Question

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. generous    B. statistics     C. building   D. chance    E. addition

F. contribute   G. annoying     H. current      I. further    J. structure

Attracting donations is a chief concern for nonprofit organizations and projects. An effective, professional donation-request letter is a necessary tool for fund-raising. Researching possible donors and   1   a database of names and organizations is one key to success, but the ability to write a donation-request letter has an even greater impact on successful fund-raising. The following are some tips/instructions.

Research potential donors via the Internet. Research small companies in   2   to large foundations. Sometimes a small local company will assist you in reaching your goal. A simple appeal to a public-spirited local firm may inspire a surprisingly   3 donation.

Find the appropriate contact person. Address your letter to a real person who is in a position to entitle a donation. Beginning your letter with “To Whom It May Concern” or “Dear Country Market” stands little   4   of attracting the attention of the right staff member.

And then,   5   the letter properly. Begin your letter with a vivid and readable description of your organization’s work, and highlight a recent success story. Continue with a few general   6   to impress the contact person with your organization’s efficiency and effectiveness. Next, describe in full the   7   project or effort for which a donation is needed and who will benefit. Include all contact information, including telephone, fax and email, and end by inviting the person to contact you if any   8    information is needed. Finally, hand on the letter to colleagues for proofreading and suggestions. 

Keep careful records of donations and send thank-you letters. Donors often are willing to   9   again if they are shown how their contribution was put to use. Follow-up letters can assist in this effort.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 C

 E

 A

 D

 J

 B

 H

 I

 F

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了若想得到有關(guān)單位或個人的捐款應(yīng)該如何去做提出了幾點建議:第一首先在網(wǎng)上找出能夠捐款的單位或個人。第二找到合適的聯(lián)系人，然后給他寫信。第三指出這種信應(yīng)該如何寫。第四對于捐款要有記錄，并且要給對方寫一感謝信。

 building建立；根據(jù)Researching possible donors and 因為and 連接的是并列的成分，前后動詞的形式是一致的，建立一個人名和組織的數(shù)據(jù)庫是成功的關(guān)鍵，根據(jù)句意故選C。

 這里small companies和large foundations是并列的，in addition to除……之外，句意，除了調(diào)查小的公司還要調(diào)查大型基金會。故選E。

 根據(jù)surprisingly令人吃驚的，后面的捐款肯定不少，所以應(yīng)用generous慷慨的，大方的。故選 A。

 chance 機會；根據(jù)of attracting the attention of the right staff member.抓住吸引員工的機會，故選D。

 根據(jù)Begin your letter with a vivid and readable description of your organization’s work, and highlight a recent success story. 這里講的是如何謀篇，讓信的內(nèi)容吸引人，structure 組織，故選J。

 statistics統(tǒng)計；在信中繼續(xù)寫幾項統(tǒng)計好的數(shù)據(jù)，目的給聯(lián)系人留下你們組織的辦事的高效性的印象，故選B。

 current目前的； 在信中緊接著寫目前的項目為什么需要這些捐款，誰會受益，故選H。

 further更多的，更進一步的；包括所有的聯(lián)系方式，電話、傳真和電子郵件，最后附上如果要更多的信息再聯(lián)系，故選I。

 contribute捐獻；如果他們被告知他們的捐獻很有用處，他們是很愿意再去捐款的，故選F。

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