SectionⅢUsing Language,Assessing Your Progress&Video Time一、单词拼写(咨询) with local residents.(标准) are used for assessing a student’s ability?was larger than the output,so they lost money.(近来).(企盼) it stays that way.(契约) with the(稳定)for the children.(缺陷).planting.making preparations for the conference on educationalunemployment anda new library and resource centre.quantity quality.the plan,but we managed to persuade him.The desire to sleep late can be almost too much to resist at weekends.This Saturday morning,though,there was something important enough to get me up early.Yawning widely,I got out of bed and put on some old jeans and a T-shirt.After combing the house for work gloves,my dad found a pair my mother used for gardening and took them along.We hopped(跳) in the car and headed into Boston.Guided by my directions,Dad managed to get us to our destination:a row of houses.They were in the process of being built,mostly by volunteers like us.After grabbing a huge leather tool belt,I met the people I would be workingwith.Virginia,James and Wilbur were all more than twice my age but treated me like a peer(同龄人).We got to work nailing the frames of walls.By the lunch break I had hit what seemed likeevery tough spot in the whole house,and pried(撬起) countless bent nails.The rest of the day went by quickly as I gained efficiency with my hammer.Soon it was time to pack up.As I was leaving,a woman came into the house.She saw the progress we’d made upstairs and started looking around the rooms.Then I realised who the woman was—her family would be living in the house.As she walked through each room,I could see her planning where furniture would go.Even though I had only been there one short day out of weeks of construction.I felt a great sense of accomplishment.When these houses finished,six families would have nice homes.Thanks to Habitat for Humanity for giving me such an opportunity to make a difference in others’ lives.Habitat for Humanity is an international organisation.You are welcome to join and be part of the change you want to see in your community.1.What is the important thing the author mentioned in paragraph 1?A.Sleeping at weekends.B.Building some houses.C.Gardening with his mother.“...Dad managed...a row of houses...being built,mostly by .”可知,作者提到的重要事情是去义务修建房屋。
