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Raising money for your favorite charity sounds like a great idea. It can be a lot of fun to hold events for charities, but it can also be a lot of work, too.

Pick a charity.The best way to pick a charity is to find acause. If you love books, raise money for the library. If you care about making sure everyone gets fed, pick homeless shelter, or soup kitchen to raise money for. It's important to make sure your charity is legitimate(合法的）. If possible, visit the charity's offices before raising money.

Hold a carnival(狂欢节).You can run a carnival in a park or on the street. However, you may also get a church building or other large community buildings to donate space if they also believe in the charity. Charge a small entry fee (the part that raises money) to the event, and get people in the community to organize small games, where the money goes back to the charity. If you can, get a band to play popular music, and try to have food on band for sale. You may also be able to get some businessmen to donate food so that more people will come.

Have a competition. You can hold a competition for anything. Get someone to donate prizes, and have each person pay an entry fee. This event can raise even more money if you get the rich here.

Read and fill in the blanks.

1. （1） Mr. Whittington, a warm-hearted man who holds the biggest supermarket. You can ask him to donate if you organize a carnival.
3. （2） Jimmy is a book lover. He decided to volunteer at a.
5. （3） The great racer Sheldon wants to help the kids in orphanage. He will give away his to a charity.
7. （4） If you raise money for homelessor soup kitchen, you are helping to stop hunger.

   Read and choose the best answers.

9. （5） What does the underline word "cause" mean?

   A . Arouse. B . Make. C . Stop. D . Reason.
11. （6） What don't you need for a carnival?

    A . Interesting games. B . A church building. C . Gifts. D . Musicians.
13. （7） How can you raise money for your charity according to this passage？

    A . Hand out notices on the street and ask people to donate money. B . Sell your prizes, and then donate the money to the charity. C . Call up more people to the activities you organized to earn entry fee. D . Join any charity as long as you can help people in need.