vegetables, all of which he donated to food banks. Later he had more volunteers, rent more land and donated more vegetables.
Pailex also 9 local school kids. On a 10 Friday morning in May, 40 third and fifth graders trooped onto a freshly plowed field, each 11 with a spade. Squatting or kneeling in teams of two, they loosened the dirt, then carefully 12 the plants. Several rows later, they eagerly lined up to seed corn under a hot midmorning sun. Nobody 13 .
"The 14 makes kids know there are people 15 , says Paillex," and it plants the seed for giving back. When they become tomorrow's 16 , it will be much more possible for them to 17 their coworkers and employees to get 18 in something like this.
"Paillex makes people want to 19 , " says Colleen Duerr, a mother of two who has signed on as an 20 "Grow-a-Row" member. "And families love this. Pallex has given us a way to raise our kids with a giving heart. "
1. A. Trapped B. Surrounded C. Prevented D. Occupied
2. A. put aside B. planted out C. wrapped up D. got in
3. A. advice B. produce C. cost D. equipment
4. A. bank B. market C. shop D. room
5. A. crop B. fruit C. harvest D. grain
6. A. donated B. sold C. found D. stored
7. A. neighbors B. employees C. volunteers D. tourists
8. A. delivered B. stored C. bought D. tended
9. A. refuses B. welcomes C. chooses D. pushes
10. A. cloudless B. snowy C. foggy D. rainy
11. A. compared B. combined C. filled D. armed
12. A. cooked B. counted C. positioned D. pulled
13. A. laughed B. complained C. worked D. competed
14. A. program B. example C. lesson D. thought
15. A. at war B. in anger C. on business D. in need
16. A. farmers B. workers C. leaders D. owners