames and art. “lt was important to (6) that all of the art be original and framed because I wanted
it to be special and to look professional,” Allison writes on her organisation’s
website. Residents choose the works of arts (7). This is important for people who
don’t normally have a lot of choices in life. Nature scenes are (8) popular, Allison
told the Washington Post. (shortened from: Read on, January 2018, p. 7)
| 1 | a) how | b) where | c) who | d) whose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | a) its | b) it's | c) their | d) they're |
| 3 | a) Although | b) Due to | c) During | d) Therefore |
| 4 | a) find | b) founded | c) is finding | d) was found |
| 5 | a) giving | b) has given | c) have given | d) were giving |
| 6 | a) I | b) me | c) mine | d) my |
| 7 | a) herself | b) himself | c) ourselves | d) themselves |
| 8 | a) especial | b) especially | c) special | d) speciality |
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Teenager brings art to homeless people.
| 1 | c) who |
|---|---|
| 2 | a) its |
| 3 | a) Although |
| 4 | b) founded |
| 5 | c) have given |
| 6 | b) me |
| 7 | d) themselves |
| 8 | b) especially |
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