Question

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

All About “A-thons”

A marathon(马拉松) is a long-distance running race. Now it is not only a competition, but some people organize marathons for charity(慈善). Runners get friends, families and other people to

1. (支持) them. They promise to provide a certain amount of money for every race. For example, if the runner runs one 2. (千米), the providers each give the runner $1 for the charity.

A 3. (充足) of money can be raised this way. However, not everyone can run, so people in the USA have thought of other ways to raise money, using the idea of a marathon.

Walk-a-thons A walk-a-thon is 4. (相似的) to a marathon, but people walk 5. (代替) of running. This is a common way for people to raise money.

Read-a-thons Many schools organize read-a-thons to raise money. Students can get money

6. (简单地) for the number of books they read . They might be given a certain 7. (阶段) of time to read.Little kids can 8. (进入) the reading competition according to the number of pages they read. The read-a-thons are 9. (举行) not only to raise money, but also to encourage teenagers to read.

Bowl-a-thons Bowling is a 10. (受欢迎的) sport in the USA. In a bowl-a-thon, people raise money for every point they get in the game. The higher the score is, the more money they make for the charity.

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