All About "A-thons"

    A marathon is a long-distance running race. Now it is not only a competition, but some people organize marathons for charity. Runners get friends, families and other people to support {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (they). They promise to provide a certain amount of money for every race. For example, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the runner runs one kilometer, the providers will each give the runner $1 for the charity. Much of money can be raised this way. However, not everyone can run, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} people in the USA have thought of other ways to raise money, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (use) the idea of marathon.

    Walk-a-thons: A walk-a-thon is similar {#blank#}5{#/blank#} a marathon, but people walk instead of running. This is one of the most popular {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (way) for people to raise money.

    Read-a-thons: Many schools organize read-a-thon to raise money. Students can get money {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (easy) for the number of books they read in a given amount of time. Little kids can also get money according to how many pages they read. The read-a-thons {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (hold) not only to raise money, but also to encourage teenagers to read.

    Bowl-a-thons: Bowling is an interesting sport for many {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (America). In a bowl-a-thon, people raise money for every point they get in the game. The {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (high) the score is, the more money they make for the charity.

The Ear Care Day falls on March 3 each year. It reminds people to pay more attention to {#blank#}1{#/blank#} hearing. On March 2, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) released (发布) its {#blank#}2{#/blank#} World Report on Hearing, the BBC reported.

According to the report, one in five people worldwide has hearing {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. By 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people, or 1 in 4 people, will have some degree of hearing loss (听力受损).

One {#blank#}4{#/blank#} for this is that many people can't get the care. This is quite {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in low-income countries where there are few doctors.

The report also gives advice {#blank#}6{#/blank#} us protect our hearing. The suggestions are mainly about controlling the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} and listening to sound safely. It also says that regular (定期的) medical checks are {#blank#}8{#/blank#}. Medical treatment (治疗) can solve most ear problems.

Keep our ears {#blank#}9{#/blank#} and warm is also very important. Dry our ears with a towel {#blank#}10{#/blank#} swimming or taking a bath. If you feel water in your ear, shake your head. This can help you get the water out of your ear.

All in all, the ears are {#blank#}11{#/blank#} important organs (器官) with great uses. Everyone should make sure to protect their ears as well as they can.