The homelessness epidemic is now going to be solved in a unique way by two Seattle-born non- profit organizations. Through “The BLOCK Project”, tiny_________ homes are being built in the backyards of the volunteers, to be_________ to the homeless of the neighborhood.
Founder of the BLOCK, Rex Hohlbein joined Facing Homelessness, another non-profit organization to_________ the project. The latter one has the_________ of finding lands, on which the BLOCK will be responsible to_________ small, low-emission housing. Meanwhile, thousands of Seattle residents have already offered their backyards for the project. ________, the government also ________ to make the process legally convenient.
Seattle has been facing a dual problem of having ________ housing on one hand, and the country’s 3rd largest homeless community on the other. In such context, Hohlbein ________ that willingness of kind neighbors could_________ a better and quicker solution than a long waiting for state assistance.
The goal of the project is to introduce the globally changing definition of accommodation brought by Airbnb. According to Hohlbein, in his childhood, he thought it ________ to think about ________ strangers in any regular household just in ________ for little money. But Airbnb has made the concept_________. Through the project, Hohlbein aims to_________ the same kind of “cultural shift” with sustainable housing, starting from the grass-root level of local neighborhoods.
1.A.gorgeous | B.special | C.lovely | D.sustainable |
2.A.returned | B.delivered | C.moved | D.sold |
3.A.take in | B.carry out | C.live on | D.go through |
4.A.freedom | B.opportunity | C.duty | D.request |
5.A.construct | B.change | C.donate | D.repair |
6.A.Instantly | B.Additionally | C.Gradually | D.Eventually |
7.A.broke in | B.stepped in | C.calmed down | D.slowed down |
8.A.expensive | B.temporary | C.modern | D.extraordinary |
9.A.doubted | B.hesitated | C.realized | D.accepted |
10.A.regain | B.obtain | C.select | D.provide |
11.A.illegal | B.typical | C.normal | D.ridiculous |
12.A.monitoring | B.introducing | C.hosting | D.persuading |
13.A.time | B.preparation | C.exchange | D.return |
14.A.possible | B.accurate | C.clear | D.complicated |
15.A.reflect | B.remove | C.recreate | D.recommend |